Museum Benches Photos

Museum galleries offer seats to allow visitors to rest and study art & artifacts. Some curators go further to acquire benches & seating which are themselves works of art.

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Lobby with four-sided bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Modern gallery with S-shaped bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Modern gallery with cantilevered bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Modern gallery with cantilevered bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.
Lobby with four-sided bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Modern gallery with S-shaped bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Modern gallery with cantilevered bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Modern gallery with cantilevered bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.
Sectioned bench, part of bench collection at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Sunburst bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Bench with curved designs at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Bench with arched bridge support at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.
Sectioned bench, part of bench collection at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Sunburst bench at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Bench with curved designs at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Bench with arched bridge support at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.
Bench in shape of bear at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Detail of bench in shape of bear at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Sculpted visitor's bench in lobby at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.Modern wooden benches at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.
Bench in shape of bear at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Detail of bench in shape of bear at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Sculpted visitor's bench in lobby at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.Modern wooden benches at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.
Art gallery with wooden benches at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Art gallery with wooden benches at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Sculpted lobby bench with rabbit figures at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.Rabbit details of lobby bench at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.
Art gallery with wooden benches at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Art gallery with wooden benches at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Sculpted lobby bench with rabbit figures at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.Rabbit details of lobby bench at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.
Gallery with sofas at Caen Museum of Fine Arts. Caen, France.Modern bench at Musée des Beaux-Arts. Lyon, France.Wooden bench at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Koa wood bench at Kualoa Ranch. HI.
Gallery with sofas at Caen Museum of Fine Arts. Caen, France.Modern bench at Musée des Beaux-Arts. Lyon, France.Wooden bench at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Koa wood bench at Kualoa Ranch. HI.
Bench by George Nelson of Herman Miller Furniture Co. at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.Wooden bench with spindled back by George Nakeshima of Pennsylvania at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Bench with four animal heads, part of collection of modern chairs for visitor use at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Bench with four animal heads, part of collection of modern chairs for visitor use at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Bench (c1950) by George Nelson of Herman Miller Furniture Co. at Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Wichita, KS.Wooden bench with spindled back (1979) by George Nakeshima of Pennsylvania at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Bench with four animal heads, part of collection of modern chairs for visitor use at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Bench with four animal heads, part of collection of modern chairs for visitor use at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Bench for visitors by Eric O'Leary of Meriden, NH at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Visitor bench in Jefferson Davis presidential library at Beauvoir. Biloxi, MS.Medieval gallery at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Bench at Zimmerman House. Manchester, NH.
Bench for visitors (1998) by Eric O'Leary of Meriden, NH at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Visitor bench in Jefferson Davis presidential library at Beauvoir. Biloxi, MS.Medieval gallery at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Bench at Zimmerman House. Manchester, NH.
Carved bench at Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM.Modern visitor's bench at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.Art bench for visitors by Andrew Kopp at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Glass art bench for visitors by Howard Ben Tré at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.
Carved bench at Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM.Modern visitor's bench at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.Art bench for visitors (2011) by Andrew Kopp at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Glass art bench for visitors (1985) by Howard Ben Tré at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.
Oak bench by Johan Borgersen of Norway at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Visitor seating at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Fort Worth, TX.Gallery & visitor's bench at Blanton Museum of Art. Austin, TX.Sculpted bench before Pleissner Gallery at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.
Oak bench (c1900) by Johan Borgersen of Norway at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Visitor seating at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Fort Worth, TX.Gallery & visitor's bench at Blanton Museum of Art. Austin, TX.Sculpted bench before Pleissner Gallery at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.
Visitor seating at The Phillips Collection. Washington, DC.Benches in Ogden M. Pleissner's Gallery at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.Modern leather lounge furniture at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.New Mexico style bench in NM State Capitol Art Collection. Santa Fe, NM.
Visitor seating at The Phillips Collection. Washington, DC.Benches in Ogden M. Pleissner's Gallery at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT.Modern leather lounge furniture at Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.New Mexico style bench in NM State Capitol Art Collection. Santa Fe, NM.
Carved bench in Hall of State at Fair Park. Dallas, TX.Rustic bench with cattle brands as decoration at Museum of Western Art. Kerrville, TX.Rustic wooden bench at Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, MA.
Carved bench in Hall of State at Fair Park. Dallas, TX.Rustic bench with cattle brands as decoration at Museum of Western Art. Kerrville, TX.Rustic wooden bench at Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, MA.

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