Maryam Safajoo: Our Story Is One
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Persian American artist Maryam Safajoo is a visual ethnographer and narrative painter based in Morgantown, West Virginia. Recently awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts, her work preserves and […]
On View
There’s always something new to see at The Westmoreland!
Exhibitions at The Westmoreland
Featured exhibition
Featured exhibition
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The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis
This exhibition celebrates Elizabeth Catlett’s achievements in sculpture and printmaking and honors a half-century of her artistic activism in support of women. A trailblazing sculptor and printmaker, Catlett spent seven […]
Ongoing
Steel Valley Visions: An American Legacy
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Throughout the Big Steel Era in western Pennsylvania, artists captured a compelling visual record of the industry’s rise and fall: the grit and glory, power and peril, beauty and brutality. […]
The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis
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This exhibition celebrates Elizabeth Catlett’s achievements in sculpture and printmaking and honors a half-century of her artistic activism in support of women. A trailblazing sculptor and printmaker, Catlett spent seven […]
Brynn Hurlstone: Resonance
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Brynn Hurlstone: Resonance is an interactive exhibition that addresses the pervasive, yet often unseen, issue of domestic violence. A transdisciplinary artist, Hurlstone uses reactive materials— steel, glass, water, salt, silk, and […]
Berenice Abbott: A Portrait of Maine
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Visionary photographer Berenice Abbott captured scenes of daily life in a rapidly changing world through her lens. In the 1950s and ’60s, Abbott shifted from documenting bustling urban environments like […]
Cecilia Beaux: Inventing the Modern Portrait
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Cecilia Beaux was one of the most celebrated portrait painters of her time, known for depicting her subjects in a tender and honest light. Her sympathetic eye captured her upper-class […]
A Fountain of Forms: The Rise of the American Woman Sculptor, 1910–1929
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A Fountain of Forms: The Rise of the American Woman Sculptor, 1910–1929 showcases remarkable depictions of the female body by women artists, highlighting their subversion of gender and sexuality conventions. […]
Treasures from the National Academy of Design
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Works from the National Academy of Design, alongside pieces from The Westmoreland’s collection by National Academicians, offer a unique narrative of American art from the 1800s to today. The exhibition […]
Domestic Life in the 19th Century
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This gallery showcases a blend of high- and low-style decorative arts and furniture paired with paintings that depict both urban and rural domestic subjects, including embroidery, gardening, and childcare. Furniture made in […]
Fraktur
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The Westmoreland’s fraktur collection, made in Westmoreland County primarily by schoolteachers from the 1780s to the 1840s, illustrates the evolution of the tradition brought to Pennsylvania by German and Swiss […]
Past exhibitions
Pennsylvania in Progress
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The Westmoreland opened in 1959 with the aim of building an American art collection that captured the spirit of Pennsylvania art. Pennsylvania in Progress honors this vision by juxtaposing works […]
Works by Aaron Harry Gorson, Words by Maxwell King
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This exhibition explores the life and work of Aaron Gorson, focusing on his profound connection with Pittsburgh’s steel mills. It highlights author Maxwell King’s ongoing research, offering valuable insight into […]
The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928–1945 (Part 2)
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The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928–1945 surveys the period from the beginning of the Great Depression to the end of World War II to demonstrate how pluralism was a hallmark of the modern American art world.
George Hetzel and Scalp Level
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George Hetzel and Scalp Level showcases the artwork of George Hetzel and his students from the Scalp Level School, celebrating the rich artistic heritage of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists
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Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Southern Modern Women Artists highlights artists whose legacies were shaped by their experiences in the American South. Featuring over 40 artists, including Anni Albers, […]
All the Right Notes
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Inspired by the long-term loan of Melissa Meyer’s monumental O the Times, O the Manners, All the Right Notes presents artworks and objects inspired by the ethereality of music.
Upcoming
Winter Tales: An Immersive Experience
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This immersive installation brings works from The Westmoreland’s collection to life through multi-projection, surround sound, and animated effects, creating a rich sensory journey through the season of snow. Created by […]
Florida Highwaymen Painters
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This exhibition features 26 self-taught Black artists who overcame systemic barriers to paint and sell Florida landscapes from the 1950s to the 1980s. Their story bridges art history and social […]
it takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig
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This exhibition builds on a major presentation originally organized by the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University in Illinois, which marked the artist’s largest institutional exhibition to date. A […]
The Westmoreland on the Move
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern PA: The Pittsburgh Projects
820 Liberty Gallery, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA
October 24, 2025–May 10, 2026
![Skyline Ink Animators + Illustrators. Project for Civic Center at Point Park, Pittsburgh, 2023. Digital illustration based on an unrealized design by Frank Lloyd Wright [1947]. This image was created by permission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, all rights reserved.](https://thewestmoreland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Civic_-0-00-00-00_Web.jpg)
Past
Pennsylvania in Progress
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The Westmoreland opened in 1959 with the aim of building an American art collection that captured the spirit of Pennsylvania art. Pennsylvania in Progress honors this vision by juxtaposing works […]
Works by Aaron Harry Gorson, Words by Maxwell King
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This exhibition explores the life and work of Aaron Gorson, focusing on his profound connection with Pittsburgh’s steel mills. It highlights author Maxwell King’s ongoing research, offering valuable insight into […]
The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928–1945 (Part 2)
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The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928–1945 surveys the period from the beginning of the Great Depression to the end of World War II to demonstrate how pluralism was a hallmark of the modern American art world.
Search the Collection
The Westmoreland’s expansive collection of American art with a strong focus on the art and artists of Southwestern Pennsylvania is available in the Museum’s permanent collection galleries. There is always something new to discover!
