Admission
Admission is free.
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:00 to 4:00PM
Also open by appointment. Please contact the museum at 304-293-4609 or wattsmuseum@mail.wvu.edu to schedule an appointment.
Please note that the Watts Museum is closed on WVU holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, WV Primary Election Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Election Day, the Monday before Thanksgiving through the Friday after Thanksgiving, and the Friday before Christmas through the Friday after New Year’s Day
Location
WVU Evansdale Campus
1374 Evansdale Drive
Mineral Resource Building Room 125
Morgantown, WV 26506
Getting Here
WVU’s PRT system provides transportation to the Evansdale Campus during the academic year. The Mineral Resources Building, where the Watts Museum is located, is directly across from the Evansdale PRT Station.
Personalized Directions
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Driving directions from Interstate 79
- Take exit 155 to Star City/West Virginia University.
- If traveling southbound, turn left onto Chaplin Hill Road from the exit ramp; If traveling northbound, turn right onto Chaplin Hill Road from the exit ramp.
- Follow Chaplin Hill Road, passing through the light, as it merges with Route US 19/WV 7 (Jerry West/Monongahela Boulevard).
- Follow the road as it merges with US 19 / WV Route 7 and cross the Star City bridge over the Monongahela River. This will take you straight through three traffic lights.
- After crossing the bridge and proceeding through the third light, continue up the hill and go straight through a fourth traffic light at the WVU Coliseum.
- After passing the Coliseum, turn left at the next traffic light onto Evansdale Drive.
- Continue straight on Evansdale Drive through the first stop sign.
- The Mineral Resources Building will be on your left. Take this first left into parking lot 41.
- Please walk to the front of the Mineral Resources Building to enter. The Watts Museum is located to the right of the atrium in the Mineral Resources Building.
Directions From Interstate 68
- Follow Interstate 68 to Interstate 79.
- Merge onto Interstate 79 North at Exit 148.
- Take Interstate 79 North to the Star City/West Virginia University exit (Exit 155) and follow the directions above.
Parking
Parking permits are available for museum visitors. Please contact the museum at 304-293-4609 or wattsmuseum@mail.wvu.edu to request a permit for Lot 41.
Parking is also available at WVU Coliseum for $1.25/day and at the Student Recreation Center for $1.25/hour.