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Northampton (Massachusetts) / Vereinigte Staaten

Northampton ist eine Stadt im Hampshire County im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts. Mit rund 29.000 Einwohnern ist die Stadt Verwaltungszentrum des Hampshire County. Bedeutend ist die Stadt als Sitz mehrerer angesehener Colleges und Schulen sowie der angrenzenden University of Massachusetts in der Nachbarstadt Amherst. Northampton liegt am Connecticut River.

Smith College Museum of Art

Northampton (Massachusetts) / Vereinigte Staaten

The Smith College Museum of Art , connected with the well-known Smith College, is a prominent art museum in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is considered to be one of the most impressive college museums in the country. The museum is best known for its compilation of American and European art of the 19th and 20th centuries, including works by Edgar Degas, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Albert Bierstadt, John Singer Sargent and others. First established in 1879, the collection has expanded to include nearly 25,000 works of art, including a diverse collection of non-Western art. It is also a member of the Museums10 collective, a consortium of art, science, and history museums in Western Massachusetts. The SCMA serves as an important cultural and educational resource for the communities of Smith College, the Five College Consortium, and the town of Northampton.