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Hickory Museum of Art

Hickory was the first city in the Southeast to establish a museum of American art. The collections include contemporary folk art, American paintings and prints, studio glass, pottery, and more.

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  • Hands on Crafts Learn about pottery, weaving, quilting, and basketry techniques and traditions in online studios.
  • Inside Art During an art museum tour, you're sucked into a vortex and find yourself inside a mystery painting. Your only hope of escape is to answer the questions "who, what, when and how". Includes an online quiz and study worksheet.
  • NC Folk Artists It is important to recognize and preserve the art forms of North Carolina. On this site the artists explain their art through audio, video, images, and text.
  • Lesson plan: Inquiry lesson about color This lesson is designed to prepare students for a museum visit and the practice of looking at art critically with special attention to color choices.
  • Lesson plan: Observing connections: North Carolina pottery and face jugs This is the third lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Lesson 1 Observing connections—art, poetry and the environment; Lesson 2 Observing connections—changing landscapes; Lesson 3 Observing connections—North Carolina pottery and face jugs.

Related pages

  • Asheville Art Museum: Through works of art in permanent and special exhibition, students will learn about the rich history of visual arts in North Carolina.
  • Greenville Museum of Art: Permanent exhibits include 19th and 20th century art, North Carolina art and an impressive collection of Jugtown pottery.
  • Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art: This art center presents exhibits and educational programs focusing on North Carolina artists and their art.

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Located at 243 Third Ave., the Hickory Museum of Art is the second-oldest art museum in North Carolina and the first museum in the Southeast to collect American art. The museum offers exciting exhibitions, lectures, art classes, films, and outreach programs to schools and other groups. The permanent collection of the Hickory Museum of Art includes more that 1200 works, ranging from 19th Century landscapes to examples of American Art pottery, Contemporary art glass, and regional folk art and face jugs. Visitors will find unique art items in the Museum gift shop.

Located in the Arts and Science Center of Catawba Valley and is open Tuesday-Friday 10 AM - 5 PM, Saturday from 10 AM - 4 PM, and Sunday from 1 PM - 4 PM. Call (828) 327-8576 for information on exhibitions or events.

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