Smith College Museum of Art — Attraction in Northampton

I have taken my 2nd graders on a field trip to the Smith Art Museum & Botanical Gardens for 2 years in a row now. This field trip is hands down the best way to give my art students an authentic museum experience close to home. We connect the trip to nature making it seamless to the botanical gardens. The whole staff of Smith Art Museum is amazing. The student tour guides and head of education, Gina makes the field trip a breeze! They are all so accommodating and helpful. The buses are free with their bus subsidy program and free admission. We had a student who needed special access for bathrooms and feeding. They greeted my nurse and teachers in a private area and gave them space to meet her needs. I will never miss a year bringing my students here. Best...

This campus museum is a gem. I had some time to myself while visiting a friend at Smith College - so I popped in to see what I knew was supposed to be a small, yet solid collection of Impressionist artwork.

Upon arriving, I enjoyed not only the old... But the new! I was able to see a varied collection of ancient Egyptian and Greek pieces, Christian art through the ages, modern sculpture, African sculpture, AND a wonderfully curated print and photography exhibit focusing on atrocities of and life during World War I.

My brief hour or so in the museum was enough to make me want to come back the next time I'm in town and explore more....

A small museum to visit, It’s free to all! Many people mentioned about their paintings which are very true. But I noticed the benches in the exhibition hall are very unique and very comfortable to sit on. I spent a half day there and tried all the benches in my pictures.

There are a few art works triggered my deeper thinking on how we look at things, from different angles you will get different conclusion for the same object. Your perceptions are much influenced by people around you, big time! Be very...