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Celebrating Vermont's Heritage! Visit the largest public collection of Grandma Moses paintings. Explore fine art, military artifacts, Bennington Pottery, vintage toys and the famous Bennington Flag. See the 1925 WASP Touring Car, delve into bygone days in the renowned Research Library and shop for unique gifts in the Museum Shop. Hands on activities for the children in the Schoolhouse and changing exhibits all year.

Exhibits

Through August 30 - "The Quality of Place" Photography, Space and Specificity. From May 30 through August 30, Bennington Museum will exhibit photography drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection, as well as other local collections featuring such prominent photographers as Alfred Stieglitz, Lee Friedlander, Lewis Hine, and Ansel Adams.
’The Quality of Place’ Photography, Space and Specificity examines how photography has been used over the years to convey a sense of “place.”

This exhibit offers a range of images including albumen prints of landmarks in Bennington such as the Catamount Tavern and the Bennington Battle Monument to images by prominent photographers, such as Benmont Avenue taken by Lewis Hine in 1909. Also on view is an atmospheric view of the Bennington College Campus and interior shots of the Old First Church by Clara Sipprell from the 1930s. A small group of photographs depicting places both distant and near by Kevin Bubriski, a nationally prominent photographer who lives in Shaftsbury, brings the show to our own age. From local collections, such as that of Bennington College, the exhibit features images by prominent photographers like Ansel Adams, Alfred Stieglitz, and Lee Friedlander representing the concept of
‘place’ in more distant lands.



September 5th through October 18 - the 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt plus Quilt Workshops by Brenda Papadakis on September 26 & 27. In addition, view over 20 PeaceQuilts from Haiti. On exhibit is “Patience to Raise the Sun”, an unprecedented exhibition organized by The Bennington Museum and PeaceQuilts, a humanitarian organization relieving poverty in Haiti by establishing and supporting women’s quilting ateliers. This exhibit will be on view at the Bennington Museum from September 5 through November 8. Visit www.benningtonmuseum.org for details.

The Bennington Museum is closed on Wednesday except in September
and October.

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