Arnot Art Museum

Arnot Art Museum The Arnot Art Museum is a landmark jewel of the art world in downtown Elmira, New York USA. Matthias H.

The Arnot Art Museum is a landmark jewel of the art world in downtown Elmira, New York. Housed in the 1833 neo-classical Arnot family mansion, it is one of the last remaining private art collections formed in the 19th century still exhibited in its original showcase. Arnot added a picture gallery in the 1890โ€™s and bequeathed his home and collection in 1910 to become the Arnot Art Museum, which ope

ned to the public three years later. A 1985 addition by Graham Gund Associates provides additional exhibition galleries. The Museum displays a Permanent Collection of 17th - to 19th โ€“century European paintings, 19th- through 21st- century American art and collections of Asian and Egyptian artifacts. Temporary exhibitions highlight various aspects of the collections and include works from museums around the world.

06/22/2026

Celebrating Our Members!
Founded in 1913, the Arnot Art Museum is internationally recognized for bringing exceptional works of art to the region. Museum staff are dedicated to inspiring appreciation for the visual arts through exhibitions, educational programs, and community events. Enriching experiences are offered for visitors of all ages through lectures, special events, art workshops, family activities, and year-round programming. First accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1976, the Museum has a longstanding partnership with local schools, providing grade appropriate tours compliant with NYS curriculum, and is deeply committed to arts education as one of the nationโ€™s longest-serving affiliates of the Scholastic Art Awards. There are always new, exciting things to experience at the Museum, a world-class institution right here in our backyard.
We are proud to celebrate the Arnot Art Museum as a valued chamber member for over 40 years!

Pictured From left to right:
Shabnam Rezazadeh Allwood, Manager of Membership and Operations, Chemung County Chamber of Commerce
Rick Pirozzolo, Executive Director and Curator
Bekah Mertus, Associate Curator
Lisa Chalk, Manager, Marketing & Guest Experience
Barb Kurcoba, Head Docent
Summer Small, Programs Manager
Emilie Hubschmitt, Staff Support
Ken Mortensen, Maintenance Manager
Mike Kenna, Business Manager
Jennifer Herrick-McGonigal, President and CEO, Chemung County Chamber of Commerce
Staff not pictured:
Lu Keeley Le Clair, Admin Support
M. Kelly Smith, Docent
Maren Schiefen, Docent

While you are enjoying your Juneteenth holiday, stop by the Museum and see the newly installed summer exhibitions. The g...
06/19/2026

While you are enjoying your Juneteenth holiday, stop by the Museum and see the newly installed summer exhibitions. The galleries are open until 5 pm.

GEMS FROM THE TREASURE HOUSE
Exploring the Museum's 114-year history
WEST WING SECOND LEVEL

MEANING IN THE MAKING
Tradition at the Lyme Academy of the Fine Arts
WEST WING FIRST LEVEL

Reminder! The Museum is closed tomorrow Saturday, 20 June in preparation for a special event. Regular hours resume Tuesday 23 June, 10 am โ€“ 5 pm.

๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ! ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ. The Museum galleries are closed that day in preparation for a speci...
06/18/2026

๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ! ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ. The Museum galleries are closed that day in preparation for a special event.

The kids' program will return on 27 June with a new activity. See you then!

The Museum Galleries will be ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ this ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž. Staff is making preparations for this weekendโ€™s Fou...
06/18/2026

The Museum Galleries will be ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ this ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž.

Staff is making preparations for this weekendโ€™s Four Columns fundraising event, ๐€๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ญ. ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ณ. Tickets are still available but strictly limited; call 607.734.3697 ext. 320 to purchase.

Regular gallery hours will resume Tuesday, 23 June, from 10am โ€“ 5pm.

๐‘จ๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘บ๐’•. ๐‘ป๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’›๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ.Featuring entertainment & aerial art...
06/16/2026

๐‘จ๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘บ๐’•. ๐‘ป๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’›

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ.

Featuring entertainment & aerial arts by Showstarters, exceptional cuisine by RYE catering, wines by Red Newt Cellars, a live French Riviera-inspired musical experience and other special surprises!

