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Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI

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Wright Museum of Art

A small teaching museum run by Beloit College, with a collection of student-assisted exhibitions in Beloit, Wisconsin.

700 College St., Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 · Beloit, WI

About Wright Museum of Art

The Wright Museum of Art is a small art museum operated by Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. Founded in 1894 as a teaching museum, it places college students at the center of its work, with students helping research, write wall texts, lay out, and install exhibits, and assisting staff with collections care tasks such as inventory, photography, and mount making. The museum holds roughly 6,000 objects across five gallery spaces and also trains undergraduates in museum studies. The building is shared with the college's studio art and art history department.

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