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General Information

 

 

THE ARNOT ART MUSEUM IS LOCATED at 235 Lake Street in Elmira, New York USA.

Housed in the 1833 Greek Revival former home of the Arnot family, with a grand late twentieth century gallery addition, the Museum displays its permanent collection of seventeenth to nineteenth century European paintings and nineteenth and twentieth century American art. Temporary exhibitions highlight various aspects of the collections and include works from around the world.

THE FOUNDING COLLECTION AND CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS:
 

A Collector's Vision
The Matthias H. Arnot Collection
PICTURE GALLERY

Reflections on Ancient Cultures
artifacts from Middle Kingdom Egypt & the Far East
CULTURES GALLERY

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULAR GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, 12n - 5pm
Gallery spaces closed Sunday, Monday and holidays

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE HOURS
Monday- Friday, 9am - 5pm

PHONE  607.734.3697       

 

Museum programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

2025 SEASON EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
 

through 24 October 2025
TRUSTING THE PROCESS
Drawings, Sketches and Studies from the collections
READING ROOM

through 7 November 2025
PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE

Hudson River School selections from the collections
EAST GALLERY
 
through January 2026
PASSAGES
selections from the contemporary collections
CENTER GALLERY
 
17 November - 27 December 2025
HOLIDAY ART MARKET
unique gift selections created by local artists
READING ROOM

through 2 January 2026
RISING VOICES 4: The Bennett Prize
the world's largest prize for women figurative realist painters
WEST WING GALLERIES
 
through 2 January 2026
DENG SHIQING: The Cost of Life
the solo exhibition by the winner of Rising Voices 3
FALCK GALLERY
 
25 November 2025 - 8 January 2026
90th ANNUAL PALETTE AWARDS
Elmira Regional Art Society's annual program
EAST GALLERY
 
20 January - 15 March 2026
83rd SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
regional honorees in the prestigious national program
READING ROOM / EAST GALLERY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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