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Reopening Day!
April 1, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Reopening Day
Bennington Museum welcomes visitors back to the galleries after three months of cleaning, painting, and preparing!
Join us as we celebrate our re-opening. Admission will be half off all day.
Explore three new major exhibitions, plus discover the resources available to you in the Regional History Room with a presentation beginning at 1:00. Details here.
A History of Bennington
How does our past impact our present and future?
Image: Receipt for Margaret “Peg” Bowen, 1778
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Family Papers, Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries
Nebizun: Water is Life
The Abenaki relationship with our waterways can help all people embrace the importance of water conservation.
Image: Amy Hook Therrien, 2017
Watercolor on paper, 14 x 11 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Vermont Abenaki Artists Association
Curatorial Talk with Vera Longtoe Sheehan, 2:00 PM
More information available here.
The Student Art Show
Witness the process of artistic development through the work of regional students in kindergarten through high school.
Image: Dobi Kye, Self-Portrait
Plus, look for new installations in the John T. Harrison Orientation Hall (lobby), Paresky Court, Early Vermont Gallery, and Bennington Modernism Gallery.