Provincetown Art Association and Museum
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) in Provincetown, Massachusetts is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
It was founded as the Provincetown Art Association on August 22, 1914, with the mission of collecting, preserving, exhibiting and educating people about the work of Cape Cod artists. These included Impressionists, Modernists, and Futurists as well as artists working in more traditional styles.
The original building at 460 Commercial Street, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
PAAM entrance
Hawthorne teaches a plein air class
PAAM's Hans Hofmann gallery
The new wing at PAAM
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. Often called "P-town" or "Ptown", the locale is known for its beaches, harbor, artists, tourist industry, and as a popular vacation destination for the LGBT+ community.
Aerial view of Provincetown
North-eastern view of Provincetown, Mass.
Commercial Street in an 1890s postcard
Town crier of Provincetown, 1909