The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum is located in
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city's suburbs include Schofield, Weston, Mosinee, Maine, Rib Mountain, Kronenwetter, an ...
. It is best known for its annual "Birds in Art" exhibition, which exhibits contemporary artistic representations of birds. The annual exhibition has been held beginning the week after
Labor Day since the museum's founding in 1976.
The museum stands on a estate in a 1931
English Tudor
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style house previously owned by Alice Woodson Forester and John E. Forester. The Foresters donated their home in 1973 and the museum opened in September 1976.
Images
Image:LeighYawkeyWoodsonArtMuseumSign.jpg, Sign
Image:LeighYawkeyWoodsonArtMuseumSideEntrance.jpg, Side entrance
References
External links
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Home Page
Art museums and galleries in Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin
Museums in Marathon County, Wisconsin
Art museums established in 1976
1976 establishments in Wisconsin
Houses in Marathon County, Wisconsin
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