Be among the first to explore the Museum’s two major summer exhibitions Fields of Change: 1960s Vermont and Color Fields: 1960s Bennington Modernism. See how the tumultuous decade of the 60s helped define Vermont as we know it today, both socially and culturally. Discussions with the curator, JAMIE FRANKLIN and special guests GREG GUMA, Journalist, Editor, and Activist, AND  DAVID WASCO, MAUHS Class of '71 and Academy Award Winning Production Designer.

On Saturday June 29, 2019, Bennington will have its first ever Pride celebration. The Bennington Museum is involved in a number of ways.

Three authors who have written extensively about the communes and counter-culture movement of the 1960s will read from their work and engage in a discussion with audience members about their experiences and their writing.

BHS presents "Just Who was Natty Bumppo? This presentation is Free and Open to the Public.

Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration, stories, and art. September offers Fall Colors.

Great Music by Natural History, a dynamic trio who embodies the improvisational essence of the 1960s.  The concerts in this series are free and are made possible by a donation from Alison Nowak and Robert Cane.  

On Saturday, September 28 admission to the Bennington Museum is FREE for all visitors and the lineup for engagement is outstanding.  The day’s events  focus on issues of Civil Rights and Diversity in Vermont in connection with Fields of Change: 1960s Vermont, Visible in Vermont: Our Stories, Our Voices, and Bennington Museum’s participation in the 2019 Vermont Reads Program.  But there is more.

In October we check out some of the famous Bread and Puppet Theater puppets, play with and make puppets, and create a puppet show.

A very special event for Monument Society Members Only. A trip to Hall Art Foundation for cocktails and hors d'ouevres followed a docent-led private tour. Next stop, SoLo Farm and Table in South Londonderry for by a wonderful seasonal meal created by husband and wife team of Chloe & Wesley Genovart All this is free for Monument Society Members.

On Sunday, October 20 at 2:00 pm, Bennington Historical Society presents Windmills and Their Effect on the Bears of Searsburg.

Time to be Announced. Diagonal Life brings all the bewildering, beguiling, and downright funny possibilities and implications of diagonality to life with song, dance, magic, mechanism, and stunning cardboard and paper maché puppets

On Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 pm, Bennington Historical Society presents Shays' Settlement in Vermont: A story of Revolt and Archaeology. 

Print It! inspires children with the amazing wood block prints by artist Asa Chaffetz.  Learn some simple and fun printmaking techniques.

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!