Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art opened its doors in 2002 with a bold but simple vision: to ensure that picture-book illustration, as an art form, would be celebrated around the world. Since then, the Museum has been a tireless champion for picture book art, amassing a world-class collection of original illustrations and organizing exhibitions that travel the globe. Their education programs, which focus on the joys of art and books, have reached hundreds of thousands of children. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is the international champion for picture books. They collect, preserve, and exhibit original illustrations, encourage guests of all ages to read and create art, and foster an ever-growing audience passionate about children’s literature. They envision a world where people everywhere experience joy, hope, and understanding through picture books.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art opened in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 2002. Founded by Eric and Barbara Carle, its mission is to celebrate and elevate picture book art by collecting, preserving, and exhibiting original art and fostering an ever-growing audience passionate about picture book art. Situated on 7.5 acres, The Carle illuminates its collection through exhibitions, education, programming, and art making. Since opening, it has welcomed more than one million visitors, plus more than four million additional museumgoers who have enjoyed its touring exhibitions around the world.
