WELCOME

General Information

 

The Museum is in the midst of an exhibition turnover. The West Wing Galleries are temporarily closed. Admission to the East Wing Galleries is complimentary during this time.

 

KidsCreate! will be on break for the month of February 2026. There will be no Saturday art sessions for kids in February.

The KidsCreate! program will return in March, offering art workshops for kids, grades K-5, every Saturday from 12 noon - 2pm.  

 

THE ARNOT ART MUSEUM IS LOCATED at 235 Lake Street in Elmira, New York USA.

Housed in the 1833 Greek Revival former home of the Arnot family, with a grand late twentieth century gallery addition, the Museum displays its permanent collection of seventeenth to nineteenth century European paintings and nineteenth and twentieth century American art. Temporary exhibitions highlight various aspects of the collections and include works from around the world.

THE FOUNDING COLLECTION AND CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS:
 

A Collector's Vision
The Matthias H. Arnot Collection
PICTURE GALLERY

Reflections on Ancient Cultures
artifacts from Middle Kingdom Egypt & the Far East
CULTURES GALLERY

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULAR GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, 12n - 5pm
Gallery spaces closed Sunday, Monday and holidays

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE HOURS
Monday- Friday, 9am - 5pm

PHONE  607.734.3697       

 

Museum programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

2026 SEASON EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS

through 31 January
PASSAGES
selections from the contemporary collections
CENTER GALLERY

13 February - 15 May
THREE AMERICANS:
KALYAN | KAPLAN | BOSSART VAN OTTERLOO
WEST WING GALLERIES
 
27 January - 14 March 2026
83rd SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
regional honorees in the prestigious national program
READING ROOM / EAST GALLERY
 
31 March - 12 June
IN THE MOUSE HOUSE: The Brill Collection
EAST GALLERY
 
20 March - 3 July
BELINDA SARAH TEBBS: Sublime in the Detail
READING ROOM
 
26 May - 5 September
GEMS FROM THE TREASURE HOUSE
WEST WING SECOND LEVEL
 
9 June - 5 September
MEANING IN THE MAKING: Tradition at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
WEST WING FIRST LEVEL
 
14 July - 31 October
ERNFRED ANDERSON, Monumental Elmiran
READING ROOM
 
29 September - 19 December
THE 78th REGIONAL EXHIBITION
WEST WING GALLERIES
 
30 June - 14 November
LANDSCAPES FROM THE COLLECTIONS
EAST GALLERY
 
13 November - 31 December
HOLIDAY ART MARKET
unique gifts for sale made by local artists
READING ROOM
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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