Sheldon Museum
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Sheldon hosts talk on ‘Old Maps, New Pathways’
The Henry Sheldon Museum presents a lecture by historian Christine DeLucia on Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., via Zoom.
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Sheldon Museum’s virtual lecture series continues
In this talk, historian Michelle Smiley will discuss American daguerreotype portraiture, its uses as both as a scientific instrument and as a means of picturing loved ones, as…
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Sing carols with Ronnie Romano (virtually)
The virtual program will feature holiday favorites played on Henry L. Sheldon’s historic Chickering piano.
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Retiring Sheldon director made his mark on local history
Bill Brooks has helmed Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum for only 10 of its 137 years, but his many contributions have made an immeasurable impact on how locals and…
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Sheldon Museum hosts third virtual lecture
In this lecture, Sarah Anne Carter explores the creation and use of the “Mrs. M.——’s Cabinet” period room project at the Milwaukee Art Museum, which she collaboratively created…
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Sheldon Museum hosts its holiday traditions again
MIDDLEBURY — The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History has long been a key component of holiday tradition in Middlebury and Addison County. But the pandemic forced the…
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Sheldon Museum hosts ‘Aesthetic Addictions’
The Henry Sheldon Museum presents a lecture by Graham C. Boettcher, Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art on Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., via Zoom.
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Author Alex Wolff to speak at Sheldon annual meeting
The meeting will feature Alexander Wolff, journalist and historian, author of his recently acclaimed “Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home.”
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Sheldon exhibit explores mountain ‘sightlines’
The show features paintings by Jill Madden and photographs by Caleb Kenna capturing colorful “sightlines” within the Green Mountains of Vermont.
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Speaker series looks at Sheldon’s future
What is “the elephant in the room” at museums? What topics do cultural heritage organizations shy away from, obscure or feel ill-equipped to address?