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Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY

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Rockwell Museum

A Corning art museum focused on American painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography, housed in a former city hall.

111 Cedar St, Corning, NY 14830 · Corning, NY

About Rockwell Museum

The Rockwell Museum sits in downtown Corning in the southern Finger Lakes region of New York. Its collection spans American paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and objects of material culture, and it aims to show a broad picture of the national experience. The museum runs exhibitions, family programs, and a children's art space called KIDS ROCKWELL, with a separate Art Lab on East Market Street. It has been operating since 1976 and is a Smithsonian Affiliate.

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