Youth Education Programs at Academy Art Museum
Academy Art Museum, 106 South St, Easton, MD 21601
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Youth Education Programs at Academy Art Museum take place within a museum that has grown over time to include galleries, studios, classrooms, and a Performing Arts Auditorium. The programs are part of an institution whose mission is to promote the knowledge, practice, and appreciation of the arts and to make its collection, exhibitions, and arts programs available to everyone.
The Academy Art Museum was originally founded as the Academy of the Arts in 1958 and moved to its current building in 1960. In 1989–1990, the Museum joined its original building with the neighboring Thomas-Hardcastle house through a two-story glass atrium, adding 10,000 square feet for administrative offices and classrooms. An extensive reconstruction of the Thomas-Hardcastle house created space for two galleries, a library, a music studio, and renovated administrative offices. In 2003, the organization was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and changed its name to the Academy Art Museum. In 2005, the Museum added a new wing for a Performing Arts Auditorium. In 2020, after a capital campaign of more than $5 million, the Museum opened a new contemporary entrance that leads into the Saul Atrium. In 2023, the Museum changed the name of its Drawing Studio to the McCoy Studio in honor of benefactor Catherine McCoy.
The building that now houses the Museum includes spaces that once served as schools under different names from the 1820s through the 1880s, and later as a funeral home and an antique store before becoming part of the Museum. Today, the Museum is described as the cultural hub of the Eastern Shore for art, music, and educational programming. The group that led to the Museum’s development was led by renowned architectural sculptor Lee Lawrie (German-American, 1877–1963).
Last updated January 21, 2026.
The Academy Art Museum was originally founded as the Academy of the Arts in 1958 and moved to its current building in 1960. In 1989–1990, the Museum joined its original building with the neighboring Thomas-Hardcastle house through a two-story glass atrium, adding 10,000 square feet for administrative offices and classrooms. An extensive reconstruction of the Thomas-Hardcastle house created space for two galleries, a library, a music studio, and renovated administrative offices. In 2003, the organization was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and changed its name to the Academy Art Museum. In 2005, the Museum added a new wing for a Performing Arts Auditorium. In 2020, after a capital campaign of more than $5 million, the Museum opened a new contemporary entrance that leads into the Saul Atrium. In 2023, the Museum changed the name of its Drawing Studio to the McCoy Studio in honor of benefactor Catherine McCoy.
The building that now houses the Museum includes spaces that once served as schools under different names from the 1820s through the 1880s, and later as a funeral home and an antique store before becoming part of the Museum. Today, the Museum is described as the cultural hub of the Eastern Shore for art, music, and educational programming. The group that led to the Museum’s development was led by renowned architectural sculptor Lee Lawrie (German-American, 1877–1963).
Last updated January 21, 2026.
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