The Chapin Library of Rare Books
Williamstown
The Chapin Library holds a deep collection of rare books and manuscripts gathered over the last 100 years – the first collection begun at any American college or university.
Paint en plein air or watch a woodworker carve a Shaker oval box and lid. The region around Mount Greylock has inspired artists for centuries. Art and history are alive here, and museums play a big part.
Plan visits to our inspiring museums. Connect with creativity, place, and our human experience.
The Chapin Library holds a deep collection of rare books and manuscripts gathered over the last 100 years – the first collection begun at any American college or university.
Historical novelties, self-taught and regional artists, and the largest public collection of Grandma Moses paintings.
Permanent collection spanning five-centuries of art with an emphasis on the 19th century.
Kidspace presents contemporary art in a kid-friendly fashion and with hands-on activities available.
MASS MoCA is one of the world’s largest contemporary art museums, with vast galleries and indoor and outdoor stages.
WCMA creates innovative exhibitions, programs, publications and projects.
Beautifully presented rotating exhibits and a permanent exhibit that displays the history of Williamstown from the earliest days to present time.
A tribute to the Green Mountain Boys who fought in the 1777 Battle of Bennington.
The Berkshire Museum combines art, science, and history to create thought-provoking experiences for visitors of all ages.
The country home, studio and gardens of America’s foremost public sculptor, Daniel Chester French.
Tour the buildings, farm and gardens, meet baby animals in the spring, and savor the harvest in the fall.
Herman Melville lived at his Pittsfield farm at Arrowhead was the from 1850 to 1863, while he wrote Moby-Dick.
Visit the home of American Abstract Artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen, set on a 46-acre estate in the heart of Lenox.
The Mount is the historic home of the Pulitzer prizewinning and internationally beloved American novelist Edith Wharton.
The world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art and the best of American illustration.
One of the finest, most significant, and best preserved Victorian Mansions with beautiful grounds for walking and hiking.
The Robert Frost Stone House Museum is a literary landmark located only minutes away from Frost’s gravesite in Old Bennington.
Shaker Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of Shaker objects, archives, and books.
Susan B. Anthony’s birthplace and museum.
The history of the Thunderbolt trail features exhibitions and memorabilia.
This urban park that uses historical artifacts to bring to life the controversial and danger-filled construction of the Hoosac Tunnel.