The Rockwell Museum — Attraction in City of Corning

Four stars because the staff was so friendly and knowledgeable. Also the building architecture was very nice, I wish there was more info about the history of the building or the Rockwell's on a sign or plaque. Parking was also very convenient right behind the building.

I started on the third floor and worked down, which was probably the best way to go through. The third floor was filled with a good variety of artwork and you could see how each room connected with the next and how they all connected overall. (Connection was the theme for the year, so kudos on balancing a broad topic in a limited space).

The second floor was not as well connected with itself and felt like a committee of at least five people voted on each item. Each item was interesting but the floor as a whole did not flow as well as the third floor. It seemed like the second floor would be a very nice place to hold a black tie event but mostly because the architecture surrounding the art was able to stand out.

There were couches on the first floor and if they were part of the exhibit, I apologize for sitting on them but also think that would be very clever of an artist. I don't think they were actually part of the exhibition but I am glad that I looked at the coffee table books because they showed me a much more comprehensive and varried look of the artist on display than what was on the wall.

Overall a nice art display on each floor with a lot of history in the building. Again the staff was amazing and made me glad to...

Small museum in historic section of Corning.

If you think this is a museum about Norman Rockwell, then you are in for a big disappointment. This is a Rockwell, Robert Rockwell, an owner of a prominent gift shop in Corning who donated his store to the city, and it was turned into a "museum". Don't get me wrong here. They did try to make a museum out of what was the collection that Mr. Rockwell left behind. It has some artifacts of Native Americans. Some art works of American west. Its affiliation with Smithsonian allows it to borrow some works from Smithsonian to make its traveling exhibit interesting. The time we visited, there was an exhibit of National Geographic Photographer Nathan Benn, and pictures from the local photographer Chris Walters. Over all, it is a very small museum. Most people stopped in, did so after doing some shopping from the district or holding a combo ticket with the Corning Glass museum up the road. The staff was very nice and helpful. The admission is steep for...

Our visit was a lunch pit stop on a road trip. This is a small museum with large over priced gift shop. We stopped here intending to eat our lunch on their balcony. The lady said no food was allowed in the museum. She directed us to a park nearby. When we went back to explore the museum, l was surprised we couldn't use the balcony. It was all set up with tables, chairs and trash cans. I understand about no food in the museum, but we had everything stowed in a backpack.

Anyway, they have one upper floor with interesting Indian western era paintings and artifacts. I did enjoy those paintings from the 1800's. They are well preserved and capture the Indian way of life. Corning is a cute town. This museum is worth it as freebie option with other museum ticket or reciprocal membership. The only good value in the gift shop were the buffalo wood carvings and a metal native American on horseback on...