Wharton Esherick Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosPennsylvania, United States2-10 Employees
The Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern, Pennsylvania preserves the home and studio of the American artist Wharton Esherick as a museum site set on 12 wooded acres atop Valley Forge Mountain. The campus centers on Esherick’s hand-built Studio, constructed over a 40-year period beginning in 1926, which blends Arts and Crafts, Expressionist, and organic design. An adjacent 1928 Expressionist garage, now the Visitor Center, accompanies the studio and serves contemporary visitors. The Studio was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was later designated a National Historic Landmark for Architecture in 1993. The museum offers programs such as a Juried Woodworking Exhibition, with prize-winning works displayed in the Visitor Center and the full show available as a virtual exhibition and accompanying publication. In 2024 the museum partnered with the Brandywine Museum to present the artist's first solo exhibition in more than six decades.