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Williams College Museum of Art

15 Lawrence Hall Dr, Ste 2, Williamstown, MA 01267
413 597 2429
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Ranked #3 of 12 attractions in Williamstown
Type: Art Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: Art museum displaying funky and offbeat works.
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Brockport, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

For a small college art museum, and one only a short way from a very good commercial museum (the Clark), it had remarkably good exhibits in a well-designed quiet space. I learned some things - for me the mark of a good museum.

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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2013

Took a chance and was delighted to find such diversity of works. Well annotated. Great space to view the works. Mid week, mid-April, empty. Nice treat to be able to linger in front of works.

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Houston, Texas
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3 attraction reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 14, 2013

This is a small museum, especially when compared to MassMOCA. What's great about it is you can see almost every style of museum quality art in this space. Quiet and well lit, it's wonderful place for reflection. It's not so restrained, though, that you can't take 4 small kids on a rainy day like we did.

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Rockaway, New Jersey
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4 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2013

Not competing with the Clark, and interesting exhibits in its own right. Enjoyed the educational theme of trying to get the viewer to think about art.

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Franklin, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 2, 2013

Very nice museum, took two kids, 7 & 11 they enjoyed it as well. Can go through it in 1-2 hours and see everything, nice layout and very nice colections.

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New Jersey
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8 attraction reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 21, 2013

We enjoyed this museum. It was a nice collection of art. It was displayed in a very unusual way, not grouped by period. Gallery space was very well designed.

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Albany, New York, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 31, 2013

This museum is a short drive for us. None of our children went there tho when one visited-we said we wanted to return. Drove on a rainy day in May-pretty town and drive. The museum staff was very helpful and polite. The exhibits were marvelous-lots to see but doable in one day. We even had a excellent lunch in the... More

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Manhattan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2013

The Clark is not a large museum by big city standards, but the collection and special exhibits are quite excellent. The physical location is quite special as well.

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Niskayuna, New York
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 16, 2012

I have been to this museum twice. Once to see the Impressionist Exhibition and last year, to see the Picasso Exhibition. Never disappointed. Their permanent collection is eclectic and beatiful.

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Schenectady, New York
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3 attraction reviews
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61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 12, 2012

Dropped by after visiting the Clark. It has a good-sized exhibition, with a mix of older and newer pieces. They definitely put in a lot of thought and effort in choosing the art and in talking about it. Should not be missed.

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