William Benton Museum of Art

Local nameWilliam Benton Museum of Art
LocationMansfield, Connecticut, United States

The William Benton Museum of Art is a public fine arts museum located on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, US. The Benton houses a permanent collection of over 6,500 artistic works and hosts special exhibitions, concerts, campus art walks, and other events. The museum is named in honor of the prominent U.S. senator and university trustee William Benton. The Benton has a cafe and a gift store. Admission to the museum is free for all.

Constructed in 1920 and used for twenty years as University's main dining hall, the Benton opened officially as an art museum in 1967. The museum building is designed in the Collegiate Gothic style and is one of the core campus buildings in the University of Connecticut Historic District-Connecticut Agricultural School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Benton_Museum_of_Art

Official Website https://benton.uconn.edu/

Phone +1 860 486 4520

Address Storrs 06269, United States

Coordinates 41°48'30.779" N -72°15'10.072" E

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