Shelburne Museum

Visitors can gain insight into America’s craft and cultural heritage at four demonstration sites: the Blacksmith Shop, Print Shop, Settlers’ House, and Weaving Shop. All demonstration sites will reopen with the Museum in May 2012.

Blacksmith Shop
Visit the Blacksmith Shop to see demonstrations of how early 20th-century blacksmiths practiced their trade. The Blacksmith Shop also houses a collection of 19th and 20th-century blacksmithing and wheelwrighting tools.

Print Shop
The Print Shop features letterpress printing demonstrations that highlight changes in printing technology through the 19th and mid-20th centuries. Museum printers work at a range of presses, from the manual acorn press to the automated Heidelberg press.

Weaving Shop
Visitors to the Weaving Shop can learn about the processing of wool and linen into finished cloth. Museum weavers work on spinning wheels, two barn-frame looms, and a rare 1890s Jacquard Loom.

Settlers’ House and Barn
At Settlers’ House and Barn visitors can experience daily life in Vermont at the turn of the 19th century. Museum guides cook on the hearth, tend period gardens, and introduce visitors to the realities of settling in early Vermont.