Opened in August 2015, the museum has a growing collection numbering nearly 5,000 objects with particular strengths in prints and works on paper, contemporary ceramics, and 19th and 20th century painting, in addition to smaller holdings of contemporary art, photography, sculpture, Asian and African art, and works by self-taught Appalachian artists. The Art Museum serves both the WVU campus and the region through a robust slate of exhibitions, programs, and educational outreach initiatives across two 2,500-square-foot galleries, a collection research room, the Nath Sculpture Garden, and the adjacent Museum Education Center—designed by architect Michael Graves.