Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum located in Hagerstown, Maryland
, United States
. The building is located off Park Circle and serves as a centerpiece in Hagerstown City Park
. The museum was donated in 1929 by Mr. and Mrs. William Singer, Jr. It was completed in 1931 and two wings were added in 1949. The Museum provides residents and visitors with access to an nationally recognized permanent collection and a rotating schedule of exhibition
s, musical concerts, lectures, films, art classes and special events for children and adults throughout the year. The collections include 19th & early 20th Century American Art, Old Masters, and Decorative art.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts has no entrance fee and relies on public and private donations. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums
(AAM) .
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The building is located off Park Circle and serves as a centerpiece in Hagerstown City Park
Hagerstown City Park
Hagerstown City Park is a public urban park just southwest of the central business district of Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The park is located at the junction of Virginia Avenue, Key Street, Walnut Street, Prospect Street, and Memorial Boulevard....
. The museum was donated in 1929 by Mr. and Mrs. William Singer, Jr. It was completed in 1931 and two wings were added in 1949. The Museum provides residents and visitors with access to an nationally recognized permanent collection and a rotating schedule of exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
s, musical concerts, lectures, films, art classes and special events for children and adults throughout the year. The collections include 19th & early 20th Century American Art, Old Masters, and Decorative art.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts has no entrance fee and relies on public and private donations. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums
American Association of Museums
The American Association of Museums is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community...
(AAM) .