The FESTIVAL GALA
Celebrate the Holidays and Support Bennington Museum’s Largest Annual Fundraiser to Benefit our Education Programs
Museum ABCs: Snow Days
No matter what the temperature is outside, snow will be plentiful indoors. Just like this year’s Festival artists, we’ll take our inspiration from Robert Frost.
Kid’s “Noon” Year’s Eve Party
Want to celebrate the arrival of 2020 but bedtime is at 8:00? No problem! Put on your party clothes and join us at the Bennington Museum as we welcome in the New Year with music, party hats, noisemakers, sparkling grape juice, and the countdown to Noon!
FREE Community Day at Bennington Museum
Join us on Saturday, February 1 when admission to Bennington Museum is FREE for everyone from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visit all the new exhibitions and possibly interact with some of the student artists who are invited to come in and pick-up their Certificate of Participation in the 2019 Annual Student Art Exhibition.
BHS Presents Don Miller Speaking on Religion in Early Bennington
On Sunday, February 16 at 2:00 pm, Bennington Historical Society presents Don Miller speaking on Religion in Early Bennington.
February Vacation Week Workshops
Winter Vacation Week Workshops, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm daily, Join us for a day or the week. Great fun with different topics to explore each day.
Museum ABCs: (re)Sounding: Making Music
Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers join in the magic of music as we explore some of the musical instruments in the Museum's collection.
Old World – New World
Another wonderful concert in the Music at the Museum series. Quartet 131 consists of violinists Lilit Gampel, Laura Jean Goldberg, and Andy Lin, and cellist Rob La Rue. They will perform "Old World - New World," featuring works by Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, Charles Griffes, and Antonin Dvorak.
CANCELED – Anne Sullivan, a BHS presentation by Phyllis Chapman
CANCELED - On Sunday, March 15 at 2:00 pm, join Phyllis Chapman as she presents the story of Anne Sullivan
CANCELED – Museum ABCs: Lines that Wiggle and Squiggle
CANCELED - Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration, stories, and art. Wiggles and Squiggles with the artwork of Sot Borofsky.
CANCELED – Spring Social and Exhibition Opening
CANCELED - On Saturday, March 28, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, we celebrate the opening of the Museum’s latest exhibition, Love, Marriage, & Divorce. Collections Manager Callie Raspuzzi offers insight into the changing norms (and often not so changing norms) of the customs and rules that governed love, marriage, and divorce, beginning with Colonial America right up to today.
CANCELED – BHS Presentation in the Ada Paresky Education Center
CANCELED - On Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 pm, Bennington Historical Society presentation.
CANCELED – Museum ABCs: Preschooler Planet Protectors
CANCELED Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to become Planet Protectors. Learn about our home - planet earth - and how we all can help protect it.
Artist Talk and Closing Reception
Visit with Scot Borofsky as he shares stories behind many of his works on view.
Musicians Take Over Bennington Museum for FREE Community Day!
Join us on Saturday, May 16 when musicians take over Bennington Museum. Admission is FREE for everyone from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Museum ABCs: Trail Tale – The Nest That Wren Built
Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to get outdoors on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail while enjoying the wonderful story "The House That Wren Built" illustrated by Anne Hunter.
(re)Sounding, a Musical Performance
Another uniquely wonderful concert from Music at the Museum. Compositions created for the historically significant instruments held in the Museum's collection. Free and open to the Public.
Painting at Home with Grandma Moses: A Virtual Opening Event
A Virtual EventPlease join us for a webinar format preview for "Painting at Home with Grandma Moses," a new online exhibition featuring paintings and archival materials from the collections of Shelburne Museum and Bennington Museum...
Meet Me In the Courtyard
Join us for a re-opening celebration!