Penn State Palmer Museum of Art

So many cool things to see. I wish I could have spent more time here.

Free and wonderful place to take your date. It has an ecleptic collection of art. The most eye opener was the digital photography where they showed both sides of the «fracking». It dealt with extraction of gas and forced water to extract it underground. It was deemed safe. Instead, people started getting dirty water and animals who drank it died. Rashes were abundant among its residents. Many people lost their homes, as well.

A small museum but definitely worth the visit. They sometimes have nice displays. It is also conveniently located in the middle of the campus. There is also two bus stops located very close which run 4 free buses through the campus (white loop, blue loop, green link, red link)

Decent selection for such a modest space.
They are managing to display a good representative work from each of the major periods of Art History, with a particular emphasis on American. While it could not be described as a deep collection is surprisingly wide ranging.
For a free (donations encouraged) museum on a college campus it is exceptional.

I’ve lived here for 10 years and this was the first time I visited the museum. It’s not like a big city art museum, but it does have some neat stuff. I particularly enjoyed the 2^nd floor as there was some large paintings and an old photography gallery. Overall, I’d visit it again to spend a bit more time reading all of the information on the art. It is free of charge, so anyone in State College should visit at least once. The only negative is I would prefer to have a bit more information describing each piece of art to learn more about the history. Other than that, it’s a great local place.

So I know this isn’t exactly the first place most students think of when hanging out on campus, which is probably why I had only gone once and it was during my last semester. But I remember being really surprised how well thought-​out the museum was and how interesting the pieces were.
We went back again on my visit to Penn State and was surprised once again. The place is free (!) to get into, the pieces on display were huge, and you could get as close to the art as you liked to see the detail. The space is also surprisingly large considering it’s free and on campus.
My only complaint about the place is that there isn’t that much information on the background of the pieces. Maybe some more placards around the museum would help? I know it would be a pricey investment, but the handheld audio guides used at some other galleries can be extremely insightful to a museum’s collection.
Looking at their website, there is apparently a second floor with more art that we somehow missed. I’m kinda mad I didn’t see it! Oh well. When you go, don’t be dumb like me and miss half the museum.
Even if you aren’t that into art, I still think it’s a fun place to go spend an hour and do something a little different from your regular routine. I think it’s a great afternoon date spot, and it helps that it doesn’t cost a thing!

This a really good free art exhibit. It’s located right on Penn State’s campus. There’s also not too much to do in State College, so I highly recommend visiting this museum.
There are two floors of art exhibits. There are a variety of exhibits from American Landscape paintings, contemporary art, sculptures, and various ceramics. The number of displays is somewhat small – you could maybe spend an hour here.