Bennington Historical Society – A Tale of Two Cars
"A Tale of Two Cars: Bennington and the Electric Railroad Interubans, 1900-1910" Presented by George Lerrigo
Winter Vacation Week Workshops
Winter Vacation Week Workshops, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Grades K through 4. $10/member $15/non-member for each workshop. Includes snack and all materials. Registration required.
American Eccentricities-An Artist’s Talk with Sculptor Sarah Peters
Join Sculptor Sarah Peters for American Eccentricities, an artist’s talk in collaboration with Usdan Gallery at Bennington College.
Collage #3571 ½: A Schonbeck Experience
Are you ready to build your own instrument and then join in the concert? Join us on Saturday, March 9 at 2:00 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center and Paul Paresky Court of the Bennington Museum, when Nick Brooke (faculty, Bennington College) Webb Crawford (Bennington College graduate) and Mark Stewart (founding member of Bang on a Can All Stars) present an instrument building workshop where you, the audience members, build the instruments, then use those instruments to participate in an improvisational performance conducted by Mark Stewart. All in the spirit of Gunnar Schonbeck's collages.
Bennington Historical Society- “Where was the Bennington Storehouse Located?”
"Where was the Bennington Store House Located?" Presented by Bob Hoar
Museum ABCs: Spring Green
Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration, stories, and art. Join us as we look for colors of spring green in the galleries.
Spring Social and Exhibition Opening
Enjoy conversation with the Museum curator and special guests Vermont Folklife Center Director of Archives and Research, Andy Kolovos; Senior Photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Eileen Travell; and special guest, Alan David Griswold, great grandson of Minnie Griswold whose home is the focus of the exhibition. Hear more from their perspective on this fascinating exhibition.
Museum ABCs: “Click” – Creating with Photos
Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration, stories, and art.
Bennington Historical Society – Colorizing Historic Photographs
Colorizing Historic Photographs. A discussion about Time Wager's series of colorized historic photographs of Bennington. Presented by Callie Raspuzzi, Collection Manager
Stoneware Collectors Meeting
Tour places in Bennington related to the pottery industry 12:30 to 2:00 pm. Return to the Museum and enjoy a presentation by Cathie Zusy and Warren Broderick.
Community Day at Bennington Museum
On Saturday, May 11 admission to the Bennington Museum is FREE for all visitors and the lineup for engagement is outstanding. At 11:00 am, join Senior Photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Eileen Travell and Bennington Museum’s curator Jamie Franklin for an up close gallery exploration of Up Home: Hand-Colored Photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport. At 3:00 pm, join us as we open Color | Gesture: Early Works by Emily Mason on view in the Works on Paper Gallery. But there is more.
Museum ABCs: Playing with Paint
Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration, stories, and art.
Bennington Historical Society – William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)
William Lloyd Garrison A presentation on his life and times Presented by Tyler Resch, Research Librarian
Honoring Beethoven
Another wonderful concert in the Music at the Museum series. Among the pieces performed in this performance will be Piano Sonata #31 in A-flat major, Opus 110, Trio for piano, violin and cello nº 7 in B flat major, op.97, "Archduke".
BHS Presents David Redding, Hanged in Bennington
On Sunday, June 23 at 2:00 pm, Bennington Historical Society presents David Redding, Hanged in Bennington. This talk is given by historian Phil Holland.
Summer Party and Exhibition Opening
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.
Bennington’s First Pride Celebration
On Saturday June 29, 2019, Bennington will have its first ever Pride celebration. The Bennington Museum is involved in a number of ways.
Authors’ Event for 1960s Vermont
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.