 Brayton Elementary and Berkshire Museum Bring Mobile Museum Units to Second GradeThis initiative will engage second-grade students at Brayton Elementary School with seven MoMUs, incorporating museum objects focused on science and social studies into their visual arts curriculum. Berkshire Museum to Offer Community Programming During RenovationsWhile the museum undergoes construction, it will produce a lineup of off-site events and educational programs across the Berkshires, utilizing partnerships with local organizations.  Berkshire Museum Features Maritime ArtBoth exhibitions will open on Nov. 2, 2024, and remain on view through Jan. 5, 2025. Berkshire Museum Opens 'Art of the Hills'Berkshire Museum celebrates the fourth installment of its bi-annual exhibition Art of the Hills.  Berkshire Museum Opens 'The Wild Indoors' ExhibitThe exhibit runs through Sept. 29 and combines some of the museum's collection of taxidermy animals with Bell's fantasy art and realistic painting of the wild animals from across the united states. Berkshire Museum Announces Summer ExhibitionOn view to the public June 1 through September 29. Berkshire Museum Art of the Hills 2024, Opens Call for ArtSubmissions for Art of the Hills 2024 are currently open, with the deadline for applications set for July 14, 2024.  Berkshire Museums New Exhibits Illuminate Text and HistoryBerkshire Museum's two new exhibits are illuminating — one looks at the artistic act of handwritten and decorated text and the other at the last third of the institution's history.  Berkshire Museum Announces STEAM Programs for Preschool-Age ChildrenThis collaboration aims to bring enriching and accessible programming to families with preschool-aged children through the WeeMuse STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) program at no cost. Berkshire Museum Announces Two Exhibitions For SpringAn exhibition opening event for museum members will be held on Friday, February 2, from 5:30 PM to 7 PM.  Berkshire Museum presents 120th: Building the MuseumTitled 120th: Building the Museum – 1939-1978, this exhibition is set to be on display from Oct. 7, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024.  Berkshire Museum Displays Artwork by Ex-Incarcerated IndividualsThe installation displays 12 pieces of work from poetry to paintings made by presently and formerly incarcerated individuals in Berkshire County.  Berkshire Museum partners with Shakespeare & Company for Gallery PerformanceGuests are invited to wander the galleries of the Berkshire Museum, encountering a pop-up-style production of monologues, duologues, and songs from Shakespeare's canon performed with actors performing passages that resonate with the Museum's art and objects. Berkshire Museum Welcomes Foster Families with Free Admission ProgramUnder this program, foster families receive free admission to Berkshire Museum for two adults and two children.  Berkshire Museum Announces New Chief CuratorAs Chief Curator, Kowalski will serve as a member of the Museum's senior leadership team, overseeing the exhibition, public program, collection, and education departments. |
