Butler Institute of American Art

An Ohio museum devoted only to collecting and showing American art, founded in 1919 and open to visitors at no charge.

524 Wick Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44502 · Youngstown, OH

About Butler Institute of American Art

The Butler Institute of American Art sits in Youngstown's cultural district and focuses entirely on American painting, sculpture, and other visual arts from the colonial era to the present. Its permanent collection spans three centuries and holds more than 22,000 works. The museum runs rotating exhibitions, family days, workshops, and film series. Admission is free, and the museum offers free parking directly beside the building, with overflow parking at a nearby campus lot during some large events. Its original building is a historic structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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