Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College
Welcome Center
Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College is the Welcome Center for the Upper Providence Township, Trappe and Collegeville Boroughs region of the Route 113 Heritage Corridor Tour.
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College provides a diverse and fascinating cultural resource for the community in the Tri-state region. Here you'll see 19th- and 20th-century American paintings by the Peale family, Walter Elmer Schofield and Walter Baum, as well as Japanese prints, Southeast Asian antiquities, and ancient Israeli and Pennsylvania German artifacts. The visitor's experience doesn't end with the exhibitions and programs in the stone museum building. Stroll through the college campus and you'll find over 40 contemporary outdoor sculptures including the largest private collection of sculpture by British artist Lynn Chadwick.
Art patrons, collectors and philanthropists Philip and Muriel Berman established the museum in 1989 to house their many gifts of art to Ursinus. Philip Berman made his fortune in a family trucking business; Muriel Berman was a licensed optometrist. The couple made their first major art purchase in 1956—some 300 paintings by Albert Jean Adolphe. Their love of travel led them to many of their acquisitions including African, Eastern European and Israeli art. The Bermans generously loaned and donated their art to several colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, as well as to the Philadelphia Museum of Art where Philip Berman chaired the board of trustees in 1989.
