Folk Art Center
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian folk art and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina.[1] It also houses offices for three separate Parkway partners: the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and Eastern National (known as EN).[2]
The Centeris a cooperative effort between the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and the Appalachian Regional Commission[3] and is the most popular attraction on the Parkway, seeing a quarter of a million visitors per year.[2]
Opened to the public at its current location in 1980, the Center contains three galleries, a library, and an auditorium, and also houses the Eastern National bookstore and information center. Admission is free.
History
References
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- ↑ Folk Art Center a Rare Jewel on the Blue Ridge Parkway
- ↑ Alvic, Philis, Weavers of the Southern Highlands, p. 22, University Press of Kentucky (2003), Template:ISBN
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- Museums in Asheville, North Carolina
- Arts centers in North Carolina
- Southern art
- Folk art museums and galleries in North Carolina
- Contemporary crafts museums in the United States
- Art museums and galleries established in 1980
- 1980 establishments in North Carolina
- National Park Service museums