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Belfield Farm at LaSalle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

University

Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Art, University

The 9,000 square foot space functions as a showcase for experimentation, examination, discovery, and discussion. The gallery aspires to engage diverse audiences, to create and strengthen communities through art, and to stimulate, provoke, and encourage contemplation of the visual arts of our times.
Over the last eight years, the Miller Gallery has exhibited work by Laylah Ali, Janine Antoni, The Art Guys, Michael Bevilacqua, Enrique Chagoya, Catherine Chalmers, Michael Ray Charles, Minerva Cuevas, Nicole Eisenman, Inka Essenhigh, Neil Farber, Karen Finley, Rachel Harrison, Arturo Herrera, Tran T.

Old Stone House, Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

University

PMC Museum at Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

Culture, History, Historic House, Military, Specialized, University

The PMC Museum brings to life the history of Pennsylvania Military College, known in its time as the "West Point of the Keystone State." The museum's exhibits, through photographs, audio and video displays, and a wealth of artifacts, not only re-create life at PMC, but also tell the stories of the athletic and academic accomplishments of PMC students. As a lasting monument to PMC and its cadre of alumni, the PMC Museum honors the military and civilian achievements of its graduates.

Sandford Gallery, Clarion University
Clarion, Pennsylvania

University

Taylor Arboretum at Widener University
Wallingford, Pennsylvania

Arboretum, Botanical Garden, History, Park, Science, University

Widener University has acquired the Taylor Memorial Arboretum, a 30-acre reserve of plantings and natural lands located about a mile north of the university in Nether Providence Township. The arboretum will remain free and open to the public while providing the university with greatly expanded opportunities for research and hands-on learning in the environmental and biological sciences and science education.

University Gallery, Boland Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University

University of Pennsylvania Museum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University

York College Galleries
York, Pennsylvania

Art, Culture, General, University

The York College Galleries are located on the first floor of Wolf Hall. Free visitor parking is adjacent to Wolf Hall. The art galleries are wheelchair accessible. All exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

Cairnwood Estate
Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

History, Historic House, University

Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings to be a home for the industrialist John Pitcairn and his young family, Cairnwood evokes the grandeur of the Gilded Age with its intimacy, beauty and elegance. Today, while it maintains the atmosphere of a private home, Cairnwood is a National Historic Landmark and is open to public, featuring guided tours, and special programs.

MacDonald Art Gallery
Dallas, Pennsylvania

Art, University

For over a decade the MacDonald Art Gallery at Misericordia University has been delighting visitors with diverse and exciting exhibits for all ages. Ranging from paintings, photography, sculpture and performing arts, the Gallery is proud to bring a wide range of cultural art to the College and the surrounding communities.

Morris Arboretum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Arboretum, Botanical Garden, Children's, Library, Science, University

More than 13,000 labeled plants of over 2,500 types are growing in the Arboretum’s living collection. These include representatives of the temperate floras of North America, Asia, and Europe. This historic collection traces its foundation to John Morris’s interest in plants from around the world, and includes plants collected in China by E.H. Wilson at the turn of the century. Many of the Delaware Valley’s "trees-of-record" (the largest of their kind) are found in the Arboretum. Most notable are the katsura, Engler beech, Bender oak, and trident maple.

Pennsylvania Military College at Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

Culture, History, Military, Specialized, University

The Pennsylvania Military College (PMC) Museum brings to life the history of Pennsylvania Military College, known in its time as the "West Point of the Keystone State." The museum's exhibits, through photographs, audio and video displays, and a wealth of artifacts, not only re-create life at PMC, but also tell the stories of the athletic and academic accomplishments of PMC students. As a lasting monument to PMC and its cadre of alumni, the PMC Museum honors the military and civilian achievements of its graduates.

Quaker and Special Collections
Haverford, Pennsylvania

University

Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and Museum
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Culture, General, History, Specialized, University

The Fashion Archives' 15,000-item collection, comprised mostly of donations, consists of clothing and accessories worn by men, women and children, dating from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century. Primarily focused on middle- and working-class Americans, clothing from all walks of life is represented in the collection. Visitors to the Fashion Archives can see beaded Charleston dresses from the 1920s, Victorian corsets and Chinese binding shoes. The Fashion Archives takes pride in its pieces from designers such as Chanel, Scaasi, Cashin and Trigere.

The Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Art, Culture, University

We have a permanent collection gallery, two traveling exhibition galleries and a gallery dedicated to student and faculty exhibitions. All galleries are able to be divided. We also have a "smart" classroom and curatorial spaces that are open for research and visits from the public by appointment.

University Museum, IUP
Indiana, Pennsylvania

University

Widener University Art Collection & Gallery
Chester, Pennsylvania

Art, Culture, University

The Widener University Art Collection and Gallery is a unique campus and community resource for students, staff, employees, and the public.

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