Massachusetts
Worcester
City of Worcester

Worcester Art Museum

The Worcester Art Museum houses over 38,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day and representing cultures from all over the world. The museum opened in 1898 in .
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Building
  • Description: art museum in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “WAM”
  • Address: 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tuckerman Hall and Institutional District.

Theater building
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is a concert hall in . It was built in 1902 in the Neoclassical style and restored in 1999. The architect was Josephine Wright Chapman.

Historic site
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The of is an historic district encompassing a significant concentration of civic and municipal buildings north of the city's downtown area. is situated 480 feet north of Worcester Art Museum.

Theater building
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is a multi-purpose arena located at Lincoln Square in , . It was built in 1933 to honor Worcester citizens who fought in World War I. is situated 530 feet southeast of Worcester Art Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln Estate–Elm Park Historic District and Lower Pleasant Street District.

Neighborhood
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The is an expansive residential area in northwestern . It is centered on Cedar and William Streets, and includes properties on adjacent streets.

Neighborhood
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The is an historic district at 418–426 Main Street and 9–49 Pleasant Street in . It encompasses the only surviving row of Victorian-era commercial buildings in downtown Worcester.

Neighborhood
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The in is a 5-acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Worcester Art Museum

Latitude
42.27302° or 42° 16′ 23″ north
Longitude
-71.80199° or 71° 48′ 7″ west
Elevation
492 feet (150 metres)
Open location code
87JC75FX+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89633213
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Geo­Names ID
4956186
Wiki­data ID
Q847508
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Welsh—“Worcester Art Museum” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Вустер сәнғәт музейы”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Art de Worcester”
  • Catalan: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Chinese: “伍斯特美術館”
  • Chinese: “伍斯特艺术博物馆”
  • Chinese: “伍斯特藝術博物館”
  • Czech: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Dutch: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Arta Muzeo de Worcester”
  • French: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Georgian: “ვორესტერის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Italian: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Japanese: “ウースター美術館”
  • Polish: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de Arte de Worcester”
  • Russian: “Вустерский музей искусств”
  • Slovenian: “Umetnostni muzej Worcester”
  • Slovenian: “WAM”
  • Slovenian: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Arte de Worcester”
  • Turkish: “Worcester Art Museum”
  • Turkish: “Worcester Sanat Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вустерський музей мистецтв”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Gelf Worcester”
  • “Worcester Art Museum”

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