Bennington Museum announced today that it is closing its galleries and exhibitions effective March 17 through April 6, 2020 in support of ongoing efforts to flatten the curve of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Museum’s Executive Director Joshua Campbell Torrance and Board of Trustees will continue to monitor the developments of this serious health crisis and the steps recommended by the state of Vermont and the CDC.

As Bennington Museum closely monitors the current global health crisis involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), it announced today that it will cancel all public programs, group tours, and school programs from March 13 through April 30, 2020. The health and safety of its visitors, employees, and the community is of primary concern. The Museum is taking steps it believes are necessary to support public health initiatives to control the spread of this virus.

On January 21, Joshua Campbell Torrance took the helm of Bennington Museum as the new Executive Director. One of his first objectives is to gather input from the community – business owners, teachers, government officials, individuals, anyone – on how they see the Museum and what ideas they have for its future as an integral part of the community. To do that, Torrance is instituting “Coffee and a Chat.” Every Thursday from 10 am to 11 am, Torrance’s door at the Museum will be open for anyone to stop in and discuss their thoughts and ideas, or just to say hello.

The Board of Trustees of Bennington Museum, a premier regional museum in New England, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joshua Campbell Torrance as the Museum’s new Executive Director. This leadership appointment will take effect January 20.

On Sunday, November 3 at 3:00 pm, Bennington Museum presents Bread and Puppet Theater’s Diagonal Life: Theory and Praxis, a show that examines the current precariously diagonal condition –on the verge of collapse, yet always capable of uprising. Held in the Ada Paresky Education Center, this free event is made possible by the generous support of Alison Nowak and Robert Cane through the Music at the Museum series. Due to limited seating, reservations are required. Go to breadandpuppet-bennmuse.eventbrite.com to reserve and print your ticket or call 802-447-1571 ext. 203.