Events

Friday, July 1, August 5, and September 2, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - First Friday
We are open late and offer “Pay What You Wish” admission.

This is the first exhibition to take a focused look at the work this prominent American modernist created based upon his summers spent in southern Vermont from the mid-1930s to the mid-1940s.

Friday, July 1, August 5, and September 2, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - First Friday
We are open late and offer “Pay What You Wish” admission.

Every First Friday is Pay-What-You-Wish after 5:00 p.m. This Friday we are celebrating ART with gallery talks in the Grandma Moses Gallery as well as a discussion with Karen Wilkin, Independent Critic and Scholar of American Modernism, and Curator at Bennington Museum, Jamie Franklin about Milton Avery and his work. Enjoy the wonderful exhibition, Milton Avery's Vermont and learn more about his style, inspiration, and life.

“Connected Through the Land" Angus McCullough will introduce lectures given [...]

Stoneware Collectors Meeting - Friday's lecture will take place at 4:00 pm at the Bennington Museum and will be a tribute to Dr. Steven Leder, who passed away suddenly this past Spring.

Be with us for a reception with Duane Michals followed by "Photography and Reality," a discussion with this engaging artist about his art and inspiration. One of his most recent short films will be screened which will be followed by a Q&A. Free and open to the public.

Join with members of the museum, friends, and invited guests to honor the Walloomsac and General Stark Award winners. Hear presentations on what is happening at the museum, and what plans lie ahead.

Community Day, Celebrating Art - Free admission all day. Celebrate the work created by Milton Avery during his summers in southern Vermont. At 3:00 p.m. join with artist Leslie Parke in the Regional Artists Gallery for an artist's reception celebrating her exhibition Particle/Wave, Photographs by Leslie Parke.

The Hidden Norman Rockwell. Presented by Don Trachte. Ada Paresky [...]

Growing Up in Bennington in the 50s. Presented by Ted [...]

Celebrate the Holidays and Support Bennington Museum’s
Largest Annual Fundraiser to Benefit our Education Programs

Celebrate the Season with family and friends at Bennington Museum's Family Day. Crafts, Santa, Children's Shopping Boutique, Bake Sale, and so much more!

Learn about clay sculptures as we explore the ceramic sculptures of Stanley Rosen, then play with clay and make sculptures of our own.

The Story of Bennington County's One-Room Schools. Presented by Beverly [...]

Music is alive and well at Bennington Museum. We are pleased to begin the 2017 Music at the Museum concert series with the brilliant work of Beethoven, Allen Shawn, Lionel Nowak, and coming full circle, back again, wrapping the concert up with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1. Sponsored by Alison Nowak and Robert Cane, all concerts are free. The first concert is on Sunday, February 26 at 2:00 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center and Paul Paresky Court of the Bennington Museum. Admission to the galleries is not included.

Come out to meet the artist and enjoy his work. Free and open to the public.