Join us for this special fundraising event. Experience the elegance and charm of St. Tropezโ€”right here in Elmiraโ€”while supporting a project that will preserve and strengthen one of our communityโ€™s most treasured landmarks. Proceeds will benefit the Museumโ€™s multidimensional renovation initiative, which is already underway.

An Evening in St. Tropez
Saturday, 20 June
6:00โ€“9:00 p.m.
670 Hoffman Street, Elmira, New York
$175 per person | $350 per couple

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•.๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ•, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ.

The summer 2026 exhibition has opened!๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด12 June - 5 Septe...
06/15/2026

The summer 2026 exhibition has opened!

๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ :
๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด

12 June - 5 September
WEST WING, FIRST LEVEL GALLERIES

A commitment to representational art lies at the heart of both the Museum and the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. Founded in 1976 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, by sculptor Elisabeth Gordon Chandler, the Academy was established to preserve and revitalize the traditions of figurative and representational art at a time when many art schools had moved away from life study and anatomical instruction. Chandler believed that artists develop their skills through direct observation, rigorous training, and mentorshipโ€”principles that remain central to the Academy today.

The works presented in Meaning in the Making honor these traditions while exploring a wide range of contemporary subjects and ideas. Varied in style and materials, the paintings, drawings, and sculptures share a common technical excellence and emotional accessibility. Created in bronze, marble, terracotta, plaster, cement, oil paints, charcoal, and other traditional media, these works demonstrate the enduring power of representational art to inspire reflection, discovery, and human connection.

We invite viewers to find meaning in the familiar, to look more closely, and to see the world anew through the enduring language of representational art.

Happening now!Join us 10-noon outside the Museum for Chalk it Up! Or, starting at 12 noon the public is welcome to Chalk...
06/13/2026

Happening now!

Join us 10-noon outside the Museum for Chalk it Up!
Or, starting at 12 noon the public is welcome to Chalk Talk with Summer, see all details below.

Make it a family fun Saturday.

Imagine yourself enjoying a sensational summer evening on the French Riviera. The Mediterranean sparkles beneath a cloud...
06/12/2026

Imagine yourself enjoying a sensational summer evening on the French Riviera. The Mediterranean sparkles beneath a cloudless sky, yachts bob in the harbor, the scent of salt air mingles with lavender. Stone patios filled with conversation and laughter as the golden hour approaches ....

Experience the elegance and charm of St. Tropezโ€”right here in Elmiraโ€”while supporting a project that will preserve and strengthen one of our communityโ€™s most treasured landmarks.

Join us for this special Four Columns fundraising event. Proceeds will benefit the Museumโ€™s multidimensional renovation initiative, which is already underway.

๐‘จ๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘บ๐’•. ๐‘ป๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’›

Saturday, 20 June
6:00โ€“9:00 p.m.
670 Hoffman Street, Elmira, New York

Featuring exceptional cuisine by RYE Catering, a live musical experience, and entertainment arts presented by Showstarters.

Tickets are strictly limited and now available for public purchase. For additional information or to reserve your place, call 607.734.3697, ext. 320.

$175 per person | $350 per couple

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ.

Join us ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž, for chalk art fun at the Museum!The Museum is the site of this weekendโ€™s ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ! se...
06/11/2026

Join us ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž, for chalk art fun at the Museum!

The Museum is the site of this weekendโ€™s ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ! session for youth in grades 3โ€“12. From ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐š.๐ฆ. ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง, meet outside the Museum. All are welcome; be sure to register through Elmira Downtown Development here: https://www.elmiradowntown.com/espf

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต:

๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ! An all-experience-level chalk art workshop featuring a 30-minute presentation with Q&A, followed by hands-on practice, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ.

๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ... ๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™๐™๐™€๐™€, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™›๐™ช๐™ฃ!

Led by Museum Programs Manager Summer Smallโ€”Best-in-Show winner at the Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk 2025 and Best-in-Show at the Elmira Street Painting Festival 2025โ€”this workshop will explore the vibrant history of street painting and share favorite techniques and insider tips. Guests will then have the opportunity to head outdoors and try chalk art for themselves.

Whether you are a student, a seasoned professional artist, or simply someone looking for an enjoyable activity, we invite you to join us!

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235 Lake Street
Elmira, NY
14901

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

(607) 734-3697

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