The Plattsburgh State Art Museum is part of the

State University of New York at Plattsburgh The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) is a public college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The college is part of the State University of New York (SUN ...

Plattsburgh, New York Plattsburgh ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding ...

. The museum's concept of a "museum without walls", originated by French art theorist

André Malraux Georges André Malraux ( , ; 3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs. Malraux's novel ''La Condition Humaine'' (Man's Fate) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by P ...

, is to display its art collection around the university's campus. The permanent collection consists of over 4,600 works of art and artifacts, ranging from antiquities to contemporary art and sculpture. The collections are displayed in three main galleries, a sculpture court, and exhibition areas throughout the campus.

Exhibition spaces

Rockwell Kent Gallery

Located in the Feinberg Library, the Rockwell Kent Gallery is a permanent exhibition space for works done by artist

Rockwell Kent Rockwell Kent (June 21, 1882 – March 13, 1971) was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager. Biography Rockwell Kent was born in Tarrytown, New York. Kent was of English descent. He lived much of ...

, including painting, prints, drawings, dinnerware, and photographs, as well as displays of his personal items. The Plattsburgh State Art Museum owns one of the most completed collections of

's work in the United States. The gallery also displays works from the college's permanent collection, as well as changing exhibits of Kent's work.

Burke Gallery

The Burke Gallery is the museum's main space for changing exhibitions, including works from the museum's collections, works by contemporary artists, traveling exhibitions, faculty and student works. It is located in the Myers Fine Arts Building.

Myers Lobby Gallery

The Myers Lobby Gallery is located at the entrance of the Myers Fine Arts building and offers exhibitions that are student installations from the Studio Arts Program.

Nina Winkel Sculpture Court

Located in the Myers Fine Arts Building, the Nina Winkel Sculpture Court features sculptures in terracotta, stone, bronze and copper done by Nina Winkel (1905-1990). It is the largest permanent exhibition devoted to the work of one woman in the United States.

Plattsburgh Sculpture Park

This project is an outgoing development of a collection of monumental sculpture installations located around the campus. The Sculpture Terrace is an outside location in which presents annual or biannual exhibitions of contemporary sculpture. Most of the artwork on display on campus were created by students attending.

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