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Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC

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Weatherspoon Art Museum

A university art museum on the UNC Greensboro campus focused on modern and contemporary art, especially American work.

1005 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC 27412 · Greensboro, NC

About Weatherspoon Art Museum

The Weatherspoon sits on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro campus and holds a large collection of modern and contemporary art, with an emphasis on American artists. It runs a yearly schedule of many exhibitions, along with education programs and scholarly publications. The museum earned accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums in 1995 and was reaccredited in 2005. Admission and parking are free, and it is open several days a week with closures on Sundays and Mondays.

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