Only in Bennington

Back by popular demand! Only in Bennington is a live onstage event, held at the Bennington Theater – an evening of storytelling, starring your Bennington friends and neighbors. True tales, no professionals. The format: stand-up storytelling. Accompanying the storyteller......More

Back by popular demand! Only in Bennington is a live onstage event, held at the Bennington Theater – an evening of storytelling, starring your Bennington friends and neighbors. True tales, no professionals. The format: stand-up storytelling. Accompanying the storyteller: 22 slides that change automatically, every 22 seconds. Two rules only: the story you tell has to be true, and it has to be about Bennington.  Interested in being a presenter? Contact Damien McCaffery at [email protected]. Tickets for audience members are $15 for Bennington Museum Members. Not-Yet-Member pay $15 in advance or $20 at the door.Tickets will be available for purchase via the Bennington Theater website.

Bennington Theater, Main Street 331, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

Museum ABCs: Snowflake Bentley

A Vermonter named Wilson Bentley was the first person to photograph snowflakes and the first to declare that no two are alike. See some of Bentley’s photographs, look at captured snowflakes with magnifiers, hear a snowy tale or two, and make some snowflake-inspired artw......More

A Vermonter named Wilson Bentley was the first person to photograph snowflakes and the first to declare that no two are alike. See some of Bentley’s photographs, look at captured snowflakes with magnifiers, hear a snowy tale or two, and make some snowflake-inspired artwork to bring home. Museum ABCs is a collaboration between Bennington Museum and the Bennington Free Library, designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions. Siblings are welcome! Museum ABCs is FREE thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. Join us on the second Saturday of each month, April through November, for artwork, stories, and more! presented in partnership with the Bennington Free Library Sponsored by The Bank of Bennington with additional support from Stewarts.

Researching Veterans

a Bennington Historical Society presentation Drop into the Regional History Room between 1:00 and 4:00 PM to meet the volunteers of the Regional History Room and the Bennington Historical Society who will help you find your Veteran’s history. We will show you how to unc......More

a Bennington Historical Society presentation Drop into the Regional History Room between 1:00 and 4:00 PM to meet the volunteers of the Regional History Room and the Bennington Historical Society who will help you find your Veteran’s history. We will show you how to uncover the story of your family veteran using internet sources, books, and local hard copy resources. Find out the details of their service – where they entered the service, their unit, where they went and what they did upon return. From the Revolutionary War to present conflicts, their stories can be traced. Bring documents, photos, or other information you have about your veteran and we will help fill in the blanks. Complete this form to get a jump on your research.The Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. Supported by

An Eclectic Cabaret for a Sunday Afternoon

Vocalist Tom Bogdan presents songs in a variety of styles – old songs, new songs, classical songs, Jazz songs and pop songs. The performance will include songs written by friends who are composers and songs inspired by students that Bogdan has taught at Bennington Colle......More

