The Worcester Art Museum is world-renowned for its 35,000-piece collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings and new media. The works span 5,000 years of art and culture.
"At ArtsWorcester, we believe that contemporary art—the art made here and now, of all kinds and traditions– is fundamental to a vibrant, educated, and diverse city."
"The Davis Art Gallery opened in 2006 and is operated by Davis Publications, the leader in art education since 1901. The mission of the gallery is to not only to advocate for the awareness of art in the vibrant Worcester artists’ community, but also to promote artists and provide a venue for showing their work in downtown Worcester. "
"The Worcester Cultural Coalition ( WCC) is a public-private partnership established in 1999 between the City of Worcester and twelve cultural organizations. Today membership stands at 80 organizations, accounting for more than 2.7 million visitors to Worcester in calendar 2015, up from 1.5 million in 2006. Its mission is to draw on Worcester’s rich and diverse cultural assets to foster economic revitalization, support active, creative engagement for all and promote a strong cultural identity for Greater Worcester."
"The Worcester PopUP is a program of the Worcester Cultural Coalition dedicated to collaborative co-working, performance, and creative entrepreneurship. We are located in the heart of downtown Worcester Massachusetts at 20 Franklin Street."
"Creative Hub Worcester is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable and accessible opportunities in the Arts for all Worcester area community members, with a focus on at-risk and underserved youth."
"Mission: To maintain for future generations the sites and structures which are significant to the culture, history, and architecture of the city and to encourage excellence in future design."
"The Greater Worcester Land Trust is a small non-profit (501 c 3) organization located in Worcester, Massachusetts. GWLT was incorporated August 24, 1987 and is dedicated to preserving and protecting Worcester County’s critical open space."
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) is an independent research library founded in 1812 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The library's collections document the life of America's people from the colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Worcester Historical Museum (WHM) is the only institution devoted to local history. It includes a research library of over 7,000 titles, an archive that houses thousands of documents, and a collection of artifacts, all vital to the study of Worcester history.
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"Mechanics Hall has been judged by architectural historians as the nation's finest pre-Civil War concert hall. For more than 150 years, the Hall has been the cultural cornerstone of Central Massachusetts."
"The Worcester Palladium is a historic concert venue located in the heart of Worcester, MA. All of our shows are all ages (unless otherwise specified) and we are a general admission venue, which means first come, first to the stage."
"Welcome to Ralph’s Rock Diner, the legendary live music venue, bar and diner located about a mile from the DCU Center in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts."
