William King Museum of Art is proud to announce the public opening of its new wing, the Worrell Gallery, along with its sculpture terraces, and the unveiling of the Worrell Collection of Wildlife Art on November 21, 2026. Join us outside the new Worrell Gallery lobby for a ribbon cutting to formally open the new addition at 10:00am. Visitors will be able to get a first glimpse of the collection and explore the museum’s new campus that includes nature trails with pollinator and sensory gardens, as well as 19 outdoor sculptures from the Worrell Collection.

Thanks to the generous support of a charitable foundation established by Gene and Anne Worrell, visitors will now be able to enjoy a brand new space furnished with a lobby area and a new gallery featuring numerous paintings and sculptures, which were collected by Gene Worrell during his life and which show his love of both art and nature. Boasting over 170 pieces, the Worrell Collection is one of the most significant and largest collections of its kind in the country. It features works by world-renowned artists Rosa Bonheur, Robert Bateman, Carl Rungius, Bruno Liljefors, Wilhelm Kuhnert, Richard Friese, Alexander Koester, Ray Harris-Ching, Guy Coheleach, Manfred Schatz, Carl Akeley, and Bart Walter. The lobby area will feature its own display of artwork by local artist, Suzanne Stryk, whose work reflects her deep engagement with the flora and fauna of this region.

View our Events page for a list of opening week events.

Worrell Collection of Wildlife Art images were photographed by Stephen Tucker and Michael Bailey.