Penn State Palmer Museum of Art

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650 Bigler Rd
University Park, PA 16802
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is the largest art museum collection between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and the most significant academic art museum in the state of Pennsylvania. A key element of Penn State’s land-grant mission of teaching, research, and public service, the Museum is a vital and accessible cultural resource for Penn State’s students, faculty, and scholars, as well as for all visitors to and from the Centre region, the Commonwealth, and beyond. Through its world-class collection, exhibitions, programs, and outreach, the Museum is a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant forum for authentic arts experiences and cultivates meaningful dialogue about today’s most potent ideas and pressing concerns. The free-admission Museum celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, and opened its doors to the new state-of-art building located at The Arboretum at Penn State on June 1, 2024. Please note the Curtain Road location is closed.

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4.010 reviews
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Justin W.
5/4/2025

I was amazed at the size of this art gallery. I was expecting a small gallery of paintings. What I got was two stories loaded with exhibits. I addition to paintings there's pottery, wood work, and...

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Gerald S.
11/30/2022

I gave this museum one star not because of their art collection, but because of the rudeness of their staff. I am an older White male and my immigrant Chinese wife is 15 years younger. From the...

Kira H.
9/4/2022

I've been twice; I think this is a lovely museum. As it currently stands, it's a very comfortable size to wander through the entire museum in 2-3 hours (or less, if you don't read most of the...

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Paul L.
5/21/2011

This a really good free art exhibit. It's located right on Penn State's campus. There's also not too much to do in State College, so I highly recommend visiting this museum. There are two...

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Brenda C.
10/28/2014

Free and wonderful place to take your date. It has an ecleptic collection of art. The most eye opener was the digital photography where they showed both sides of the "fracking". It dealt with...

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