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Museum membership guide
Top 19 locations in Vermont
byShiry
Live update: Updated February 15, 2022Copy link
Copy link1. Wonderfeet Children’s Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
ShiryInteractive exhibits & events dedicated to the lifetime love of learning & discovery for children.
2. Billings Farm and Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe museum website: www.billingsfarm.org
3. Vermont Historical Society
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Vermont Historical Society engages both Vermonters and “Vermonters at heart” in the exploration of our state’s rich heritage. Our purpose is to reach a broad audience through our outstanding collections, statewide outreach, and dynamic programming. We believe that an understanding of the past changes lives and builds better communities.
4. ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryUp to two adults and two youth, as listed on the membership card
5. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryTwo adults living in the same residence and their children or grandchildren 17 and under
6. American Precision Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe American Precision Museum combines the atmosphere of an original 19th century factory building with a world-class collection of historic machines. The 1846 armory building, the “Shaping America” exhibition and accompanying programs explore industrial history in the context of innovation, creative problem solving, and the impact of precision manufacturing on American history and culture. The museum is a National Historic Landmark and an International Mechanical Engineering Heritage Site and Collection.
7. Fleming Museum of Art - University of Vermont
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryA cultural treasure prized by Vermonters and visitors for more than 80 years, the Fleming Museum is located on the campus of the University of Vermont, which, chartered in 1791, is one of the nation's oldest universities. When the Museum opened in 1931, it was hailed as "a practical place of learning — a vibrant, ongoing educational institution for both children and adults." Today, the Museum houses Vermont's most comprehensive collection of art and anthropological artifacts. It presents innovative exhibitions of contemporary and historic art from around the world, complemented by year-round programming for all ages.
8. Old Stone House Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryListed on the National Register of Historic Places and part of Vermont’s African American Heritage Trail, the Old Stone House Museum sits on 55 acres of rural Vermont farmland and encompasses numerous structures from the early 19th century. These include Federalist era homes of Reverend Alexander Twilight, first African American graduate of Middlebury College, progressive educator, and state legislator, and the progressive educator Samuel Read Hall, who pioneered slate chalkboards; as well as the “Old Stone House,” a four-story granite dormitory built by Twilight in 1836 to house students attending the 1823 Grammar School where he and Samuel Read Hall taught.
9. The American Museum of Fly Fishing
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe American Museum of Fly Fishing was established in 1968 in Manchester, Vermont, by a group of passionate and enthusiastic anglers who believed that the history of angling was an important part of American culture and tradition. The Museum was created to serve as an institution to research, preserve, and interpret the treasures of angling history. Visitors to the Museum can view in-house exhibits, participate in gallery programs, and make appointments to use the library or access the collections for research. The Museum’s permanent collection contains more than 1,200 rods, 1,400 reels, 20,000 flies, 60 linear feet of historic photographs and documents, and a 7,000 volume library. Some of the greatest masters are represented in the collection including rodmakers Hiram Leonard and Paul Young; reelmakers Edward and Julius Vom Hofe and Stan Bogdan; fly tyers Helen Shaw and Theodore Gordon; and artists Ogden M. Pleissner and Stanley Meltzoff.
10. Bennington Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryBennington Museum is home to the largest collection of Grandma Moses paintings in the world, the great 20th-century folk artist who painted scenes of rural life embodying a sense of an idyllic bygone America. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860-1961) started painting in her seventies and within years was one of America’s most famous artists. A selection of her works is always on view. With the museum’s introduction of “Creative Collisions,” visitors discover works by Grandma Moses side-by-side with galleries of Military History which focuses on the Revolutionary War battle named after the town of Bennington. The Battle of Bennington was one of the pivotal early battles of the Revolutionary War. Named after the town of Bennington, the museum maintains a strong collection of objects and documents relating to the battle and has many on view.
11. Hildene – The Lincoln Family Home
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe 412 acre estate with its Georgian revival mansion and 14 historic buildings includes the home, formal garden and observatory; Welcome Center and The Museum Store in the historic carriage barn; 1903 Pullman car, Sunbeam; a solar powered goat dairy and cheese-making facility. The lower portion, the Dene, was recently incorporated into the guest experience. This land functions as a campus for environmental and agricultural education for high school students and includes a teaching greenhouse, composting facility, vegetable gardens, apple orchard, and 600 foot floating wetland boardwalk. Nearby, the 1832 schoolhouse, still used for education programs, stands in contrast to the new facilities. The agricultural project in the Dene embodies Hildene’s deep commitment to conservation, stewardship, sustainability and education and to its mission, Values into Action.
12. Shelburne Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryShelburne Museum is an unparalleled and unique experience of American history, art, and design. Designed to allow visitors the pleasure of discovery and exploration, the Museum includes thirty-nine distinct structures on forty-five acres, each filled with beautiful, fascinating, and whimsical objects. Come play in our gardens and open our many doors. You are welcome here.
13. Vermont Center for Photography
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryNow celebrating its 22nd year of hosting some of the regions finest photographers in our gallery in downtown Brattleboro, the Vermont Center for Photography continues to flourish as one of the most popular gallery destinations in the region. In addition to hosting a new feature exhibition each month, VCP offers ongoing workshops, public B/W darkroom rental, professional printing & scanning services, exhibiting artist talks, as well as monthly portfolio critiques, among other regularly scheduled events.
14. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShirySince 1988, the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum has been dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the rich history of skiing and riding in Vermont.
15. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is an independent, non-collecting museum whose mission is to present art and ideas in ways that inspire, educate, and engage audiences of all ages.
16. Middlebury College Museum of Art
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryLocation: 72 Porter Field Road Middlebury, Middlebury, VT 05753, United States. For more details: http://museum.middlebury.edu , 802-362-1788
17. Southern Vermont Arts Center
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryLocation: 930 Southern Vermont Arts Center Drive, Manchester, VT 05254, United States. For more details: http://www.svac.org , 802-362-1405
18. Vermont Granite Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryLocated within a century old granite manufacturing plant, the Vermont Granite Museum contains exhibits on the science, technology, history, and art of Vermont’s unique granite heritage. With a dozen interactive stations, including a bouldering wall, visitors can create their own artwork and experiment with processes used to make granite monuments. The Museum also is home to the Stone Arts School, a facility used to teach methods such as sandblasting, sculpting, and stonewall construction.
19. Woodstock History Center
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe History Center, located in the heart of Woodstock’s historic district, explains how Woodstock has evolved over the past 250 years from a frontier territory to the vibrant community that it is today. Visitors can tour the museum which features large collections of antiques and several new exhibitions each year.
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