The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is open to the public.
Plan your visit now!
Free Admission
($7 Suggested Donation)
HOURS
Wednesday | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday – Saturday | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday | Noon to 5 p.m.
Closed Monday, Tuesday, and University holidays,
including the below.
Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 28, 2024 – Friday, November 29, 2024
PSU Winter Break | Monday, December 23, 2024 – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Special Exhibitions
Check out the special exhibitions that are currently on view at the new Palmer Museum!
MADE IN PA
June 1-December 1, 2024
Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Galleries, Level 1, and Jason D. Kogan Gallery, Level 2
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Re/Collecting the Andes: Andean Art, Science, and the Sacred at Penn State
September 14-December 8, 2024
Barbara and Lee Maimon Teaching Gallery, Level 2
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NEW Palmer Museum
The Palmer Museum of Art within The Arboretum at Penn State replaced its 52-year home on Curtin Road. The innovative new Palmer is a larger facility that features education spaces, including a teaching gallery, flexible event spaces, and nearly twice the exhibition space of the previous museum, allowing for expanded student, faculty, and public access to Penn State’s growing collection of nearly 11,000 works of art.
To access information about the new Palmer Museum of Art, please click to view our online media room below.
Online Media Room
Public Opening Weekend
The Palmer Museum of Art celebrated the public opening of its new home at The Arboretum at Penn State on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2.
Public Opening Sponsors:
Exhibition Sponsors:
Lead Sponsor of MADE IN PA
Also supported, in part, by the School of Visual Arts (SoVA) at Penn State
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