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SUMMARY:Reopening Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Free Admission All Day\ncourtesy of Greylock Federal Credit Union \nNew Exhibits\nSee the Battle of Bennington exhibit in its 2026 home\, next to the Museum Store. This is a transitional year for this exhibit while we prepare its new permanent home on the second floor. Thanks to support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council. \nVisit the new Folk and Craft Gallery on the first floor (in the former home of the Battle of Bennington exhibit). This space will highlight extraordinary things made by ordinary people. \nThe annual Student Art Show (April 2 – May 17) includes work from local students in grades kindergarten through 12. Student Artists can pick up their certificates during the reopening celebration.  The Student Art Show is sponsored by MSK Engineers. \nArt Through New Eyes\nFor the past two months\, a group of your friends and neighbors has been discovering the fun of looking at art. Today we celebrate them and share their adventures with you. \nJoin them for a reception at 12:00 in the Paresky Court\, where we’ll debut videos they’ve made describing their experiences learning to look at\, enjoy\, and talk about art. At 12:30\, dance educator Melisa Clark will perform and lead a movement activity inspired by David Smith’s sculpture\, March Sentinel. Melisa Clark is a dancer\, choreographer and educator based in Bennington\, VT. She is artistic director and co-founder of PIMA Group\, a dance and music company\, and earned an MFA in Dance/Choreography from Temple University. She performs and teaches dance and yoga classes locally and regionally. Visit www.pimagroup.org for more information. \nGenerous support for this project has been provided by Art Bridges. \n\nAppraisal Fair\nThe annual Antiques Appraisal Fair takes place from 1:00 – 4:00 in the Paresky Education Center. Bring your prized family heirlooms and that quirky piece you found at a yard sale for evaluation by professional appraisers. Plus chat with conservation professionals about how to take care of it. Get the details here. \nPlus enjoy hands-on activities throughout the Museum and live music with Veronica Jarvis from 10:00 – 12:00.
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SUMMARY:Antiques Appraisal Fair
DESCRIPTION:Bring your personal treasures for evaluation by professional appraisers Charles Flint\, Lorraine German\, Scott Martin\, Maria Siskind\, and Charles Suss\, and talk to members of the Collections Care and Conservation Alliance about how to preserve your precious items.  \nBring up to 5 items for appraisal at $10 per item. You may bring these and/or other items to representatives from the Collections Care & Conservation Alliance for consultation free of charge. \nNo need to register in advance. Participants will be paired with appraisers based on order of arrival. \nThe Appraisers\nCharles Flint\, of Charles L. Flint\, Fine Art and Antiques in Lenox\, MA\, has an impressive background in and knowledge of antiques. He performs appraisals and authentications for museums\, as well as private collectors and insurance companies. A member of the New England Appraisers Association\, he has expertise in fine arts; Early American furniture\, both country and formal; 16th to 19th century oil paintings\, both European and American; Shaker furniture and accessories; early blown and molded glass; paper and rare books; toys; bottles; folk art; early photography; vintage jewelry; civil war objects; stoneware and numerous other areas. \nLorraine German and her late husband Steve established Mad River Antiques\, LLC in 2001\, with a concentration on 18th\, 19th\, and 20th century Americana and decorative arts. Over the years\, they have received extensive recognition from their peers for their expertise in stoneware\, textiles\, Christmas decorations\, and Indian baskets.  They have been frequent guest speakers at antiques shows\, museums\, and antiques organizations\, where they have covered a variety of topics\, including stoneware\, redware\, quilts\, Christmas ornaments\, and Santa Claus. Lorraine is a member of the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America and the Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association.  Both she and Steve have served as collection advisors for the Bidwell House Museum in Monterey\, Massachusetts. \nScott Martin of Great Barrington\, Massachusetts specializes in sports memorabilia\, antique and vintage toys\, Early American country\, primitives\, decorated stoneware\, sterling silver\, advertising signs and country store items\, military\, Civil War\, and high-end collectibles. A second-generation art and antiques dealer\, Martin has over thirty years of experience in buying and selling art and antiques.  “I started as a young collector of sports memorabilia and old toys\, which led to other specialized areas of expertise.” Scott also worked with Charles Flint Antiques for many years and assisted on many notable appraisals and estate solutions for valuable objects.  \nMaria Siskind co-owns Siskind Appraisals in Williamstown\, MA with her mother Patricia Siskind. Together they have been helping clients realize the intrinsic value of their possessions since 1996. Whether it is estate work\, insurance values\, advising on how to live with fine art and antiques\, or retaining and dispersing of inherited items\, they have been able to find a solution. Maria works throughout the Berkshires\, Southern Vermont and adjoining New York. She is a generalists\, but her special interests include fine art\, 18th to 20th century furniture and decorative items\, silver\, and estate jewelry. \nCharles Suss began collecting and studying coins in grade school. In high school he served as president of the school’s coin club for two years while working part time in a coin shop. At the Bowery Jewelry Exchange he became interested in pocket watches. He is a long standing member of the American Numismatic Association (A.N.A.)\, Early American Coppers (EAC)\, the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4)\, the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) and the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS). He bought\, sold\, attributed and appraised coins and currency with Tofel Jewelers and at Armstrong Jewelers. He was the prime coin dealer at Camelot Village until its closure in late 2019. Charles then joined Main Street Antiques as a managing partner. His experience ranges from ancients through foreign and modern US issues. He specializes in early American coins and loves timepieces. \nCollections Care Alliance\nThe Collections Care & Conservation Alliance is a network of conservation and preservation professionals that seeks to improve collections care by providing information and education to individuals\, organizations\, and institutions. Bring them your questions about how to best store\, clean\, or exhibit heirlooms; how to find a professional conservator; and how to inventory collections for estate planning or family discussion. These experts will be available to give you their advice at no charge.
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