Michener Art Museum
Named for the Doylestown native Pulitzer Prize-winning author, art collector, and philanthropist The James A.
Michener Art Museum collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits American Art, with a focus on art of the Bucks County region. The Museum presents changing exhibitions that explore a variety of artistic expressions, and offers a diverse program of educational activities that seek to develop a lifelong involvement in the arts as well as nurture a wide range of audiences. We also seek to educate our
09/10/2024
Jazz Night brings you Grammy winning saxophonist & bandleader, Josh Lee and the Family in our elegant Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion. Jazz Night ways sells out. Get Tickets Now.
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09/08/2024
Doylestown Arts Festival is about to kick off. Please come see us and paint a silk scarf and enter a raffle for prizes.
Today is Second Sundays at the Michener and admission is FREE all day 10 am to 5pm. A great day for some art inside and outside.
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09/07/2024
We are having a great time at the Doylestown Arts Festival at booth 63& 64, so come on down and join us. 🎨 There is so much to do. Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Discover Doylestown Visit Bucks County Bucks Happening Borough of Doylestown
09/07/2024
Come see us today and make a silk scarf and win some prizes.
Happy Doylestown Arts Festival! Volunteers and artists have been here since before dawn getting set up for a fabulous weekend here in town. The festivities officially kick off at 10 AM and run all day till 5 PM. If you're coming up later today don't forget to take the FREE shuttle courtesy of our friends at the Doylestown Dart!
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09/06/2024
Doylestown Arts Festival is this weekend so visit us Saturday & Sunday. Swing by the Museum after Arts Fest for Second Sundays & FREE admission for ALL. Discover Doylestown Doylestown Events & Happenings Doylestown Patch Visit Bucks County Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Borough of Doylestown Bucks Happening Bucks County Herald Newspaper
09/05/2024
Register for this curator conversation next week.
https://www.michenerartmuseum.org/event/curator-conversation-abi-lua-and-mira-nakashima-on-the-altars-for-peace/
09/04/2024
The Museum's New Young Friends membership program launched. Please consider becoming a Young Friend of the Michener TODAY at https://www.michenerartmuseum.org/join-support/members/young-friends
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09/02/2024
Wishing everyone a wonderful day.
08/31/2024
Join us next weekend at the Doylestown Arts Festival to have a ton of fun making silk scarves and winning prizes. Doylestown Events & Happenings Discover Doylestown Visit Bucks County
Doylestown Arts Festival Returns Next Weekend: Your Guide to the Event Doylestown Arts Festival Sept. 7-8 2024 returns with 160 artists and 30-plus performers on five stages
08/27/2024
Register for Fall kids classes now. Every Saturdays starting Sept. 21 to Nov. 9.
https://www.michenerartmuseum.org/art-classes-workshops/class-offerings
08/22/2024
Come see Monuments and Myths: The America of Sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French, the 1st exhibition focused on the preeminent Gilded Age sculptors who created our Nation’s most recognizable monuments.
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08/21/2024
Art After Dark is a fun night out with live music by Tipsy Wicked in the sculpture garden. Drink tickets for the bar can be purchased for those 21 plus. The theme is Alice in Wonderland inspired George Anthonisen’s piece, Tea Party (maquette).
Art Making activities, galleries open until 8 p.m. Meet, sculpture George Anthonisen who will greet guests in his exhibition, George R. Anthonisen: Meditations on the Human Condition.
Pre-registration strongly recommended. https://www.michenerartmuseum.org/event/art-after-dark-alice-in-wonderland/
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08/03/2024
Make sure you swing by our peaceful community Labyrinth when you visit the Michener Art Museum! Located on the corner of Pine and East Ashland Streets, this peaceful part of Doylestown is a lovely place to slow down for a moment of reflection and enjoy the outdoors. Check it out!
08/02/2024
Looking for a venue for your next event? Look no further! The Michener is a perfect location for your special day. Be sure to check out of friends over at Catering By Design for all your rental needs.
08/01/2024
Check out the recording of last night's virtual conversation & tour of Monuments and Myths: The America of Sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French. Chief Curator Laura Igoe and Director of Exhibitions Joshua Lessard take you through the history of the sculptors, the exhibition installation, and some tips about pieces to check out during your visit.
Virtual Conversation: Behind the Scenes of Monuments and Myths Join us for a virtual conversation with Chief Curator Laura Igoe and Director of Exhibitions Joshua Lessard as they take you on a tour of the new exhibition,...
07/31/2024
Thinking of George, one of the most accomplished sculptors around and beloved Bucks County artist.