Vocalist Tom Bogdan presents songs in a variety of styles – old songs, new songs, classical songs, Jazz songs and pop songs. The performance will include songs written by friends who are composers and songs inspired by students that Bogdan has taught at Bennington College. Accompanied by pianists Chris Rose and Yoshiko Sato, Bogdan hopes to offer a concert that is generous, vulnerable, reflective and inspiring. Tom Bogdan taught Voice at Bennington College from 1996 until 2023. An experienced performer of music from antiquity to the avant garde, he has received critical acclaim for his performances in concert, opera, recital, cabaret, and his own music/theater pieces, L’Amour Bleu and Tell Me The Truth About Love. He has sung in the premieres of over 50 compositions. As a member of Meredith Monk’s Vocal Ensemble he has performed throughout the USA and Europe and has received Fulbright grants to teach her music in Brazil, Hungary, India, the Philippines and Kiev. His many recordings include Meredith Monk’s ATLAS, Tom Bogdan’s L’Amour Bleu, For Your Delight, the new American art song with pianist Harry Huff and Hungarian Folk Songs by Bartók and Kodály, with pianist Yoshiko Sato. Chris Rose is a musician and teaching artist from Northeastern Pennsylvania. An avid wanderer, he has performed with orchestras in Italy, Sweden, South Korea, Alaska, and around the United States, and aboard Cunard, Crystal, and Royal Caribbean ocean liners. Recent appearances include Vermont’s Marlboro Music Festival, Colorado’s Jazz Aspen Snowmass Summer Jazz Workshop and New York’s Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival. He proudly served as a Teaching Artist for the non-profit Empire State Youth Orchestra and currently teaches Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Brass at Bennington College. Pianist Yoshiko Sato studied at Keio University in Tokyo, at The Hartt School of Music in Connecticut, and at École Normale de Musique de Paris in France. She has won numerous prizes in several competitions, has given recitals around the world and has appeared as soloist with several orchestras including the Sage City Symphony last fall performing Ravel Piano Concerto in G. In 2009, Sato and tenor Thomas Bogdan released a recording of Hungarian folk song settings by Bartók and Kodaly on the Centaur label. Ms. Sato has also recorded three piano works by her husband Allen Shawn, all for Albany Records: Childhood Scenes, Nocturne for Y, and Book II of his Etudes for Piano, which was released in June of 2025. (All three works were dedicated to her.) In 2014, Sato performed Childhood Scenes and Shawn’s Jazz Prelude No. 2 for the Antonia Franceschi Dance Company at the Ailey Center in New York City and in performances on the island of Malta. Since moving to Vermont, Ms. Sato has performed frequently in recitals throughout the region, including sharing performances of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with her colleague Christopher Lewis, recitals at Park McCullough House, a recital with violinist Joana Genova-Rudialov and a concert in the Bennington Music at the Museum series with cellist, Michael Finckel. Ms. Sato has been a piano instructor and accompanist at Bennington College since 1999. Music at the Museum programs are presented at no charge, thanks to our generous sponsors,Alison Nowak and Robert Cane.

Vermont Vice- Artist Reception

Vermont Vice – Artist ReceptionParticipating Artists:Paedra Bramhall, Katie Cleaver, Vanessa Compton, Rory Coyne, Peter Crabtree, Ben Demars, Danielle Galietti, Jason Galligan-Baldwin, Dylan Hausthor, Lauren Levato Coyne, Nate Massari, Ray Materson, Savannah Materson, M......More

Vermont Vice – Artist ReceptionParticipating Artists:Paedra Bramhall, Katie Cleaver, Vanessa Compton, Rory Coyne, Peter Crabtree, Ben Demars, Danielle Galietti, Jason Galligan-Baldwin, Dylan Hausthor, Lauren Levato Coyne, Nate Massari, Ray Materson, Savannah Materson, Madalyn Olson, William Ransom, Rhonda Ratray, Emily Robinson, Daisy Rockwell, Stacy Sherman, Jill VanOrden, Jon Verney, Christopher Volpe, Diana Vosburg, Beriah Wall Exhibition and Closed Bid Auction benefiting Bennington Museum and Regional ArtistsNovember 15 through December 30 (bidding ends on December 17) Preview the pieces and purchase at BUY IT NOW prices. Gala Ticket Holders and Museum Members are FREE, but please use the Get Tickets function below to RSVP. Not-Yet-Members: $5 LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PIECES (COMING SOON)

BHS Book Fair

a Bennington Historical Society presentation Bennington is home to many writers, and many of them are Bennington Museum and Historical Society volunteers! This is your chance to hear from local authors, writing about local history. They will discuss how they brought the......More

a Bennington Historical Society presentation Bennington is home to many writers, and many of them are Bennington Museum and Historical Society volunteers! This is your chance to hear from local authors, writing about local history. They will discuss how they brought their projects from mere ideas to published works, share excerpts from their books, and be on hand to sign copies. (Publications are available for purchase in the Museum Store. The holidays are right around the corner…) Featured authors will include Tyler Resch, Tony Marro, Phil Holland, Joe Hall, Bill Morgan and Tom Fels. Plus, Tyler Resch and Damien McCaffery will discuss Bennington Museum’s newest publication, A Continued Clap of Thunder: Essays to Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. Refreshments will be served following the presentation. supported by

Family Day & Children's Shopping

Saturday December 6 is Family Dayat Bennington Museum!Admission$5 per person for everyone!Whether you’re an adult, a member, a child, Santa Claus, or anyone else, admission is $5. Your $5 contributes to our annual year-end fundraising to support programming in the comin......More

