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  Folk Art Center  Folk Art Center (the United States) | |
| Established | 1980 |
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| Location | Asheville, NC |
| Coordinates | 35°35′32″N82°28′55″W / 35.592352°N 82.482066°W |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | 3,500 |
| Visitors | 250,000 |
| Nearest car park | On site (no charge) |
The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian folk art and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. [1] It also houses offices for three separate Parkway partners: the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and Eastern National (known as EN). [2]
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The Center is a cooperative effort between the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the National Park Service, and the Appalachian Regional Commission [3] and is the most popular attraction on the Parkway, seeing a quarter of a million visitors per year. [2]
Opened to the public at its current location in 1980, the Center contains three galleries, a library, and an auditorium, and also houses the Eastern National bookstore and information center. Admission is free.
