Introduction
Lodging
Location
Norwottuck Rail
Trail
Museums,
Galleries, and the Arts
Attractions
Recreation
University
of Massachusetts at Amherst
Smith College
Amherst College
and Hampshire College
Mount
Holyoke College |
| Goshen |
Hadley
|
| Goshen
Historical Commission Museum, Main Street, Goshen. Museum
houses tools, paintings, documents, and memorabilia depicting the
history of Goshen. |
Hadley
Farm Museum, junction of Routes 9 and 47, Hadley, (413)
586-1812. |
|
Huntington |
Indian
Orchard |
| Porter-Phelps-Huntington
Historic House Museum, 1752, 130 River Drive, Huntington,
(413) 584-4699. |
The
Titanic Museum, 208 Main Street, Indian Orchard, (413)
543-4770. |
|
Middlefield |
| Milkhouse
Gallery, Skyline Trail, Middlefield, (413) 623-6481.
Holdings include floor/wall paintings, folk art prints, and
sculpture. |
River
Studio, River Road, Middlefield, (413) 238-7755. Houses
the sculpture of the noted artist Andrew Devries. |
| Monson |
| Civil
War Museum at Memorial Hall, 198 Main Street, Monson,
(413) 267-5376. |
| Northampton |
| Smith
College Museum of Art, Route 9 in Northampton, (413)
585-2760, TTY (413) 585-2786. Museum is closed until early 2003 for
renovation and expansion. Pieces by Picasso and his contemporaries
make this museum a must visit. |
Center
for the Arts in Northampton, 17 New South Street,
Northampton, (413) 584-7327. This premier gallery and performance
space for western Massachusetts artists and arts organizations hosts
more than 250 performances and gallery exhibitions each year. It
also produces Northampton's First Night Festival. |
| Lyman
Plant House and Botanic Gardens, Lyman Conservatory,
Smith College, Northampton, (413) 585-2740. The Lyman Plant House
and its adjoining botanical gardens contain plant species from all
over the world. Open daily, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
|
| Pittsfield |
| The
Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, Route 7, downtown
Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171. "Wally," a life-sized
stegosaurus, welcomes visitors to Berkshire County's only art,
natural science, and history museum, featuring changing exhibitions,
permanent collections, aquarium, wacky Vend-O-Mat, a gift shop, the
Festival of Trees, and more. |
| Museums,
Galleries, and the Arts Continued |
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P.O. Box 3252, Amherst, MA 01004
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