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The Carle is the international champion for picture book art. We collect, preserve, and present picture book art for audiences passionate about art and books.
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 [1] and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Carle was founded in 2002 by Eric and Barbara Carle, and designed by Juster Pope Frazier Architects.
Eric and Barbara Carle founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, in November, 2002. The inspiration for the Museum came to the Carles in the 1980s and 90s when they made several trips to Japan and visited museums dedicated to the art of picture books.
Renowned for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969), Carle revolutionized picture book design with interactive elements—holes, flaps, twinkling lights, and sounds—to make reading accessible, fun, and artful.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Celebrates the Picture Book as an Introduction to Literature for Young Readers. More about Eric Carle. About all Eric’s Books. In 2002, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art opened in Amherst, MA. Now almost 20 years old, the building still houses Eric's lifes work.
Mar 12, 2014 · Mixing fine art with childlike simplicity, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is the only museum in America that exclusively celebrates the art of the picture book, a form that is the...
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art houses more than 13,000 objects, including 6,600 permanent collection illustrations, three art galleries, an art studio, a theater, picture book and scholarly libraries, and educational programs for families, scholars, educators, and schoolchildren.