Massachusetts
Hampshire
Town of Amherst

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in .
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: American museum devoted to national and international picture book art
  • Address: 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yiddish Book Center and Bare Mountain.

Museum
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The Yiddish: ייִדישער ביכער־צענטער, romanized: Yidisher Bikher-Tsenter, located on the campus of Hampshire College in , United States, is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the Yiddish language, as well as the culture and history those books represent. is situated 1,500 feet east of Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Peak
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, 1,014 feet above sea level, is a prominent peak of the of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of , and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge that stretches from to nearly the border.

Peak
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Mount Norwottuck or , 1,106 feet above sea level, is the highest peak of the of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge which stretches from to nearly the border. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Amherst and Hadley Center Historic District.

Village
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. is situated 2 miles northeast of Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Neighborhood
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The is an expansive, 2,500-acre historic district encompassing the village center of . When it was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the district encompassed the town green and 17 buildings that faced it, at the junction of Russell Street and Middle Street. is situated 3 miles northwest of Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

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is a small town in the , in Western . Despite its small population, it has a reasonable commercial strip that harbors a few malls, providing a more mainstream shopping experience than its larger neighbors, and .

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Latitude
42.32109° or 42° 19′ 16″ north
Longitude
-72.53298° or 72° 31′ 59″ west
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Japanese—“Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “এরিক কার্ল মিউজিয়াম অফ পিকচার বুক আর্ট”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف اريك كارل للفنون المصوره”
  • Japanese: “エリック・カーレ絵本美術館”

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Highlights include Bobbie’s Meadow and Hampshire College Solar Farm.

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