BRATTLEBORO MUSEUM & ART CENTER

The mission of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is to illuminate art and ideas in ways that inspire, inform, and connect people from all walks of life. Our principal activities, which seek to reflect and enhance the cultural richness of our region, consist of exhibitions showcasing the art of our time, public events featuring accomplished artists and scholars, and education programs that foster creativity and literacy among children and adults... The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) was founded in 1972 by two groups of Brattleboro citizens committed to saving their town's historic train station from the wrecking ball. One group wished to transform the former Union Station into a museum of local history, the other into a center for art classes and exhibitions. At the behest of the Brattleboro selectboard, they agreed to work together, and BMAC was born... The museum contains six galleries. We rotate exhibitions in the galleries roughly every 3-4 months, resulting in a total..

Primary location: Brattleboro United States