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Shelburne Museum

Shelburne Museum
6000 Shelburne Road
802-985-3346

Mission Statement:
To broaden our audience, engage their curiosity, animate their creativity, and give them an extraordinary, educational museum experience.

Vision:
We envision Shelburne Museum as a nationally significant institution that is intellectually vibrant, financially sustainable, and that maintains a special commitment to its Vermont community. It seeks to provide visitors with stimulating experiences reflecting the highest standards of scholarship and the intelligence, whimsy, and courage of Electra Havemeyer Webb.


Recent News

All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art opens at Shelburne Museum

Embark on a journey through American history and explore the captivating world of trains in American visual culture during the transformative period of industrialization from 1840 to 1955. Organized by Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Joslyn Art Museum,…

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Hinesburg Students to Show Work at Shelburne Museum

Special Exhibition Celebrates Innovative Student Art Program Hinesburg Students to Show Work at Shelburne Museum Shelburne, VT -- Shelburne Museum is hosting an exhibition of artwork created by students at Hinesburg Community School, the…

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Innovative Arts + Math Program, in Partnership with Shelburne Museum, Launches at Hinesburg Community School

Foundation Started by Business Leader and Vermont Resident Honors Artistic Legacies of Late Wife and Daughter Hinesburg, VT -- The Olivia & Leslie Foundation, in partnership with Shelburne Museum, has launched a visual arts education…

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Shelburne Museum Welcomes College Students Back with Free Admission on Saturdays in September

Shelburne, VT -- Shelburne Museum extends a warm welcome to college students as they return to school with free admission on Saturdays throughout the month of September. Kicking it off Student Saturdays on Labor Day weekend (Saturday, September 2),…

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Shelburne Museum Opens for the Season on Saturday, May 13, 2023

Shelburne Museum opens for the 2023 season on Saturday, May 13 with a special exhibition Object/s of Play: The Work of Cas Holman and Karen Hewitt that explores the creative processes of two award-winning American toy designers-a generation…

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Shelburne Museum Announces Endowed Curatorship in Honor of Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen

SHELBURNE, VT - Shelburne Museum has endowed its curatorship of American Decorative Arts in honor of its long-time trustee Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, herself a senior curator of American Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New…

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Vermont Sampler Initiative Launches Statewide Effort to Document American Schoolgirl Samplers

The Vermont Sampler Initiative has launched a statewide effort to locate, photograph, and document all American samplers and related girlhood embroideries held in the public and private collections of Vermont. This initiative is a collaborative…

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Shelburne Museum Hires New Director of Education

Shelburne, VT -- Shelburne Museum announced Jason Vrooman as Stiller Family Foundation Director of Education. He joins Shelburne from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, where he was Chief Curator and Director of Engagement, Diversity,…

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Shelburne Museum Hosts Webinar about Conservation of Native American Art

Shelburne, VT - In celebration of Conservation Month, join Director of Conservation Nancie Ravenel for the webinar New Directions in the Care of Indigenous Artworks Housed at Shelburne Museum Ravenel will discuss the ongoing care and conservation…

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Shelburne Museum Announces Exhibitions for the 2023 Season

Shelburne, VT -- Shelburne Museum has announced its slate of exhibitions for the 2023 season. This year, the museum will feature a variety of special exhibitions focused on creative play, whimsy, and beautiful masterworks of Native American pottery.…

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Shelburne Museum Establishes Curator of Native American Art

New Position Ushers in Native American Initiative Shelburne, VT - Shelburne Museum has established a new curatorship in Native American Art and appointed the first curator to hold the position, announced Thomas Denenberg, John Wilmerding Director…

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Online Exhibition Opening – 'Right Under Your Nose: Children’s Printed Textiles From The Collection of JJ Murphy And Nancy Mladenoff' 2023

Join Curator Katie Wood Kirchhoff in conversation with special guests JJ Murphy and Nancy Mladenoff to celebrate the opening of the special online exhibition, Right Under Your Nose: Children’s Printed Textiles from the Collection of JJ Murphy…

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Shelburne Museum’s Winter Lights canceled for Friday, December 23 due to Weather Forecast

Shelburne, VT -- Due to forecasted extreme weather, Winter Lights at Shelburne Museum is canceled for Friday, December 23. Ticketholders may come to Winter Lights at any time during the remaining Winter Lights evenings: December 22, December…

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Dates for Antiques Roadshow Segments Filmed at the Shelburne Museum Announced for Spring 2023

Shelburne, VT -- The 2023 Antiques Roadshow schedule has been announced and the segments that were filmed at Shelburne Museum last summer will air in Spring 2023. The broadcast dates for the three episodes from Shelburne Museum are Mondays, April…

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Shelburne Museum’s Winter Lights Holiday Event 2022

Shelburne, VT - Starting this week, Shelburne Museum’s campus will be aglow with the spectacular holiday event, Winter Lights, now in its second season with expanded offerings including a special Ice Bar night. This winter extravaganza begins…

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Shelburne Museum Hosts Ice Bar at Winter Lights

Shelburne, VT -- Shelburne Museum has mixed its fantastic Winter Lights extravaganza with spirits for the perfect night out with a twist that’s sure to spark the holiday spirit! This inaugural Ice Bar party. This special evening of merriment…

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