About Memorial Art Gallery

The Memorial Art Gallery, colloquially referred to as the MAG, is a civic art museum in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1913, by Emily Sibley Watson and given in trust to the University of Rochester. Occupying the southern half of the University's former Prince Street campus. Home to a permanent collection of more that 13,000 objects. It is a focal point of fine arts activity in the region and hosts the biennial Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition and the annual Clothesline Festival.

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Founded
1913
Annual visitors
230K
229,985
Architect
John Allyne Gade

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  1. Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester01RochesterDanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. Inside Memorial Art Gallery02Inside Memorial Art GalleryJean-Léon-Gérôme · Public domain
  3. Memorial Art Gallery Cutler Union ballroom03Cutler Union ballroomDanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Memorial Art Gallery Cutler Union east side04Cutler Union east sideDanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Memorial Art Gallery fountain court05Fountain courtDanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Memorial Art Gallery main entrance06Main entranceDanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0

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