Massachusetts Art

Massachusetts art museums and galleries are outstanding. See speicial exhibitions. Participate in educational programs for all ages. Study artwork in all medias. Learn about art by taking classes. Inspire your creativity and discover your imagination.View artwork by Norman Rockwell, Degas, Seurat, Renoir, van Gogh, Picasso, O'Keeffe, French Impressionists, Old Masters, Asian, Ancient art and other great art pieces.

In the Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard areas, visit the Provinetown art association and Museum of art in Provincetown. See a permanent collection of local artist's artwork and other exhibitions. Tour the Art Complex Museum at Duxbury to see Asian art, American paintings and Shaker furniture.

In Central Massachusetts, visit the Worcester Art Museum to see European and North American paintings, Asian art, Greek and roman sculpture and contempory art. At the Vaillancourt Folk Art museum, see working artists, exhibits and demonstrations.

The Greater Boston Area is a cultural hub with plenty of art musuems and galleries to explore. Discover Renaissance, 19th French art, Impressionist and Picasso artwork at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. Tour the Institute of Contemporty art with rotating exhibits. See artwork by  Titian, Botticelli, Raphael, Rembrandt, Degas, Matisse, Sargent and Whistler at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Explore the largest art museum in New England, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. See ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern art and Claude Monet's artwork. Explore the Museum of the National Center of afro American Artists in Boston to see photos, paintings, sculture and graphic exhibitions.

North of Boston and Greater Merrimack Valley area, see the DeCordova Museum and Scupture Park in Lincoln. Visit the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover at the campus of Phillips academy. tour artsnorth in Peabody. Tour the Rocky Neck Art colony with more than 30 artists in residence. Discover American, Asian, Oceanic and AFrican art at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem.

South of Boston, visit Artworks at Dover Street in New Bedford to see an art gallery filled with contempory paingints, photography and sculpture. See exhibits at the New Bedford Art Museum by both local and international artists.

In Western Massachusetts, see the Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, the Clark Art Institute at Williamstown and the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio at Lenox. View abstract American art from the the 1930's and 1940's. Experience the orginal paintings of Norman Rockwell. Marvel at outstanding collections of French Impressionists, American art and Old Master's paintings. Don't miss the art museums at the local colleges. The Smith Collegge Museum of Art, the Mt. HOlyoke College Art Museum and the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College have an impressive collection of art in their galleries. Other places with art galleries are Springfield, Amherst, South Hadley, and Northhampton.