The Rockwell Museum

The Rockwell Museum A Smithsonian Affiliations museum uplifting art about the American experience. Downtown Corning, NY. The Rockwell Museum is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The Rockwell Museum is a place where visitors
connect and reflect on the story of America – its
history, culture and spirit – through the eyes of
American artists. The diverse collection of original American masterpieces includes a mix of contemporary Native American art alongside traditional bronze sculptures, landscape paintings and other works that embody America and the migration west. The Roc

kwell is named for our founding collectors, Bob and Hertha Rockwell, local business owners who amassed an incredible collection of American art and artifacts. Visit RockwellMuseum.org for Art Lab hours.

05/26/2026

May is Member Appreciation Month at The Rockwell Museum! Members received this 50th Anniversary keepsake card as a surprise gift. Do you love it, too? Join or re-join soon to get your very own pop-up card in the mail, while supplies last!

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ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Big things are coming to The Rockwell Museum! As we celebrate 50 years, we are thrilled to launch a serie...
05/20/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Big things are coming to The Rockwell Museum! As we celebrate 50 years, we are thrilled to launch a series of exciting projects that will transform key public spaces throughout 2026 and 2027.

One of the biggest updates? The beloved KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab is moving into the Museum’s main building with an expanded, reimagined space designed by nationally recognized architecture firm GBBN. The new Art Lab will include hands-on creative space, a performance stage, a sensory-friendly room, a family restroom, and flexible furnishings for programs and community events. We’re deeply grateful to the family of Nelson Benjamin Quanbeck for their generous support of this project.

To make room for the expanded Art Lab, The Rockwell Museum Store will move to a beautifully renovated storefront in Centerway Square on Market Street, designed by AJH Design. The new location will bring the Store closer to the heart of downtown Corning while continuing to offer artful gifts, books, jewelry, and Museum-inspired products.

Read the full announcement at RockwellMuseum.org/pr-rockwell-on-the-move.

💕 Rockwell Members are invited to our fourth annual Member Appreciation Event featuring "Gateways: African American Art ...
05/12/2026

💕 Rockwell Members are invited to our fourth annual Member Appreciation Event featuring "Gateways: African American Art from the Key Collection." Members will have the opportunity to meet "Gateways" collector Eric Key and experience a one-of-a-kind interview featuring Key himself in conversation with the Museum’s Executive Director, Erin M. Coe.

🗓 Thursday, May 28
⏰5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
📍The Rockwell Museum
🎫Free for Rockwell Members
✍ Advance registration required by 5 p.m. on May 27

Learn more at RockwelMuseum.org/events.

🌿 Art has the power to heal, connect, and comfort. 🌿We’re honored to offer the Art & Healing Guide — a resource created ...
05/10/2026

🌿 Art has the power to heal, connect, and comfort. 🌿

We’re honored to offer the Art & Healing Guide — a resource created in collaboration with local care organizations to help visitors engage with art in deeply personal and reflective ways. This guide explores themes of mental health, memory, loss, and resilience, and is available at The Rockwell Museum.

This guide is presented with heartfelt thanks to Art Bridges for making this project possible.

We’re also deeply grateful to our community partners — the Alzheimer’s Association, Bampa’s House Corning Comfort Care, Inc., CareFirstNY, and Memory Maker Consulting — for sharing their insights and voices throughout the development of this guide.

TODAY! Discover Spring-themed works of art with Mary Mix, Director of Education, illuminating the season’s flourishing c...
05/09/2026

TODAY! Discover Spring-themed works of art with Mary Mix, Director of Education, illuminating the season’s flourishing colors and budding energy.

🗓 Saturday, May 9
⏰2 - 2:30 p.m.
📍The Rockwell Museum
🎫Included with Museum admission, walk-ins welcome

Learn more at RockwelMuseum.org/events.

Enjoy a story with Miss Sue from the Southeast Steuben County Library, then stay for a fun art project perfect for ages ...
05/03/2026

Enjoy a story with Miss Sue from the Southeast Steuben County Library, then stay for a fun art project perfect for ages 18 mo- 5 years. Stay after the program to explore the self-guided activities in the Art Lab and The Rockwell Museum.

📅 Thursday, May 7
⏰ 10 - 11 a.m.
📍 Location: KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab

Free for children and their caregivers | No registration required

📅Swipe for May events! Learn more at RockwellMuseum.org/Events.✨Family Day | Robots Invade the Art Lab: Return of the Ro...
05/01/2026

📅Swipe for May events! Learn more at RockwellMuseum.org/Events.

✨Family Day | Robots Invade the Art Lab: Return of the Robots
Saturday, May 2 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

✨Lil Rockwell | Toddler Art Project: Shapes All Around
Thursday, May 7 | 10 – 11 a.m.

✨Second Saturdays | Public Tour: Spring
Saturday, May 9 | 2 - 2:30 p.m.

✨Rockwell Member Appreciation Event Featuring Gateways: African American Art from the Key Collection
Thursday, May 28 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

04/24/2026

Native Voices Now | Melanie A. Yazzie, contemporary artist from the Navajo Nation, shares a brief description of her work, “Carry It Forward,” a monotype she created in 2014. “Carry It Forward” is on view in “Native Now: Contemporary Indigenous Art at The Rockwell Museum,” on view through May 4, 2026.

“Native Now: Contemporary Indigenous Art at The Rockwell Museum” is made possible by the generosity of Mary Spurrier.

The Native Voices Now project is made possible with generous support by Art Bridges.

Melanie Yazzie (Diné (Navajo), b. 1966), “Carry It Forward,” 2014, monotype on paper, 29 ¾ x 22 in. Clara S. Peck Fund. 2019.10.

The Rockwell Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, located in Corning, NY, seeks a graduate student researcher in American ar...
04/22/2026

The Rockwell Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, located in Corning, NY, seeks a graduate student researcher in American art with a concentration in Native American art and/or Museum Studies. This paid opportunity is set to begin in June 2026.

The application deadline is May 17, 2026. Learn more and apply at RockwellMuseum.org/employment.

🗣 In this lecture, Rebecca Head Trautmann will examine Truman Lowe’s work through the exhibition’s four intersecting the...
04/21/2026

🗣 In this lecture, Rebecca Head Trautmann will examine Truman Lowe’s work through the exhibition’s four intersecting themes: Moving Water, The Land Holds Memory, Woodland Structures, and Memory and Shared Knowledge.

Learn more and register at RockwellMuseum.org/events.

🗓 Thursday, April 23
⏰6 - 7 p.m.
🎫Open to the public, registration encouraged
📍The Rockwell Museum

Rebecca Head Trautmann is an assistant curator of contemporary art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curator of "Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe," a major retrospective of the artist’s work.

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111 Cedar Street
Corning, NY
14830

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+16079375386

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