Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum is located in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is best known for its annual "Birds in Art" exhibition, which exhibits contemporary artistic representations of birds.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Friday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: noon—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Wausau, Wisconsin
- Address: 700 North 12th Street, Wausau, WI 54403
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wausau station and Grand Theater.
Wausau station
Railway station
Wausau station is a former passenger train station of the Milwaukee Road at 720 Grant Street in Wausau, Wisconsin. Wausau was on the Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Valley division and connected with the main line to Chicago at New Lisbon, Wisconsin. Wausau station is situated 1,700 feet west of Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
Grand Theater
Theater building
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The Grand Theater is a historic theater and performing arts center in Wausau, Wisconsin, offering a variety of musical and artistic performances. The Grand Theater traces its origins back to the Grand Opera House, which was originally built on the same location in 1899. Grand Theater is situated 3,500 feet west of Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
First Universalist Unitarian Church
Place of worship
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The First Universalist Church in Wausau was designed by Alexander C. Eschweiler in Tudor Revival style and built in 1914 for the local Universalist congregation. First Universalist Unitarian Church is situated 2,900 feet west of Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wausau and Schofield.
Wausau
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Wausau is a city in North Central Wisconsin. While the metropolitan area has a population of around 80,000, it has a big city feel and often leads one to believe they are in a larger city.
Schofield
Village
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Schofield is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,157 at the 2020 census. Schofield is situated 3½ miles south of Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
Rib Mountain
Village
Rib Mountain is a village located in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,313 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Wausau, it is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rib Mountain is situated 4 miles southwest of Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
- Categories: art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.96278° or 44° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-89.61343° or 89° 36′ 48″ westElevation
1,375 feet (419 metres)Open location code
86PGX97P+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 503629769OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5259739Wikidata ID
Q6519707
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In Other Languages
“Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف لى ياوكى وودسون للفنون”
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