Bennington Museum — Attraction in Bennington

The Bennington Museum is an amazing little gem in southern Vermont, specializing in art & artifacts of the state. Our first encounter was in 2016 when the museum mounted an exhibit of Milton Avery's early paintings of Vermont landscapes produced from his experiences there from 1935-43. Avery had an uncanny ability to deconstruct images to a bare minimum of information necessary to perceive the subject. While predating his Color Field years, the paintings still employed a fascinating range of colors, quite provocative (the catalog is still available). The museum's presentation was superb. This year we were treated to a tour of paintings by Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses. Curator Jamie Franklin is incredibly insightful in his ability to convey the immense talent of this remarkable American artist (catalog also available). All art lovers need to put this place...

The Bennington Museum is a great place to learn about the local history and culture. The museum has a variety of historical household artifacts, pottery, furniture, granny clocks, musical instruments, paintings dating back to the 1700s, and so many other historical artifacts from the Bennington area. An important highlight is the 1924 Martin-Wasp touring car, the only car model made in Bennington. There’s even an exhibit with a large collection of Grandma Moses paintings. The museum is quite compact, so you can see just about everything in an hour. There is plenty of signage giving valuable information about all the artifacts. I really learned a lot at this Museum and I highly...

The Bennington Museum is outstanding! We have had the pleasure of visiting twice -- once many years ago, then again earlier this month. We were caught in traffic on our way to the museum, so arrived just after it had closed. But Martin Mahoney, the Executive Director, saw us out front and very kindly invited us to go inside with him for about ten minutes, personally showing us the incredible collection of salt-glazed stoneware, which was what we'd come to see. The collection was amazing, and we were beyond grateful to get to see it! My husband and I definitely recommend this museum to anyone and everyone. I only wish we lived closer, so that we could...