SOLD OUT: Exhibition Opening - Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont

Join us for the Member exhibition opening for Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont. This Member-exclusive event celebrates a special exhibition exploring how America’s beloved illustrator Norman Rockwell crafted an idealized vision of Vermont—nostalgic, resilient, and my......More

Join us for the Member exhibition opening for Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont. This Member-exclusive event celebrates a special exhibition exploring how America’s beloved illustrator Norman Rockwell crafted an idealized vision of Vermont—nostalgic, resilient, and mythic—during his most prolific years in Arlington. The evening will include remarks from Thomas Denenberg, John Wilmerding Director and CEO. Light refreshments, cash bar. FREE for Members. Registration required. Not yet a Member or up for renewal? Join today! Please reach out to Membership at [email protected] or 802-985-0865 with any questions.  

Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, VT

Family Artmaking

Young artists and their families are invited to create art inspired by special exhibitions at the Museum. Bring your imagination, and we’ll bring the supplies, guidance, and enthusiasm! Topic: Portraits, Varied & Alive: New and Rarely Seen Treasures from the Collection.......More

Young artists and their families are invited to create art inspired by special exhibitions at the Museum. Bring your imagination, and we’ll bring the supplies, guidance, and enthusiasm! Topic: Portraits, Varied & Alive: New and Rarely Seen Treasures from the Collection. Registration required. Free for Members or with Museum admission. Family Programs are generously supported by PC Construction.

Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education Classroom, VT, United States

Varied & Alive Curator Tour

Join curators Kory Rogers and Katie Wood Kirchoff for guided tours of Varied and Alive: New and Rarely Seen Treasures from the Collection, a curatorial tour de force, with objects on view that include folk art paintings, circus posters, porcelain, textiles, toys, and tr......More

Join curators Kory Rogers and Katie Wood Kirchoff for guided tours of Varied and Alive: New and Rarely Seen Treasures from the Collection, a curatorial tour de force, with objects on view that include folk art paintings, circus posters, porcelain, textiles, toys, and trade signs—some beloved favorites, others not seen in decades. Limited to 15 participants.

Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Colgate Gallery

Shelburne Summer Nights

Activities for all ages, live music from The Tenderbellies, food trucks Taco Truck Allstars, Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream, Pizza 44, Jilib Jiblets, Maharaja Spice, Waterfront Catering Bar and Grill, access to Museum buildings, lawn games, and community! Shelburne Summer......More

Activities for all ages, live music from The Tenderbellies, food trucks Taco Truck Allstars, Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream, Pizza 44, Jilib Jiblets, Maharaja Spice, Waterfront Catering Bar and Grill, access to Museum buildings, lawn games, and community! Shelburne Summer Nights are generously sponsored by an anonymous foundation, our Members, and donors to the Annual Fund.

Museum Grounds, PCAE auditorium

Vermont Symphony Orchestra: America 250

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnickingConcert begins at 7:30 pm To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road with Summer Festival Tour: America 250, bringing music to communities across the Green Mountain State. There’s noth......More

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnickingConcert begins at 7:30 pm To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road with Summer Festival Tour: America 250, bringing music to communities across the Green Mountain State. There’s nothing quite like a balmy July evening in the Vermont outdoors, especially when the state’s orchestra performs beloved favorites like Morton Gould’s American Salute (based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), Aaron Copland’s Hoe-Down from Rodeo, a lively selection of music by John Williams and John Philip Sousa, and more. Music Director Andrew Crust invites you to bring a picnic blanket and relax under sunny skies to enjoy this cherished annual tradition. Each location features the VSO’s Musical Petting Zoo before the performance, where audiences can explore a variety of orchestral instruments. This 4th of July concert concludes with a fireworks display! 

Museum Concert Field, 6000 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States

Mindful Yoga

Engage in a mindful, art-based meditation and tour of an exhibition, followed by an all-level yoga class. Registration required.

Museum Grounds, PCAE auditorium

Close Looking: History, Context and the Creative Process

Engage in guided close looking activities and discussion followed by curator sharing of contextual, artistic, and historical background on selected works. This session’s focus: Ogden Pleissner’s Terrestrial Oils. Pleissner Gallery. Limited to 20 participants.

Pleissner Gallery, 6000 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, 05482, United States

Curator Tour - On Point: Needlework from the Garthwaite Family Collection

Join Katie Wood Kirchoff, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen Curator of American Decorative Arts, for a guided tour of On Point: Needlework from the Garthwaite Family Collection, with extraordinary examples of schoolgirl artworks made in Vermont, ranging from samplers, silk-on-......More

Join Katie Wood Kirchoff, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen Curator of American Decorative Arts, for a guided tour of On Point: Needlework from the Garthwaite Family Collection, with extraordinary examples of schoolgirl artworks made in Vermont, ranging from samplers, silk-on-silk embroideries, and sewing boxes to memorials, family registers, theorem paintings, and more. Free for Members or with Museum admission.

Hat & Fragrance Textile Gallery, 6000 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, 05482, United States

Varied & Alive Curator Tour

Join curators Kory Rogers and Katie Wood Kirchoff for guided tours of Varied and Alive: New and Rarely Seen Treasures from the Collection, a curatorial tour de force, with objects on view that include folk art paintings, circus posters, porcelain, textiles, toys, and tr......More

Join curators Kory Rogers and Katie Wood Kirchoff for guided tours of Varied and Alive: New and Rarely Seen Treasures from the Collection, a curatorial tour de force, with objects on view that include folk art paintings, circus posters, porcelain, textiles, toys, and trade signs—some beloved favorites, others not seen in decades. Limited to 15 participants.

Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Colgate Gallery

Sensory-Friendly Mornings

Experience the Museum in a calm, gentle environment designed for visitors of all ages with varying social and sensory processing needs. Free. Registration recommended.   Family Programs are generously supported by PC Construction.  

Pizzagalli Center & Museum Grounds

Storytime and Artmaking for Families

Join us as we read a fun and whimsical selection of books about art, creativity, community, and wonder. Ead storytime will conclude with an artmaking activity. Drop-in program. Free for Members or with Museum admission

Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education Classroom, VT, United States