Hancock Shaker Village - Pittsfield Museum

  • Rt 20
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
  • 800 / 817-1137
  • www.hancockshakervillage.org
Admission:
$15, $12.50 in winter
Open Dates:
Late May-late Oct., daily 10-5 for self-guided tours; late Oct.-late May, daily 10-3 for guided tours
Open Hours:
Apr 12-May 23 daily 10am-4pm; May 24-Oct 19 daily 10am-5pm; rest of year accessible only by guided tour at 1pm weekdays and 11am and 1pm weekends. Call ahead in off-season to confirm schedule
Hancock Shaker Village
Rt 20
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Description
  • ... Shaker Village is an outdoor history museum of Shaker life on 1,200 acres in the scenic Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. -- Its twenty original buildings and historic working farm and gardens preserve and interpret the life ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • An outdoor history museum that preserves and interprets ... more on TripAdvisor
  • The serenity of the setting, among low hills and meadows, and the carefully considered placement of the buildings and their relationships with each other, are the essence of Shaker philosophy, "Order is Heaven's law." Twenty restored buildings make up ... more on Frommers
  • The third Shaker community in America, Hancock was founded in the 1790s. At its peak in the 1840s, the village had almost 300 inhabitants, who ... more on Fodor's
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Reviews
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5.0
History in a Beautiful Setting

(Oct 6, 2005)

... Berkshire Hills, Hancock Shaker Village holds a wide range of demonstrations and exhibits showing the Shaker lifestyle and beliefs. The round barn and the water turbine engine in the laundry house attest to the ingenuity and efficiency ... widowc, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

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5.0
A great place to visit!!!

(Sep 3, 2006)

... indoor/outdoor museum. Great interpretation, lovely exhibits, well laid out and just a beautiful place to visit. I would say pretty handicapped accessible, and easy enough to bring a stroller. Give yourself a day here - there is lots ... newjerseyfamily, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

Directions

Routes 20 and 41

Web Resources
  • www.hancockshakervillage.org

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