Juniata College Museum of Art

Juniata College Museum of Art Small art museum in a lovely 1907 former Carnegie Library, with changing exhibitions year round. Beeghly Library. In 1998, the acquisition of the Worth B.

The Juniata College Museum of Art is located in Carnegie Hall, a Beaux-Arts structure built in 1907 as the college library through funds provided by Andrew Carnegie and the citizens of Huntingdon. Designed by New York architect Edward Tilton, Carnegie Hall reflects turn-of-the-century library design. It includes a grand entrance stairway, a domed rotunda, and three separate wings that originally f

unctioned as reading rooms and open stacks. The entire structure retains its original grandeur and elegance. In particular, the rotunda, dome, and tiffany-styled stained glass oculus create an impressive central space. Carnegie Hall served as the college library until 1963, when its holdings were transferred to the newly constructed L.A. Funds provided by Mabelle Shoemaker, wife of local historian and folklorist Col. Henry Shoemaker, helped to convert Carnegie Hall into a fine arts studio and exhibition center. Stottlemyer Collection led to the formation of the Juniata College Museum of Art. Through funds provided by Edwin A. and Susan Rabinowitz Malloy, Carnegie Hall was fully renovated as the Juniata College Museum of Art.

05/29/2026

The JCMA will re-open for Summer Hours on Wednesday, June 17th (1pm). We’re doing a little sprucing-up in the meantime!

The JCMA will be open Thursday, April 23 from 9am-3:30pm for Liberal Arts Symposium, with exhibitions of student work. W...
04/22/2026

The JCMA will be open Thursday, April 23 from 9am-3:30pm for Liberal Arts Symposium, with exhibitions of student work.

We will close for the day at 3:30pm for a special Jubilee celebration of Juniata’s 150th!

Join us for Huntingdon Art Walk this Thursday from 5 - 7pm to see our ART/LIFE exhibition featuring our collection of th...
03/17/2026

Join us for Huntingdon Art Walk this Thursday from 5 - 7pm to see our ART/LIFE exhibition featuring our collection of this journal celebrating creative communication. A short introductory talk at 6pm, staff will turn journal pages as requested, and you can collage your own Art/Life page to include in a collective edition!

11/20/2025

The JCMA will be closed for Thanksgiving Break from Friday 11.21 through Sunday 11.30.

We'll be open regular hours beginning December 1 for the last two weeks of our exhibition William Scharf: The Journey is the Destination. Don't delay and miss this eye-opening show!

Posting for our “sister museum”! Tell us about your visits to Isett. Or tell us if you haven’t ...
11/10/2025

Posting for our “sister museum”! Tell us about your visits to Isett. Or tell us if you haven’t been. Juniata wants to hear how you think about this place!

We're hosting a Teacher Workshop sponsored by PAEA on Saturday, November 15 at the JCMA! Learn how to use the museum in ...
11/06/2025

We're hosting a Teacher Workshop sponsored by PAEA on Saturday, November 15 at the JCMA! Learn how to use the museum in your teaching. All levels and disciplines welcome with pre-registration. Visit the link to sign up!

Join PAEA Region 4 to learn about William Scharf, a Pennsylvania-born abstract painter/art educator at the Juniata College Museum of Art.

Join us TONIGHT from 5pm - 6:30 to celebrate our new exhibition William Scharf: The Journey is the Destination. Enjoy sa...
10/09/2025

Join us TONIGHT from 5pm - 6:30 to celebrate our new exhibition William Scharf: The Journey is the Destination. Enjoy savory snacks and tasty conversations about this two-gallery presentation of drawings, teaching notes, a 17' canvas, and paintings across his career from the 1940s to the 2000s.

09/29/2025

We're closed today for Juniata's MOUNTAIN DAY!

Drop in the learn about William Scharf and his work through his drawings, notes, studio video, and books. Make a mini pa...
09/18/2025

Drop in the learn about William Scharf and his work through his drawings, notes, studio video, and books. Make a mini painting in response as part of tonight’s Art Walk!

08/29/2025

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Corner Of 17th And Moore
Huntingdon, PA
16652

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Wednesday 1pm - 6pm
Thursday 1pm - 6pm
Friday 11am - 3pm

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