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Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME

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Bates College Museum of Art

A college art museum on the Bates campus in Lewiston, Maine, with a focus on modern and contemporary art.

Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240 · Lewiston, ME

About Bates College Museum of Art

The museum sits on the Bates College campus and works as a teaching museum for the college. Its holdings highlight Maine artists and include art from around the world, with an emphasis on modern and contemporary pieces. Roughly 8,000 objects are held in the collection. The museum also hosts lectures, artist symposiums, and workshops, and it runs exhibitions that rotate through the year, including presentations of its permanent collection.

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