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Allen Memorial Art Museum
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5 reviews for Allen Memorial Art Museum
free admission to one of the best college art museums in the nation -- need i say more? the selection of art on display is quite eclectic -- be prepared to travel several centuries and continents as you move from room to beautiful room -- and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable.
it's definitely worth the time to visit!
One of the top college art museums in the country, Allen also runs a unique rental collection that lets students pay a 1-figure fee per semester to take home real art by significant artists, including Picasso, Lichtenstein, and others. The museum is closely aligned with one of the most renowned art conservation labs in the world, where priceless pieces are lovingly cared for, repaired, and restored by consummate conservators. Side note: I had a painting STOLEN here! An enormous 48 x 54 canvas thickly coated with paint, an image of two large plaster masks. I was doing a winter term project in the paintings studios behind Allen, and the day I was to turn it in, it disappeared from the studio. They didn't take my stretched blank canvases, my paint or my tools. They wanted my art. I was so proud to be victimized in this way. If you see it, call me.
When you are in the Old Country, stop here for some Picasso, Durer, and interesting modern art. A lovely collection in a lovely town (Oberlin).
I only participated in Art Rental during my last semester at Oberlin. It is one of the things I really wish I'd done the entire time I was there. Even the experience leading up to art rental (where people sleep in the museum overnight in order to get a good number and thus, a good piece) was lots of fun. They have some awesome pieces and I'm happy I had the chance to have two of them in my room for 5 months.
Free entry to a great art museum in the quaint Ohio town of Oberlin. It is wonderfully curated with a wide selection of priceless art from medieval times up through contemporary modern art. If you're ever anywhere near Oberlin by all means, stop in.