Colby College Museum of Art

Colby College Museum of Art
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Established1959 (1959)
Location5600 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine, United States
TypeArt museum
Websitewww.colby.edu/museum

The Colby College Museum of Art is an art museum on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1959 and now comprising five wings, nearly 8,000 works and more than 38,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Colby College Museum of Art has built a collection that specializes in American and contemporary art with additional, select collections of Chinese antiquities and European paintings and works on paper. The museum serves as a teaching resource for Colby College and is a major cultural destination for the residents of Maine and visitors to the state.