Founded in 1984, the Vermont Folklife Center is a nationally-known folklife education organization that uses ethnography—study of cultural experience through interviewing, participation and observation—to strengthen the understanding of the cultural and social fabric of Vermont's diverse communities.
88 Main St. Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-4964 www.vermontfolklifecenter.org Approximately 5 minutes from the Middlebury Inn
The Sheldon Museum, the oldest community-based Museum in the country, has welcomed visitors and researchers since 1882. In 2015, the Sheldon Museum announced a two-year alliance with Historic New England alliance, Our mission is to serve the public by preserving the historic memory of Addison County and neighboring communities, heightening the awareness and enjoyment of our rich cultural legacy, and stimulating the study of connections between Vermont’s past and broader historical themes.
1 Park St. Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-2117 www.henrysheldonmuseum.org Approximately 5 minutes from the Middlebury Inn
The Middlebury College Museum of Art is an integral educational and cultural component of Middlebury College whose mission is to enable visitors to understand more fully the artistic achievements represented by a diversity of cultures. Our collection of several thousand objects ranges from antiquities to contemporary art and includes distinguished collections of Asian art, Middlebury College Museum of Art is an integral educational and cultural component of Middlebury College whose mission is to enable visitors to understand more fully the artistic achievements represented by a diversity of cultures. Our collection of several thousand objects ranges from antiquities to contemporary art and includes distinguished collections of Asian art, photography, 19th- centrury European and American Sculpture, and contemporary prints.
72 Porter Field Rd. Middlebury, VT 05753 802-443-5007 http://museum.middlebury.edu Approximately 5 minutes from the Middlebury Inn
Museums in Northern Vermont
Shelburne Museum is a museum of art, design, and Americana located in Shelburne, Vermont, United States. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds. It is located on 45 acres near Lake Champlain.
5555 Shelburne Rd. Shelburne, VT 05482 802-985-3346 www.shelburnemuseum.org Approximately 40 minutes from the Middlebury Inn
The Fleming Museum of Art is a museum of art and anthropology located at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. The museum's collection includes some 25,000 objects from a wide variety of eras and places. Until 2014, the museum was known as the Robert Hull Fleming Museum.
61 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 802-656-0750 www.uvm.edu/~fleming Approximately 55 minutes from the Middlebury Inn
Helen Day Art Center is where we produce major exhibitions featuring internationally and nationally recognized artists and local Vermont artists and artwork. We offer art classes for youth and adults year-round and collaborate with businesses and organizations to bring the arts to our region. We create original special events driven by artists that connect our broad audience of Vermonters and visitors with creativity.
90 Pond St. Stowe, VT 05672 802-253-8358 www.helenday.com Approximately 1.5 hours from the Middlebury Inn
Museums in Southern Vermont
Our nationally recognized collection of Norman Rockwell's art, established in 1976, commemorates Norman Rockwell's Vermont years and the entire span and diversity of his career (1911-1978). Chronological display of more than 2,500 Norman Rockwell magazine covers, advertisements, paintings, facts, and other published works shows Rockwell's development as an illustrator and links his work to the political, economic, and cultural history of the United States.
654 Rt. 4 East Rutland, VT 05701 877-773-6095 www.normamrockwellvt.com Approximately 45 minutes to a 1hour from the Middlebury Inn
The Main Street Museum is an eclectic display space for material culture and a civic organization in White River Junction, Vermont. The museum's present form and activities resemble the 18th and 19th century "cabinet of curiosities" and point to an interest in the historic roots of museums and museology.
58 Bridge St. White River Junction, VT 05001 802-356-2776