The Farnsworth Art Museum celebrates Maine’s ongoing role in American art. It offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists, with 20,000 square feet of gallery space and over 15,000 works in the collection. The Farnsworth has one of the largest public collections of works by sculptor Louise Nevelson, while its Wyeth Center features works of N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. The National Register-listed Farnsworth Homestead; the Olson House, a National Historic Landmark; and Julia’s Gallery for Young Artists complete the museum complex. Please visit www.farnsworthmuseum.org for more information on current exhibitions, programs and events.
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David Troup
Rockland, Maine
207-596-6457 ext 128
http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Latest Content from Farnsworth Art Museum
Farnsworth to Celebrate 75th Anniversary with Major Exhibitions in 2023
- December 21st, 2022 08:12
The Farnsworth Art Museum is excited to announce its 2023 schedule of major exhibitions, in celebration of the museum’s 75th anniversary. From February 11 through June 17 the ...
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Farnsworth Art Museum Names Jaime DeSimone to Serve as Chief Curator
- June 8th, 2022 08:31
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaime DeSimone to serve as the museum’s Chief Curator beginning in July. DeSimone will lead the museum's ...
Read More..._-72dpi216x270e400x270_.jpg "Ashley Bryan, Grape Pickers Sing to the Sun, 1992, 48 x 36 inches, Oil on canvas, Gift of the Ashley Bryan Center, 2021.13.1, © The Ashley Bryan Center")
New Exhibition at the Farnsworth Ashley Bryan: Beauty in Return
- May 24th, 2022 11:41
On Saturday, May 28, the Farnsworth Art Museum will open the exhibition Ashley Bryan: Beauty in Return. The show will be on display in the museum’s Rothschild Gallery through ...
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Farnsworth Forward: The Collection Opens; Spring Exhibition Schedule Announced
- March 10th, 2022 10:41
On Saturday, March 12, the Farnsworth Art Museum will open Farnsworth Forward: The Collection—a timely reinterpretation of its nationally recognized collection. The exhibition will offer ...
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Farnsworth Closure Makes Way for Major Gallery Changes
- February 7th, 2022 08:24
The Farnsworth Art Museum is excited to announce a major new exhibition that tells the story of Maine in American art from the 19th century to today. Farnsworth Forward will offer ...
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Farnsworth to Honor Artist Ashley Bryan with 2022 Maine in America Award
- September 2nd, 2021 04:32
(Rockland, ME) The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to announce artist Ashley Bryan as the winner of the 2022 Maine in America Award. A painter, printmaker, illustrator, author, ...
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Farnsworth Announces Historic Bequest of 27 Major Wyeth Works from Betsy Wyeth
- April 15th, 2021 07:12
Exhibition schedule features never-seen Wyeth works, Indiana’s Hartley Elegies, and a celebration of 13 Women of Vision The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, is pleased ...
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Farnsworth Celebrates Thirteen Women of Vision for Singular Contributions to Art and Culture of Maine
- April 1st, 2021 07:15
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening, on Saturday, April 17, of an exhibition celebrating thirteen Women of Vision whose contributions to art and culture earned ...
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Farnsworth Art Museum Achieves Reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums
- March 24th, 2021 07:10
The Farnsworth Art Museum, in Rockland, Maine, is proud to announce that it has once again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition ...
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Farnsworth Art Museum Mourns the Passing of Molly Neptune Parker
- June 15th, 2020 11:42
The Farnsworth Art Museum is deeply saddened by the passing of famed basket maker Molly Neptune Parker. The matriarch of four generations of Passamaquoddy basket weavers, Parker was ...
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