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Wright Museum of Art

Wright Museum of Art is an art museum in Beloit, United States.

About Wright Museum of Art

The Wright Museum of Art is a small art museum maintained and operated by Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. It houses a collection of approximately 6,000 objects, has five gallery spaces, and provides training for undergraduate students in museum studies. The building is also home to the department of studio art and art history.

The Wright Museum of Art was founded with the donation of Helen Brace Emerson's personal collection in 1892. Emerson continued to be involved in art appreciation and access at Beloit College. In 1894 she brought a collection of ancient Greek sculpture that had been displayed at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. At the behest of Emerson other individuals gifted the College art and donations to further the art department.

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