American impressionist art museum to open in Westerly

American impressionist art museum to open in Westerly

WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island's arts scene will grow this fall with a museum dedicated entirely to American Impressionism set to open in Westerly next month. The Westerly Museum of American Impressionism (WMAI) will showcase approximately 150 paintings collected over more than four decades by longtime Rhode Island residents and philanthropists Dr. Thomas and Cynthia Sculco. The couple started their collection after developing a passion fo…