Gallery Talk with Artist Sally Gil
Join in the conversation when artist Sally Gil, guest curator Sophie Brech-West, and Bennington Museum curator Jamie Franklin gather in the Regional Artists’ Gallery to talk about the works in Out of This World, Lush Abstract Landscapes by Sal
First Friday, July 1
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.
“Vermont 1918” and other Short Films
During the first "First Friday" of 2016, join us as we present an award-winning short film that highlights the struggle of a Vermont home during the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic.
Summer Party – Milton Avery’s Vermont
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.
Bennington Historical Society Meeting
George Guernsey and Building St. Frances de Sales Church Presented [...]
Tattoo 2
We are open late for First Fridays and offer "Pay What You Wish" admission. On this First Friday, the museum will host Tatto 2, a live exhibition of tattoo body art featuring live models showing their art and sharing their stories. Cash Bar, Live Music, Body Painting and more. Join us!
First Friday, August 5
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.
Milton Avery Presentation at the Hefflon House, next to Historic Jamaica (VT) Town Hall
Join us at the Hefflon House, 3751 VT Route 30 (next to Historic Jamaica Town Hall) Jamica, VT, when Jamie Franklin, curator of the Bennington Museum presents Milton Avery's Vermont. It was the extended summer season, often leading into fall, in the small adjacent villages of Rawsonville and Jamaica, that one would find Milton Avery, with his wife Sally Michel and daughter March.
Bennington Historical Society Meeting
Loyalists at the Battle of Bennington: Who Were They and [...]
Film Screening: Peter and John by Jay Craven
Film Screening: Peter and John by Jay Craven - Set in 1872 Nantucket, Peter and John tells the story of two brothers whose relationship strains when the younger one receives news of a strange inheritance and both brothers become attracted to the same mysterious young woman who arrives on their island.
First Friday, September 2
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.