Bennington Museum

655 Gage Street Bennington, VT

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Bennington Center for the Arts

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+1 800 205 8033, +1 802 442 0300

Website:

www.benningtonmuseum.org

The Bennington Museum was founded as the Bennington Historical Association in 1852 to celebrate Bennington's Colonial past and, more specifically, to commemorate the historic Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington in 1777. Over the years our mission has expanded to preserve and interpret the rich heritage of southern Vermont and neighboring regions as well as providing a venue for visual and performing arts that enriches our community and our world. Over time the museum acquired paintings and sculpture by Vermont artists, children's toys, maps, books, and military artifacts. We are proud of our extensive collection including vintage portraits of early settlers by Ammi Phillips; our unique Ralph Earl townscape; a Windsor writing-arm chair owned by Ira Allen, a founder of Vermont and author of the State's constitution; and the world's largest collection of Bennington pottery. more on Benningtonmuseum.org

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This place and the Pioneer Museum in Colorado Springs are my favorite small town museums. more on TripAdvisor

The Bennington Museum is one of the most interesting history and art museums in New England. more on igougo

The Scholz bird carvings are incredible and the Covered Bridge Museum was a great lesson for our whole family. more on Yahoo! Travel

Bennington Potters is a large hands-on craft pottery...owner and designer David Gill believes art should be available to everyone at reasonable and economical prices. more on igougo

This museum has everything from antique pottery to fabulous furniture--all displayed in well lit and lovely galleries. more on TripAdvisor

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Very well done. The custom antique car is an added surprise. more on TripAdvisor

Excellent art, local color, very good staff, kind enough to give me reciprocity with my l ocal museum. Excels in details of Grandma Moses' ... more on TripAdvisor

I could not believe al the displays and artifacts in this little museum. LOVED seeing all that Grandma Moses painted. An ... more on TripAdvisor

Enjoyed the history of covered bridges in Vermont. more on TripAdvisor

The Bennington Museum would be a worthwhile visit if it were simply a museum explaining the history and crafts of southern Vermont, which are fascinating in their own right. This institution transcend ... more on TripAdvisor

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The best art of the natural world and one of the finest collections of Native American arts and crafts that we've ever seen. The Scholz bird carvings are ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Great, though small, regional museum featuring the paintings of Grandma Moses (including the old schoolhouse, in which she painted, which has been moved to the site from its New ... more on GeckoGo