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James A. Michener Art Museum

James A. Michener Art Museum
James A. Michener Art Museum

James A. Michener Art Museum is an art museum in Doylestown, United States.

About James A. Michener Art Museum

The Michener Art Museum is a private, non-profit museum that is located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, it was named for the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer James A. Michener, a Doylestown resident.

Situated within the old stone walls of an historic nineteenth-century prison, it houses a collection of Bucks County visual arts, along with holdings of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art, and is noted for its Pennsylvania Impressionism collection and an art colony centered in nearby New Hope, during the early 20th century, as well as its changing exhibitions, ranging from international touring shows to regionally focused exhibitions.

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Founded
1988
Visitors / year
135,000

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Artworks shown from James A. Michener Art Museum are in the public domain; images via the open-access programs of their source collections. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.