North Carolina
Buncombe
City of Asheville

Folk Art Center

The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian folk art and crafts located at milepost 382 on the near . It also houses offices for three separate Parkway partners: the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and Eastern National.
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  • Type: Art gallery
  • Description: art museum in Asheville, NC
  • Also known as: “Folk art center, Oteen”
  • Address: 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC 28815

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Western North Carolina Nature Center and Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center.

Zoo
The is a 42-acre zoological park in operated by the City of Asheville. It was originally opened in 1925 and known as Recreation Park Zoo, Craig Park Zoo, and Asheville City Zoo and housed a wide variety of native and non-native wildlife. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Folk Art Center.

Tourism office
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is a tourism office, which is situated 2 miles south of Folk Art Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azalea and Asheville.

Locality
is a populated place located within the city of in , , United States.

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The city of is a liberal, artsy community nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and in . A popular tourist destination, this "Paris of the South," has one of the most impressive, comprehensive collections of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population 5,021 at the 2020 census up from 4,576 at the 2010 census. is situated 4½ miles east of Folk Art Center.

Folk Art Center

Latitude
35.59272° or 35° 35′ 34″ north
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-82.48187° or 82° 28′ 55″ west
Elevation
2,283 feet (696 metres)
Open location code
867VHGV9+37
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way 269011373
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9884503
Wiki­data ID
Q3075008
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