Arkell Museum at Canajoharie

The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie is a museum located in Canajoharie, New York. It is a small institution with a staff of 10 employees. The museum generates an annual revenue of $2.5 million. The Arkell Museum is renowned for its American painting collection, amassed by Bartlett Arkell, the founder of the Beech-Nut Packing Company. The collection features masterpieces by renowned American artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including 21 works by Winslow Homer, along with significant pieces by George Inness, William M. Chase, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Andrew Wyeth, Maurice Prendergast, Robert Henri, and other members of The Eight. The museum's collection is housed in a gallery attached to the Canajoharie Library, built by Arkell in 1927. He collaborated with Macbeth Galleries in New York to acquire these remarkable paintings, solidifying the museum's place as a premier destination for American art enthusiasts. For more information about the Arkell Museum, please visit their website at arkellmuseum.org.