Educator Morning

PreK–12 teachers in Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire are invited to join Shelburne Museum educators for a guided program before the Museum opens to the public. This experience is designed to support your teaching practice, offering strategies and adaptable materials......More

PreK–12 teachers in Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire are invited to join Shelburne Museum educators for a guided program before the Museum opens to the public. This experience is designed to support your teaching practice, offering strategies and adaptable materials you can bring directly into your classroom across grade levels and subject areas.  This event is free for registered attendees, and you’re welcome to stay and enjoy the Museum for the day following the program. Registration starts on Monday, June 29, at 8 a.m. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit our Eventbrite page to register and learn more!  

Museum Grounds, PCAE auditorium

Folk Nation: Crafting American Identities

Join Emelie Gevalt PhD, Curator and Deputy Director of the American Folk Art Museum, for a lively discussion of craftsmanship, historical memory, and identity through the lens of folk art.Americans have long crafted and preserved objects as a way of telling stories abou......More

Join Emelie Gevalt PhD, Curator and Deputy Director of the American Folk Art Museum, for a lively discussion of craftsmanship, historical memory, and identity through the lens of folk art.Americans have long crafted and preserved objects as a way of telling stories about themselves. Especially after the Revolutionary War, and with renewed energy around the time of the 1876 centennial, people turned to all kinds of early American artifacts to construct a national history. Expanding on this legacy, the term “folk art” was popularized in the early twentieth century to champion wide-ranging forms of American creative production from the 1700s onward. Covering a kaleidoscopic array of genres produced outside the academic art world, the idea of folk art developed as a long-enduring symbol of authenticity, ingenuity, and independence—key values perceived to be at the heart of United States culture. But concepts of folk art were often romanticized, idealizing a homogenous citizenry and a nostalgic, incomplete view of both the past and the present. On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, the American Folk Art Museum’s 2026 exhibition program offers an opportunity to look anew at the ways Americans have defined themselves through the making, collecting, and passing down of vernacular objects. This talk provides a critical exploration of a range of folk art objects—from weathervanes and whirligigs to quilts, embroidery, carvings, and painted portraiture—examining how folk art has been used as both a mirror and a tool, reflecting and also giving shape to a multiplicity of American identities across the centuries. Lecture followed by audience Q&A. Free to Members or with Museum admission. Register for in-person HERE.Register for virtual webinar HERE.  

Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education Auditorium

Curator Tour - Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont

Join Carolyn Bauer, Marna and Chuck Davis Curator of American Art, for a guided tour of the exhibition, Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont, which explores how America’s beloved illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) crafted an idealized vision of Vermont—nostalgic, re......More

Join Carolyn Bauer, Marna and Chuck Davis Curator of American Art, for a guided tour of the exhibition, Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont, which explores how America’s beloved illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) crafted an idealized vision of Vermont—nostalgic, resilient, and mythic—during his most prolific years in Arlington (1939–1953). In his works, Rockwell offered a nation battered by the Great Depression and weathering World War II a reassuring image of American life: orderly, self-reliant, and picturesque. Drop-in program. Free for Members or with Museum admission. Limited to 20 participants.

Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Murphy Gallery, 6000 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, 05482, United States

SOLD OUT: Lake Street Dive

LAKE STREET DIVESupport: CouchBen and Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum Gates 6pm, Show 7pmAll ages, children 12 and under are free All ages, Children 12 and under are FREE (+ do not need a ticket)! Glass, pets, & outside alcohol are prohibited. Blankets......More

LAKE STREET DIVESupport: CouchBen and Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum Gates 6pm, Show 7pmAll ages, children 12 and under are free All ages, Children 12 and under are FREE (+ do not need a ticket)! Glass, pets, & outside alcohol are prohibited. Blankets, low chairs, and food are permitted. All events are rain or shine. All dates, acts, and ticket prices subject to change without notice. For more information and FAQs, visit https://shelburnemuseum.org/visit/concerts/

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

Educator Days

PreK-12 educators working in Vermont, New York, or New Hampshire, are welcome to visit Shelburne Museum for FREE on select days this summer. Our 2026 Educator Days will be held on July 9, July 21, and August 12. You are welcome to attend more than one day!   Pre-registr......More

PreK-12 educators working in Vermont, New York, or New Hampshire, are welcome to visit Shelburne Museum for FREE on select days this summer. Our 2026 Educator Days will be held on July 9, July 21, and August 12. You are welcome to attend more than one day!   Pre-registration is required. Educators may bring up to four guests (ages 5+) at a reduced admission of $5 each. Please be prepared to present a valid employee ID upon arrival. Visit our Eventbrite page to register and to learn more! 

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: Garthwaite’s Claredon Memorials. Dana Spencer Textile Galleries at Hat and Fragrance. Limited......More

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: Garthwaite’s Claredon Memorials. Dana Spencer Textile Galleries at Hat and Fragrance. Limited to 20 participants.

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

SOLD OUT: Lake Street Dive

LAKE STREET DIVESupport: CouchBen and Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum Gates 6pm, Show 7pm All ages, Children 12 and under are FREE (+ do not need a ticket)! Glass, pets, & outside alcohol are prohibited. Blankets, low chairs, and food are permitted. Al......More

LAKE STREET DIVESupport: CouchBen and Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum Gates 6pm, Show 7pm All ages, Children 12 and under are FREE (+ do not need a ticket)! Glass, pets, & outside alcohol are prohibited. Blankets, low chairs, and food are permitted. All events are rain or shine. All dates, acts, and ticket prices subject to change without notice. For more information and FAQs, visit https://shelburnemuseum.org/visit/concerts/

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

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

TiconderYOGA

Join us for a special before-hours experience at Shelburne Museum that blends art, mindfulness, and movement. Begin with a guided tour and art-based meditation on the iconic Steamboat Ticonderoga, designed to spark reflection and presence. Then, take an all-level yoga c......More

Join us for a special before-hours experience at Shelburne Museum that blends art, mindfulness, and movement. Begin with a guided tour and art-based meditation on the iconic Steamboat Ticonderoga, designed to spark reflection and presence. Then, take an all-level yoga class on the decks of the Ti led by instructor Lynn Alpeter, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Museum grounds. $10 for members, $15 for general public. Registration required.

Ticonderoga, 6000 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, 05482, United States

Storytime and Artmaking for Families

Join us as we read a fun and whimsical selection of books about art, creativity, community, and wonder. Each 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

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