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Coordinates: 42°15′24″N 72°34′22″W / 42.2568°N 72.5727°W / 42.2568; -72.5727
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Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Established1876
LocationSouth Hadley, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°15′24″N 72°34′22″W / 42.2568°N 72.5727°W / 42.2568; -72.5727
Key holdingsHetch Hetchy Canyon by Albert Bierstadt
Websitewww.mtholyoke.edu/artmuseum/

The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (established 1876[1]) in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is located on the Mount Holyoke College campus and is a member of Museums10. It is one of the oldest teaching museums in the country, dedicated to providing firsthand experience with works of significant aesthetic and cultural value.[2] The works in the museum's collection can be searched on the database maintained by the Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield.[3]

Working in conjunction with the Five College museums, its collection includes contemporary works from Asia, Europe, and the United States, as well as classical Egyptian, Greek, and Roman works.[4] Other periods include medieval and Renaissance art.[5] The collection was inaugurated by the purchase of Albert Bierstadt's Hetch Hetchy Canyon (oil, 1875) by Mrs. A. L. Williston and Mrs. E. H. Sawyer in 1876.[2]

In addition to the permanent collection, the museum offers multiple rotating exhibitions each year.[6][7][8]

In March 2016, the museum was named one of the "35 Best College Art Museums" in the nation by Best College Reviews.[9]

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  1. ^ Nyary, Sasha (November 8, 2016). "MHC's Art Museum celebrates 140 years". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "About". Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Search the Collections | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". Museums10. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Collection". Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Exhibitions | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum". artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Pfarrer, Steve (October 29, 2015). "A study in contrasts: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum offers diverse fall exhibits". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  8. ^ Foote, Brian (August 25, 2015). "Time And Transformation: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum" (PDF). Northampton Arts Council. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "The 35 Best College Art Museums - Best College Reviews". www.bestcollegereviews.org. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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