Weiss Center for the Arts

Turn now to the facade of Weiss Center for the Arts, home of The Trout Gallery.  The Gallery was created in 1983 as part of the transformation of the college's old field house into the Emil R. Weiss Center for the Arts. Look at the façade of the Weiss Center and compare Weiss to Old West, directly across the street. Notice any similarities? Weiss was patterned after Benjamin Latrobe’s famous design of Old West. Funding for the new art museum was provided by Ruth Trout '36, and her sister Helen, who named it in honor of their parents Brook and Mary.

With over 12,000 works of art in its permanent collection, The Trout Gallery features the most extensive art collection in the greater Carlisle area. As a teaching museum, The Trout Gallery promotes curiosity, collaboration, and understanding through active engagement with communities, ideas, and artworks. To see what is on view right now, click on the EXHIBITIONS tab on our website.

The Trout Gallery. is open 10 am-4 pm Monday-Saturday.