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Merrick Art Gallery

Fifth Avenue at Eleventh Street; , New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066 | (724) 846–1130
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Type: Museums & Monuments
Ages: Ages 10 — adult
Cost: Free
Hours of operation: Tues-Sat:10:00am to 4:30pm, Sun: 1:00pm to 4:00pm

The Merrick is home to a stunning collection of French, German, English, and American paintings from the 18th and 19th Century. The collection features examples of romantic, realistic, and impressionistic art by prominent American and European artists, including Prud'hon, Courbet, Winterhalter, Sully, and Curran. Most prominent is a collection of Hudson River School paintings featuring the works of Durand, Moran, Kensett, Casilear, and Trost Richards.  The Merrick also boasts a piano once played by legendary composer Stephen Foster - located in the Eva Mae Merrick Music Room. Other collections include a complement of Contemporary art; a 19th century library; a rock and mineral collection; and a zoological collection.

Merrick Summer Hours:   
Wednesdays-Saturdays 10:00AM-4:00PM  
                                          
Alternating Sundays 1:00PM-4:00PM  
                    
Closed All Holiday Weekends  
                       
Closed All Holiday Weekends  
   


1 Review for Merrick Art Gallery

December 23 2010
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"Fun with the Family"


The Merrick Art Gallery houses the collection of French, German, English, and American paintings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that belonged to Edward Dempster Merrick. It has a display of artifacts belonging to the New Brighton Historical Society as well. The gallery also mounts many special exhibits, such as its annual Victorian Christmas Toy Show.