MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND VISUAL ARTS An American Craftsman Galleries Showcase for artisan-made contemporary art and folk art. 22 Walker St. Lenox Berkshire Art Gallery 80 Railroad St. Great Barrington Berkshire Botanical Garden 15-acre oasis that is home to more than 3,000 species that thrive in the Berkshires, including many native ones, lecture series, garden shop, plant & artisan craft sales, annual harvest festival, other events. 5 E Stockbridge-Lee Rd, (Rte. 102 at Rte. 183) Stockbridge Berkshire Museum Part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museums on Main Street & its SPARK! Creativity Lab, this museum for all ages is a vibrant community resource & repository of art, artifacts & inventions, creative exhibitions, indie cinema, too. 39 South St. Pittsfield Bernay Fine Art Gallery 325 Stockbridge Rd. Great Barrington Bidwell House Museum 1750 Georgian saltbox, restored in 1960 by New York fashion designers Jack Hargis & David Brush, open seasonally, tours, gardens, events. 100 Art School Rd. Monterey Cassandra Sohn Photography Gallery Photographic gallery offers a schedule of exhibitions by local and internationally prominent artists, giclée printing, framing, & excellent photography workshops. 69 Church St. Lenox Chesterwood Stockbridge estate, once the summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French, is the only artist home/studio owned by The National Trust for Historic Preservation, annual outdoor sculpture show, beautiful gardens & views, tours. 4 Williamsville Rd. Stockbridge Evergreen American Crafts Varied selection of ceramics, folk art, visual art, jewelry, and furnishings by artists and artisans. 291 Main St. Great Barrington Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio Former home & studio of artists/collectors George L.K. Morris & Suzy Frelinghuysen, built in 1941, the first Modernist building in the Berkshires, art & furnishings evoking a sophisticated mid-century lifestyle, tours. 92 Hawthorne St. Lenox Foundry Gallery & Performance Space Contemporary art and performances. 2 Harris St. West Stockbridge
Front Street Gallery 1 Front St. Housatonic Hancock Shaker Village Established in 1791 by the Shaker sect internationally renowned for its craftsmanship & exquisitely spare & elegant designs, Iconic round barn, exhibitions, demonstrations, farm animals, country fair. 1843 W. Housatonic St. (Rte. 20 at Rte. 41) Pittsfield Harrison Gallery Leading venue for works by local, nationally and internationally known painters, sculptors & photographers, schedule well-curated exhibitions. 39 Spring St. Williamstown Historic New England Merwin House The only house museum owned & operated in the Berkshires by Historic New England, a Federal home with family furnishings of several generations, tours. 14 Main St. Stockbridge Iris Gallery of Fine Art Fine art & photography by established & emerging talents, breathtaking images exhibited in a loft-like space, giclée printing, also locations in Boston & Aspen. 25 Railroad St. Great Barrington IS183 Art School of the Berkshires Hands-on arts workshops & classes in a variety of media for children & adults, continually adding to its schedule, summer art camp. 13 Willard Hill Rd. Stockbridge Lauren Clark Fine Art Storefront space exhibiting a revolving roster of 40 regionally recognized regional & international artists working in a variety of media, also framing. 684 S. Main St. Great Barrington Lisa Vollmer Photography Gallery 325 Stockbridge Rd. Great Barrington Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art MASS MoCA, one of the nation’s largest centers for cutting-edge contemporary visual & performing arts, in a terrific complex of converted factory buildings. 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams The Mission House A Trustees of Reservations property, built in 1739 for John Sergeant, first & very progressive missionary to the Stockbridge Mohican tribe; house was renovated in 1750 & redone during the 20th-century Colonial Revival, tours. 19 Main St. Stockbridge