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James A. Michener Art Museum
The James A. Michener Art Museum is a private, non-profit museum in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1988 and named for the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer James A. Michener, a Doylestown resident. It is situated within the old stone walls of a historic 19th-century prison and houses a collection of Bucks County visual arts, along with holdings of 19th- and 20th-century American art. It is noted for its Pennsylvania Impressionism collection, an art colony centered in nearby
Michener
Michener may refer to:
People.
- Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist (1918–2015)
- Earl C. Michener, (1876–1957) 16-term U.S. Representative for Michigan from 1919 to 1951
- Edward Michener, Canadian politician (1869–1947)
- James A. Michener, American novelist (1907–1997)
- Norah Michener, wife of Roland Michener
- Roland Michener, (1900–1991), Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974
Places.
- James A. Michener Art Museum, Art Museum in