Smith College Museum of Art

Walk four floors of galleries at Smith College, from Monet and Degas to Japanese decorative arts, with no admission fee.

20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, MA 01063 · Northampton, MA

About Smith College Museum of Art

The art museum of Smith College was founded in 1870 and holds nearly 25,000 works, with a strong collection of 19th and 20th century American and European art by painters like Monet, Degas, Cézanne and Sargent. Four floors of galleries sit in the Brown Fine Arts Center on campus. Entry has been free for everyone since 2023. On the second Friday of each month it stays open from 4 to 8 pm.

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