Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC

Discover the finest collection of American art in the entire Southeast at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art as part of this group bus tour. Located in historic Reynolda Village, near the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Reynolda House was the residence of R.J. Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and wife Katharine Reynolds from 1917 until 1922. It was not until 1965 that later generations of the Reynolds established Reynolda House as a non-profit institution dedicated to the arts and education and in 1967, a public museum that would be the setting for a premier collection of American art. Today visitors come from near and far to marvel at works by Georgia O’ Keeffe, Grant Wood, Stuart Davis and Jacob Lawrence that adorn the walls of the historic house and complement the decorative arts and archival objects throughout.

Visiting Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Start your visit to this North Carolina attraction with an 8-minute orientation video, then take an audio-guided tour to learn about the historic house, the Reynolds family and the works of art on view throughout the house. Special exhibitions can be found on view in the Mary and Charlie Babcock Wing. Be sure to stop by the Museum Store to shop for gifts and keepsakes unique to the Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Take a leisurely stroll through Reynolda Gardens. If time permits, enjoy shopping and dining in historic Reynolda Village.

Reynolda House Museum of American Art Collection

While the Reynolda House Museum of American Art’s collection began with nine paintings including works by Frederic Church, Gilbert Stuart, Albert Bierstadt, William Harnett, and William Merritt Chase, today mediums in the American Art collection include paintings, ceramics, drawings, mixed media, photographs, prints, and sculpture. Within the Reynolda House Museum of American Art you will discover displays of furnishings selected by Katharine Reynolds to decorate her home in the height of fashion for early 20th-century America. Among the furnishings you can marvel at fine works of art from the Museum’s collection that spans from 1755 to the present. Notable artists whose works are displayed throughout the Reynolda House Museum of American Art include Mary Cassatt, Frederic Church, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’ Keeffe and Grant Wood.

Reynolda Gardens

Take a stroll through Reynolda Gardens. The formal garden has been restored to the appearance of the early 20th century design. In the Conservatory you will find exotic plants and working greenhouses filled with plants for the gardens and for sale. The woodland trails are great for bird watching. A wetland and a meadow of Piedmont native plants provide habitat for wildlife and offers opportunities to enjoy and learn about North Carolina nature.

Reynolda Village

Reynolda Village is made up of unique shops and restaurants housed in historic buildings that once supported the Reynolda House. From apparel to home furnishings and accessories, art galleries to specialty shops, Reynolda Village’s shops are filled with treasures of all sorts. Bring your visit to an end at one of Reynolda Village’s restaurants. Offering everything from coffee and pastries, to hot and cold sandwiches, fresh salads and filet mignon, Reynolda Village restaurants are perfect whether you want to stop for refreshments or a full meal.

Travel Tips

- The Museum Store, located in the Reynolda House Museum, sells merchandise inspired by Museum collections and related to the Reynolds family and Museum.

- While photography is prohibited within the Reynolda House Museum of American Art, it is welcomed in Reynolda Gardens.

- Reynolda House Museum of American Art is ADA Complaint.

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