Saturday December 6 is Family Dayat Bennington Museum!Admission$5 per person for everyone!Whether you’re an adult, a member, a child, Santa Claus, or anyone else, admission is $5. Your $5 contributes to our annual year-end fundraising to support programming in the coming year. Kids 17 and younger can get in free IF……they bring an item to donate to this year’s Family Day Donation recipient, Bennington County Multicultural Community Center Check back for a list of suggested donation items. Children’s Shopping BoutiqueNow accepting donations!New and gently used items needed for the Children’s Shopping Boutique! Donations can be brought to Bennington Museum’s admissions desk any time the Museum is open. Items for men, women, children, and pets accepted. We do not accept books for adults or clothing. Items in the sale are not priced higher than $12. We also accept donations of gift bags, wrapping paper, small boxes, tissue paper, ribbon, bows, and batteries – especially AA, AAA, and LR44 Button Cells.. Children’s Shopping BoutiqueChildren ages 5 to 12 are invited to browse the selection of new and gently used items, all priced from $1 to $12, with the assistance of our Shoppers’ Helpers. Adults help their children write out gift tags and set their shopping budget, then hang back while the kids do the shopping. Gifts are wrapped before the children reunite with their grown-ups, so everyone can be surprised when it’s time for gift exchange! Cash only, please! Reservations are highly recommended! Walk-ins will be accommodated as openings in the reservation schedule become available. Reserve a Shopping TimeBake SaleOur volunteers have been hard at work, baking treats for you to enjoy while waiting for your shopper or to bring home. All items are available for a donation of your choice. Cash or Venmo only! Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, 10:00 – 12:00Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse from 10:00 – 12:00. There is no charge to visit with Santa! Remember to bring your camera! Craft Activities, 10:00 – 2:00Seasonally-themed craft activities will be available in the Bennington Pottery Gallery. Children can participate in three easy-to-make crafts, celebrating all things Winter. No additional charge. Classroom CreationsEach year Bennington Museum invites elementary classrooms to work with a theme and create a work of art to donate to the Museum. Then we give our visitors a chance to take home one of these wonderful creations by purchasing chances to win for just $1 each.

Vermont Vice Gala

During the Gala, we invite you to explore the annual Exhibition and Closed-Bid Auction:Vermont Vice: Sex, Drugs, Money, and Murder, featuring art inspired by bad habits, guilty pleasures, and immoral and wicked behavior in the Green Mountain State. The Exhibition is on ......More

During the Gala, we invite you to explore the annual Exhibition and Closed-Bid Auction:Vermont Vice: Sex, Drugs, Money, and Murder, featuring art inspired by bad habits, guilty pleasures, and immoral and wicked behavior in the Green Mountain State. The Exhibition is on display November 15–December 30, 2025. Bidding will close December 17th and winners will be notified by the 19th and may pick up their items in advance of the exhibition closing. ARTIST RECEPTION(included with purchase of Gala ticket)Friday, November 14, 5–7 pmGet a sneak peek of the show with BUY IT NOW opportunities.Proceeds support both the Museum and the artists. SILENT AUCTIONThe Silent Auction features fun trips, fine dining, and fantastic goods from our regional businesses, with a slightly wicked theme this year. Online bidding opens November 28 and will close on December 13.Final in-person bids may be placed at the Gala.

Noon Year's Eve Party for Kids

Ringing in the New Year isn’t just for Adults!Want to celebrate the arrival of 2026 but bedtime is at 8:00? No problem! Put on your party clothes and join us at Bennington Museum as we welcome in the “Noon” Year with music, party hats, noisemakers, sparkling grape juice......More

Ringing in the New Year isn’t just for Adults!Want to celebrate the arrival of 2026 but bedtime is at 8:00? No problem! Put on your party clothes and join us at Bennington Museum as we welcome in the “Noon” Year with music, party hats, noisemakers, sparkling grape juice, and the countdown to Noon! Bennington Museum’s annual Kids’ “Noon” Year’s Eve Celebration is on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. Admission is $5/child. Adults are welcome to join the party at no charge. Registration is not required. We hope you can join us. Yes! The Museum is normally closed on Wednesdays. We are opening up just for this special occasion!

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