Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst

Name: Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Address: 125 W Bay Rd, Amherst, 01002-3357, United States
Telephone: +1 413-559-6300

#14 among attractions in Amherst

Museum, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Carle was founded by Eric and Barbara Carle, and designed by Juster Pope Frazier Architects. ()

Coordinates: 42°19'16"N, 72°31'60"W

Address

125 W Bay RdAmherst 01002-3357 United States

Contact

+1 413-559-6300

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Day trips

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yiddish Book Center, Bare Mountain, Mount Holyoke Range State Park, Hampshire College.

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Museum, Specialty museum
Yiddish Book Center, Amherst
8 min walk • The Yiddish Book Center, located on the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the Yiddish language, as well as the culture and history those books represent.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Park
Bare Mountain, Amherst
32 min walk • Bare Mountain, 1,014 feet above sea level, is a prominent peak of the Holyoke Range of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts, and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.
1 miS
Park, Mountain
Mount Holyoke Range State Park, Holyoke
26 min walk • Mount Holyoke Range State Park is a state-owned, public recreation area encompassing the eastern half of the Holyoke Range in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts. The state park is adjacent to J. A. Skinner State Park, which occupies the western half of the Holyoke Range.
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Universities and schools
Hampshire College, Amherst
9 min walk • Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.