Westmoreland Museum of American Art

About this museum

There is a particular kind of pride embedded in the Westmoreland Museum of American Art - a pride not of boastfulness but of deep regional identification. Since opening in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1959, the Westmoreland has made it its mission to collect and celebrate American art, with a special emphasis on the artists who came from or were shaped by southwestern Pennsylvania. The result is a collection that feels rooted rather than generic, a museum where the local and the national are in genuine conversation.The collection spans several centuries of American painting, sculpture, and works on paper, ranging from 18th - century portraits to 20th - century modernism. But it is the regional holdings that give the museum its distinctive character - works by artists who painted the steel - town landscapes, the Allegheny foothills, the rivers and industry of western Pennsylvania. This is art that knows its geography, and standing in front of it, you sense exactly where you are.With a 4.8 - star rating drawn from an impressive 664 visitor reviews, the Westmoreland has earned its reputation as one of western Pennsylvania's premier cultural institutions. Reviewers frequently praise both the quality of the collection and the thoughtfulness of the museum's installations, which are designed to encourage sustained looking rather than hurried browsing.Admission to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art is free, making it one of the finest no - cost cultural destinations in the Pittsburgh region. Located in Greensburg, the museum is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM; the museum is closed on Mondays. Plan to spend at least two hours here - the permanent collection alone rewards a slow, attentive visit, and the rotating special exhibitions frequently bring nationally significant works to the region. More information is available at thewestmoreland.org.