More than 200 works of art that capture Vermont’s unique character, people, traditions and landscape prior to the 1970’s from the collection of Lyman Orton, proprietor of the Vermont Country Store, will be unveiled to the public in an unprecedented collaboration by two of Vermont’s...
In 1957, Governor Joseph Johnson promised the citizens of southwestern Vermont that the state would rebuild the region’s main north-south highway, Route 7, “to standards comparable with the interstate system.” In the two decades that followed the question of what to do with Route 7...
Bring your personal treasures for evaluation by professional appraisers Charles Flint, Lorraine German, and Maria and Patricia Siskind. Plus, the event will include members of the Collections Care and Conservation Alliance who can advise you on the best ways to preserve your precious items. Bring up to...
Kids, put on your party clothes and and welcome in the “Noon” Year! Enjoy music, dancing, party hats, noisemakers, sparkling grape juice, and the countdown to Noon! Admission is $5/child. Adults are encouraged to join the party at no charge. But to explore the galleries,...
The Bennington Center Cemetery is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful in the state. The cemetery tour will introduce you to gravestones carved by some of the most prominent stonecutters active in this area from the 1760s through the 1830s. The program will...
Martin Podskoch will talk about Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Vermont, including the CCC's history, lore, and legacy. Learn of the impact the CCC had on the Vermont landscape and the legacy that it left us.
Pre-show viewing and reception for the new Walloomsac Inn exhibition with the curators. Elijah Dewey built the tavern later known as the Walloomsac Inn in 1771. Dewey's tavern was among sites used by the legislature of the independent Republic of Vermont, which lasted from 1777...
