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Folk Art Center

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Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center is located in North Carolina
Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center is located in the United States
Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center (the United States)
Established1980
LocationAsheville, NC
Coordinates35°35′32″N 82°28′55″W / 35.592352°N 82.482066°W / 35.592352; -82.482066
TypeArt museum
Collection size3,500
Visitors250,000
Nearest car parkOn site (no charge)

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

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References

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  1. ^ Google map location
  2. ^ a b "Southern Highland Guild - Folk Art Center official website". Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. ^ Folk Art Center a Rare Jewel on the Blue Ridge Parkway
  4. ^ Alvic, Philis, Weavers of the Southern Highlands, p. 22, University Press of Kentucky (2003), ISBN 0-8131-2258-9
  5. ^ Alvic, P. 24
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