Mead Art Museum (Mead Art Museum)
Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead (class of 1867), of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. His wife, Olga Kilyeni Mead, left her entire estate to Amherst College. The museum, a member of Museums10, is free and open to the public.
The Mead holds the Amherst College art collection, which includes:
* American and European paintings
* Thomas P. Whitney collection of Russian art
* Mexican ceramics
* Tibetan scroll paintings
* 17th century English paneled room
* Ancient Assyrian carvings
* West African sculpture
* Japanese prints
The Mead holds the Amherst College art collection, which includes:
* American and European paintings
* Thomas P. Whitney collection of Russian art
* Mexican ceramics
* Tibetan scroll paintings
* 17th century English paneled room
* Ancient Assyrian carvings
* West African sculpture
* Japanese prints
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