Asheville Art Museum

Hours
Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

If Asheville City Schools are closed, the Museum will open at noon if weather permits.

If the weather is too hazardous, the Museum may close for the day and the Museum phone message at 828.253.3227 will be updated as soon as that decision is made.

Admission
Adults: $8.00
Students (K-12 and college students with valid school ID) & Seniors (60+): $7.00
Children under age 5: Free
Additional fees may apply for selected exhibitions.

To arrange adult tours, please contact the Adult Education department at 828.253.3227,
ext.120. For student tours contact the Education Department at 828.253.3227 at 122 or 121.

For more information visit our Group Tours page.

Map and Directions

From I-240 East
Take Exit 5A Merrimon Avenue. At the light turn left onto Merrimon Avenue (the street will become Broadway). Continue on Broadway toward Vance Monument. We are on the left corner directly across from Posana Cafe.

From I-240 West
Take Exit 5A Merrimon Avenue. At the light turn left onto Merrimon Avenue (the street will
become Broadway). Continue on Broadway toward Vance Monument. We are on the left
corner directly across from Posana Cafe.

About
Organized in 1948, the Asheville Art Museum is Western North Carolina's premier visual arts institution and its collections a unique resource in the city and the region. The Museum's programs engage diverse audiences of all ages in active exploration of themselves - their past and future - and their communities, through interpretation of American art since the beginning of the 20^th century. Committed to being a vital force in the community and individual development, the Museum's focus is on lifelong learning through the visual arts for all audiences from pre-school children to senior citizens.

Ever mindful of our commitment to lifelong learning through the visual arts, we continue to evolve and enhance the dynamic features of the Web site over time, providing in-depth and interactive content and tools that allow Museum visitors like you to better access, explore and experience all of the rich programming and information that the Museum has to offer—from the comfort of your home or workplace.

Our Mission:
The Asheville Art Museum engages, enlightens and inspires individuals and enriches community through dynamic experiences in American Art of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Our Vision:
To transform lives through art.

Exhibitions

Special Installation | The Last Chair of the Forest and the Plastic Bottle by Edwin Salas Acosta
September 13, 2024–January 20, 2025
(more information)

Special Installation | Forest Feels by Amanda N. Simons
September 13, 2024–January 20, 2025
(more information)

Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier, 1979
September 13, 2024–January 20, 2025
(more information)

Forces of Nature: Ceramics from the Hayes Collection
July 31, 2024–March, 2025
(more information)

Honoring Nature: Early Southern Appalachian Landscape Painting
Through October 21, 2024
(more information)

Western North Carolina Glass: Selections from the Collection
Through Oct. 7, 2024
(more information

Shifting Perceptions: Photographs from the Collection
May 17—September 23, 2024
(more information)

Events