University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst

Name: University Museum of Contemporary Art
Address: UMass Fine Arts Center, 151 Presidents Dr, Amherst, United States

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University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst

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The University Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The UMCA has been housed in the university's Fine Arts Center since 1975, after the university began collecting works in 1962. The museum's collection of about 2,600 pieces from the second half of the 20th century includes 154 photographs taken by Andy Warhol. The UMCA is a member of the Five College Museums10. ()

Established: 1975 (49 years ago)Coordinates: 42°23'18"N, 72°31'33"W

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UMass Fine Arts Center, 151 Presidents DrAmherst United States

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University Museum of Contemporary Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mullins Center, Campus Pond, Old Chapel, Fine Arts Center.

0.4 miW
Convention center, Basketball, Hockey
Mullins Center, Amherst
11 min walk • The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
~540 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Campus Pond, Amherst
3 min walk • The Campus Pond at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a pond located in the center of campus that was created in the early 1890s. It is bordered to the south by the Fine Arts Center.
~660 ftNW
Church, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Old Chapel, Amherst
4 min walk • Old Chapel, formerly known as the Old Chapel Library is a former library on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
~700 ftS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Fine Arts Center, Amherst
4 min walk • The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an arts center located just north of downtown Amherst, Massachusetts and contains a concert hall and a contemporary art gallery.
~580 ftN
Art gallery, Museum, Universities and schools
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst
3 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
~870 ftNW
Library
W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Amherst
5 min walk • The W. E. B. Du Bois Library is one of the three libraries of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, the others being the Science and Engineering Library, and the Wadsworth Library at the Mount Ida Campus. The W. E. B.
0.4 miSW
42°22'58"N • 72°31'47"W
Hampden Gallery, Amherst
11 min walk • Museum
~1980 ftSW
Tower
Calvin Coolidge Tower, Amherst
10 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year.
~1810 ftSW
Tower
John F. Kennedy Tower, Amherst
9 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year.
0.9 miSW
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst
24 min walk • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It has been the Massachusetts Minutemen football team's home stadium since 1965, with the exception of 2012 and 2013, when the team played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
~1640 ftN
Neighbourhood
University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences, Amherst
8 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences is the largest school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Nearby attractions include Campus Pond, Amherst (3 min walk), University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (3 min walk), Old Chapel, Amherst (4 min walk), Fine Arts Center, Amherst (4 min walk).