Arnot Art Museum — Attraction in City of Elmira

The Arnot Art Museum is a world-class institution of fine art located at 235 Lake Street in Elmira, New York, and open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am - 5pm. A landmark in downtown Elmira, the Museum is housed in the 1833 neo-classical mansion of John Arnot. His son, Matthias H. Arnot, added a Picture Gallery in the 1880’s and bequeathed his home and collection in 1910 to become the Arnot Art Museum, which opened to the public three years later. The Museum displays a permanent collection of seventeenth- to nineteenth-century European paintings, nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art and collections of Asian and Egyptian artifacts. Temporary exhibitions highlight various aspects of the collections and include works from museums...

It was nice to walk through here. The lady at the desk told us some interesting facts about the layout of some of the rooms, that really gave depth to the art. I loved the original Arnot room. Everything was left exactly how he had it. The art was old and still so vibrant. I could have stayed I'm that for much longer. The quilts hung were beautiful! The old art upstairs was very cool. The whole building was clean and had a great amount of space and clean air. This visit was family friendly. We really...

Surprising gem in a quiet town. The front of the museum is the old Arnot mansion with art collected during the 19th century. Lots of European art, mostly collected in the late 19th century is displayed in its original setting. The larger modern wing, behind the mansion, had lots of modern art, much of it for sale. Although the museum is not large, the quality of the art was incredible and well worth the trip if you are visiting the Finger Lakes region of...