The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts is dedicated to increasing public awareness and education of Native American and indigenous art and culture.
Throughout his life, Ralph T. Coe's interests focused on indigenous peoples worldwide, with a specific concentration in native peoples of North America. His vision created the Coe which is dedicated to increasing public awareness, education, and appreciation of indigenous art through its programs, exhibitions, and individual study. The Coe emphasizes hands-on experience, learning through actively engaging art-the collection you can touch. The collection represents worldwide indigenous cultures, with its core encompassing the span of historic to contemporary.
The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts is a non-profit 501c(3) dedicated to increasing public awareness, education, and appreciation of indigenous art through its programs, exhibitions, and individual study. The Coe emphasizes hands-on experience, learning through actively engaging art—the collection you can touch. The Coe's collection represents worldwide indigenous cultures, with its core encompassing the span of historic to contemporary North American Native works.