Fenimore Art Museum
About Fenimore Art Museum
The Fenimore Art Museum (formerly known as New York State Historical Association) is a museum located in Otsego, New York on the west side of Otsego Lake, near Cooperstown. Collection strengths include the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, American fine and folk art, 19th and early 20th century photography, as well as rare books and manuscripts. The museum's mission is to connect its audience to American and New York State cultural heritage by organizing exhibits and public programs that "engage, delight and inspire."
The house organ was titled Heritage.
The Fenimore Art Museum is closely associated with The Fenimore Farm & Country Village, also in Cooperstown.
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- Founded
- 1899
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01New YorkSer Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Gallery ToursGaret Livermore from Cooperstown, United States · CC BY 2.0
03Hopper ExhibitGaret Livermore from Cooperstown, United States · CC BY 2.0
04William Sidney MountWilliam Sidney Mount · Public domain
05CooperstownBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0
06Cooperstown cropBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 1.1 miles of Fenimore Art Museum; the closest, Farmers' Museum, is practically next door.
