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The Mead Art Museum houses the art collection of Amherst College, spanning 5,000 years and encompassing the creative achievements of many world cultures. Mead Art Museum. About. Give Now—Friends of the Mead. Visit.
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Academic Year Hours (when Amherst College classes are in session) Sunday, 9 a.m.–midnight Tuesday, 9 a.m.–midnight Wednesday, 9 a.m.–midnight Thursday, 9 a.m.–midnight Friday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed Monday Non-academic Year Hours (when Amherst College classes are not in session)Sunday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Wedn...
Curious about the exhibitions on view at the Mead? Join us on the following Saturdays at 1 p.m. for half-hour tours with the Mead’s student educators. Tours vary from week-to-week, so feel free to keep coming back. Fall 2018 Tours September 15, 22 & 29 October 6, 13, 20 & 27 November 10 December 1 & 8 Tours are free & open to people of all ages and...
The museum is fully accessible, and accessible parking spaces are available to visitors along the College’s main quadrangle. A wheelchair is available for use on site. Visitors requiring special assistance are encouraged to contact the museum in advance: 413-542-2335.
GPS-Friendly Street Address: 41 Quadrangle Drive in Amherst, MA, 01002 The Mead is located on the Amherst College campus in the historic town of Amherst, Massachusetts. Amherst lies approximately 2 hours west of Boston, 3 hours north of New York City, and 2 hours east of Albany. The main entrance to Amherst College is near the intersection of MA Ro...
After 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends, all visitors may park in any spot on campus, including along the main quadrangle. On weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., campus parking is restricted to permit holders. During these hours, visitors are asked to park in the town's metered on-street spaces or in the nearby Boltwood parking garage...
The Mead holds the art collection of Amherst College with eight galleries featuring regularly changing exhibitions and installations spanning a wide range of historical periods and artistic media. Learn more about our exhibitions.
The Mead Art Museum is open to the public from Tuesday–Sunday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., and open late on Thursdays until 10 p.m. during the school year. Directions. Click on the image above to access the campus map showing the Mead's location. The Mead is located in the heart of Amherst College’s campus in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Join students this fall in a conversation on food, culture, art, and power, culminating in an exhibition at the Mead Art Museum. Opening December 11, 2019. Learn More!
The Mead holds the art collection of Amherst College, celebrated for its American and European paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings, English paneled room, ancient Assyrian carvings, Russian avant-garde art, West African sculpture and Japanese prints.
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Amherst is home three world-renowned museums that annually welcome more than 70,000 visitors. Our campus galleries display works by influential Russian artists and contemporary art by student, faculty, alumni and visiting artists.
