This exhibition of the 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt, created during the Civil War, is one of the Bennington Museum’s greatest treasures.  It is comprised of 169 five-inch blocks, each in a different pattern, containing a remarkable total of 5,602 pieces, all surrounded by a unique scalloped border. The craftsmanship of the quilt has been mentioned in numerous quilting books, and is the topic...

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Held in the Wilbur Room - This exhibition was curated by 40 students in two university classes—anthropology and art history—each group exploring through their respective disciplines how visual and material culture illuminate theoretical models for socially constructed identities of “sex.” Sex Objects examines how everyday and ceremonial art and artifacts cultivate or critiq...

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Exhibit held in East Gallery - With the exhibition, In Grain: Contemporary Work in Wood, the Fleming presents a diverse group of international artists, many of whom are working in Vermont, a place with a long history of wood carving in craft and art. Closed Monday Hours for Saturday & Sunday: Noon - 4pm  

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Exhibit held in Wolcott Gallery - This exhibition, organized by Georgetown University Law Center and the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of Patrick Leahy’s Senate service, offers a glimpse into the daily events witnessed by a world leader. Many of the photographs record candid, insider views of historical moments, such as President Reagan taking ...

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A collaboration between painter Kathleen Kolb and poet Verandah Porche, this exhibit celebrates the landscape of the working forest and the voices of those who have honed their skills and made a living there. Through images and words, Kolb and Porche depict subject matter largely overlooked in fine art. Closed Tuesdays and January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and Dec...

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This exhibit featuring work by Terry Hauptman, Bill Ramage, Craig Stockwell, Jane Sutherland, and Scott Tulay, this exhibit offers a glimpse into the amazing variety and scope of contemporary drawing. Closed Tuesdays and January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.  

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This exhibition shows for over 150 years, railroads have stirred the artistic imagination and have helped sculpt the American landscape. This intimate show, curated by Bellows Falls, Vermont, artist Charlie Hunter, explores a sampling of contemporary realist painters utilizing the power of the rails in their work. Closed Tuesdays and January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.

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Coronis’ exhibition comprised of cast glass fills the museum’s Mary Sommer Room. Closed Tuesdays and January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.

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November 21, 2015 - June 19, 2016 - Culled from the Museum’s renowned collection, the eighty decoys featured in the exhibition represent the work of master artisans. The exhibition will feature thirteen different bird species ranging from black ducks and Canada geese, to swans, herons and shorebirds. Operating under the principle that “birds of a feather flock together,” de...

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 This Hartford gun show is held at CT Valley Auto Auction and hosted by Green Mountain Gun Show Trail of Vermont. All federal, state and local firearm ordinances and laws must be obeyed. Clean, Family Friendly Environment, Free Gun Appraising, Handicap Accessible. Rifles, Pistols, Shotguns, Knives, Antiques & Collectibles (Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc.) Sunday 9:00am – 3:00pm

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