07/30/2024
Worldatlas.com named Doylestown as one of the nine 9 delightful towns to visit in PA and the Michener Art Museum & the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle were highlighted. Go Bucks County !
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07/30/2024
Happy International Day of Friendship! We love seeing people connect in our galleries while exploring the museum.
Have you visited with your friends recently? Tell us when and tag them! We'd love to know more about your experience.
07/28/2024
Happy Birthday to the remarkable Fern Coppedge whose vibrant works of art continue to inspire awe and captivate hearts. 🌟🎈
Fern I. Coppedge, Gloucester Harbor, oil on canvas, James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest
07/27/2024
Looking for something fun to do before the start of school? Bring your family in on August 28 at 1 p.m. for a fun end-of-summer art-making experience! With a little paint, water, and lots of BUBBLES, create colorful prints that whirl, swirl, and practically POP right off the page! Inspired by the bronze sculpture Wind God by Greg Wyatt.
Image Credit: Greg Wyatt (b. 1949), Wind God, 1983. Bronze on cement, 19 x 28 x 19 inches. James A. Michener Art Museum. Gift of G. Nelson Pfundt.
07/26/2024
Register now for a summertime serenade in the Edgar N. Putman Event Pavilion on August 21. Lance Wiseman returns to the Michener Art Museum to conduct the Arts International Concerto Soloists in performing classical and popular favorites, including music from Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Leopold Dvořák and more!
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07/21/2024
Beat the heat this summer by joining us at the Michener Art Museum to make fun, ice-cream inspired art projects with the whole family! Inspired by the sculpture Split Disc by Paul Sisko.
Our Second Sunday event on August 11 will have two hour long sessions: 1 or 2 p.m. Make sure you have some extra time to explore our outdoor sculpture gardens and galleries because admission is FREE. All are welcome!
Register here: https://www.michenerartmuseum.org/event/unplugged-family-day-summer-treat-make-and-take/
Our gift shop is currently stocked with a ton of new and exciting items themed around our latest exhibition "Monuments and Myths." Come on in to check out new puzzles, books, socks, pins, playing cards and more!
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Once a prison, now a world-class art museum.
Built on the property that once housed the old Bucks County Jail, the James A. Michener Art Museum’s history is a part of a large and lasting legacy that spans over 130 years and is deep-rooted in the Doylestown community. With its ties to the notorious jail and its metamorphosis into what is now Bucks County’s premier cultural institution and America’s hub for Pennsylvania Impressionism, the Michener represents the transformative power art has on individuals and communities alike.
Prior to becoming a presence in the American art world, the Michener was the fifth jail erected in Bucks County, Pennsylvania’s centuries-old corrections system. Dubbed the “Pine Street Hotel” by the well-known warden John D. Case, the prison was open from 1884 to 1985 and housed hundreds of inmates whose crimes ranged from minor offenses, like petty theft, to felonies like murder. Case breathed life into the foreboding institution, allowing the prisoners more freedoms than ever before. He invited the public to interact with the prison through volunteer and work-release programs, marking the beginning of the institution’s transition from a place of punishment to a place of community.
When the prison officially closed in 1985 and the county commissioners were debating what the property might be used for, Herman Silverman, James Michener, William Brenner, Katharine Steeler Renninger, Frank Gallagher, Robert Byers Sr., and the Doylestown Arts Council recognized an opportunity to construct an arts center the community so desperately needed. Given a long-term lease and a mandate to turn the old structure into a museum, the James A. Michener Arts Center (later renamed to the James A. Michener Art Museum) opened to the public in 1988. While the founders handled fundraising to cover operating costs, the acquisition of artwork was a task largely left to the Bucks County community. Through donations from private collections, cash gifts for purchasing pieces, and a tremendous amount of effort put in by philanthropists and art appreciators alike, the community swelled the Museum’s permanent collection far beyond expectation.
Now, three decades later, the Michener Art Museum stands as a pillar in the arts community locally, regionally, and nationally, attracting more than 135,000 guests each year and hosting critically-acclaimed exhibitions such as Magical & Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective; From Philadelphia to Monaco: GRACE KELLY Beyond the Icon; and Unguarded, Untold, Iconic: Afghanistan Through the Lens of Steve McCurry, among others. Committed to preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of the “Genius Belt” known as Bucks County, the Michener celebrates its 30th anniversary with a continued promise to inspire creativity, to foster a welcoming environment for the curious of all ages, and to deliver high-quality art and programming to the Doylestown community and beyond.
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