A list of Museums and Art Galleries in the United States
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A list of Museums and Art Galleries in West Virginia
West Virginia - Museums and Art Galleries in West Virginia, including non-profit art centers and galleries, government entities, and private businesses.
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| Art Museum of West Virginia University | 2 Fine Arts Dr, Morgantown, WV 26505 | Telephone: 304-293-2141 http://artmuseum.wvu.edu/ |
Part of West Virginia University, planned museum scheduled to open in late 2013. The museum’s art collection includes paintings, prints, works on paper, sculpture, and ceramics and totals more than 3,000 works of art that are international in scope.Strengths of the art collection include paintings by Albert Bierstadt, William Merritt Chase, Thomas Cole, Jean Metzinger, William Schumacher, Rockwell Kent, William Conger, and Tim McFarlane, as well as the largest public collection of art by American Modernist Blanche Lazzell. |
| The Arts Centre | Martinsburg, Berkeley | Telephone: 304-263-0223 http://www.theartcentre.org/ |
The Arts center is poised to be the premier ARTS education facility in the Eastern Panhandle and the entire region. The ARTS Centre, located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, offers a wide variety of educational program throughout the year for individuals of all ages. |
| Birke Art Gallery | Marshall University One John Marshall Drive Huntington, WV 25755 | Telephone: 304-696-6760 http://www.marshall.edu/ |
Part of Marshall University. The Birke Art Gallery is Marshall University’s on-campus display of the School of Art &Design’s talented students, as well as professional exhibitions. It’s free and open to the public. |
| Carnegie Hall, Inc. | 611 Church St, Lewisburg, WV 24901 | Telephone: 304-645-7917 www.carnegiehallwv.org |
Carnegie Hall was incorporated in 1983 as a regional not-for-profit arts and education center. Today, the cultural center annually serves more than 75,000 patrons with live performances by outstanding companies and artists from around the world, award-winning arts in education programming, classes and workshops, fine art exhibits, an independent film series and more! |
| Daywood Gallery | 101 College Hill Drive, Philippi WV 26416 | Telephone: 304-457-6273 http://ab.edu/ |
Part of Alderson-Broaddus College. Visual Arts students will find Alderson Broaddus an artist’s paradise. Breathtaking local scenery, well-equipped studios and a supportive faculty create a positive atmosphere for artistic investigation. Daywood Gallery at Alderson Broaddus hosts about six exhibits each year. Visiting artists discuss their work in gallery talks and formal lectures. |
| Fenton Art Glass Museum | 700 Elizabeth Street, Williamstown, WV 26187 | Telephone: 304-375-6122 www.fentonartglass.com |
Fenton is the largest manufacturer of handmade colored glass in the United States, and the company is renowned for innovative glass colors as well as handpainted decorations on pressed and blown glassware. |
| Mesaros Galleries | One Fine Arts Drive , P.O. Box 6111 , Morgantown, WV 26506-6111 | Telephone: 304-293-4077 http://artanddesign.wvu.edu/ |
The Paul and Laura Mesaros Galleries are located in the Douglas O. Blaney Lobby of the WVU Creative Arts Center. |
| Monongalia Arts Center | 107 High St, Morgantown, WV 26505 | Telephone: 304-292-3325 www.monartscenter.com |
Monongalia Arts Center (MAC) is a non-profit arts and culture center serving Monongalia County and surrounding areas. MAC offers classes in both the visual and performing arts, as well as houses the Benedum Gallery, Davis Gallery, Tanner Theatre, and a gift shop featuring unique gifts and artwork from various local artists. |
| Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center | 1330 National Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003 | Telephone: 304-242-7700 http://oionline.com/ |
Performing and visual arts center. The Museums of Oglebay Institute host a variety of contemporary programs each year, attracting a wide audience that includes local and regional residents, heritage travelers, guests at Oglebay Resort and scholars from many states. |
| Old Morgantown Glass Collectors' Guild Glass Museum | 709 Beechurst Ave. Morgantown , WV 26505 | Telephone: 412-217-2083 www.oldmorgantown.org |
Decorative glass pieces, currently rebuilding the museum |
| Parkersburg Art Center | 725 Market St, Parkersburg, WV 26101 | Telephone: 304-485-3859 parkersburgartcenter.org |
The facility houses six separate gallery areas (including one just for kids) that can be used individually or in tandem, and those galleries hold an average of 16 exhibits each year. Shows range from the works of internationally known artists, to art by area schoolchildren. There is ALWAYS something interesting to see. |
| US Navy Poster Museum | 411 Main St, Point Pleasant, WV 25550 | Telephone: 304-675-4989 - |
US Navy recruiting posters spanning 100 years |
| West Virginia Museum of American Glass | 230 Main Ave, Weston, WV 26452 | Telephone: 304-269-5006 http://magwv.com/ |
Imagine a museum dedicated to the region and nation's rich glass heritage. A place where examples of thousands of products can be viewed and compared and where the stories of people and processes come to life! The MAGWV provides this and much, much more. |