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Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Review

The institute is made up of a museum, an art school, and a performing-arts center. Its Museum of Art occupies two distinctly different buildings. The 1850 Italianate mansion, called Fountain Elms, has rooms of Victorian-era furnishings. The main gallery spaces are in the 1960 Philip Johnson structure, a rather austere building clad in polished granite. The holdings include 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century American paintings, sculptures, and photographs; 19th- and 20th-century European paintings; Asian prints; and pre-Columbian artifacts. A highlight here is the collection of Hudson River School paintings, which include the four-part "Voyage of Life" series by Thomas Cole as well as works by Asher B. Durand and Frederic Church.

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  • Address: 310 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13502 | Map It
  • Phone: 315/797-0000
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: Tues.--Sat. 10--5, Sun. 1--5
  • Location: Utica

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