Artrain. Transporting Art. Transforming Lives.
National Medal for Museum and Library Service


About Us

Delivering Discovery – For 40 years Artrain, a nonprofit arts organization, has delivered world class arts and cultural exhibitions and education programs to under-resourced communities throughout the United States. Winner of the National Medal for Museum Service, Artrain’s mission is to use the power of arts and culture to transform lives, organizations and communities. Originally using America’s rail system to deliver art exhibitions, Artrain now delivers cultural outreach programs to people in villages, towns and cities everywhere through a variety of methods including mobile touring exhibitions and cultural education and engagement programs. Since its founding in 1971, more than 3.2 million people have visited Artrain during more than 850 community visits across the nation.