SHELBURNE, Vt. (August 26, 2024)— Shelburne Museum extends a warm welcome to college students as they return to school with free admission on Saturdays throughout the month of September. Student Saturdays kicks off on Saturday, September 7, offering students a unique opportunity to engage with art, culture, and community. Whether reuniting with friends or exploring local history, students are invited to enjoy some fun while engaging with the museum’s collections.

Present a valid college ID at the entrance, and college students can explore for free the museum’s captivating 45-acre campus, which features an impressive ensemble of 39 buildings and 22 beautifully manicured gardens. As the preeminent art and history museum in Northern New England, Shelburne Museum boasts a diverse collection of more than 100,000 objects that showcase the region’s rich cultural tapestry.

A short 10-minute drive south of Burlington, the museum is also conveniently located along the Green Mountain Transit line #6.

 

Special Programs on Saturday, September 21:

Close Looking Series: History, Context, and the Creative Process in American Art
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Contextual, artistic and historical background on selected works followed by close looking activities and discussion with Katie Wood Kirchhoff, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen Curator of American Decorative Arts, and Kat Redniss, Public Programs Educator. Limited to 20 participants.

 

Curator Tour: All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840-1955
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Join Tom Denenberg, John Wilmerding Director, for a gallery talk in this the special exhibition that explores the captivating world of trains in American visual culture during the transformative period of industrialization. Limited to 25 participants. 

For more information, please visit https://shelburnemuseum.org/calendar/.

 

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Image credit: Students enjoy a visit to Shelburne Museum and the dynamic sculptures of artist Bianca Beck.

About Shelburne Museum
Founded in 1947 by trailblazing folk art collector Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, is the largest art and history museum in northern New England and Vermont’s foremost public resource for visual art and material culture. The Museum’s 45-acre campus is comprised of 39 buildings including the Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education and Webb Gallery featuring important American paintings by Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses, John Singleton Copley and many more. For more information, please visit shelburnemuseum.org.