shelburne museum

Had some time to kill while catching up with college friends and decided to check out this spot. Unfortunately most of it is closed for winter but still got to see some cool photos. Definitely come back for warmer weather; this place is far bigger and looks better than Mystic Seaport down in CT.

Where can you take the family that will entertain everyone? The Shelburne Museum offers people of every age an amazing experience. The grounds are immaculate and an easy walk. This is a total pleasure to recommend.

Things you will not see anywhere else, fine art in addition to a light house, steam ship and 1950's bungalow!

We recently attended and event at Shelburne Museum; I believe it was called "The Art of Chocolate". There was also an ongoing exhibition of beautiful jewelry from the 1850's-1950's. Art Nouveau, I believe. the event was well managed and the food was delicious!

We visited Vermont for the fall color, but one of the main attractions we wanted to see was Shelburne Museum. We spent two full days there, and still had not seen everything there was to see. Fortunately, the ticket for admission is good for two days! They have an amazing collection - being a horse lover, my favorite was the huge collection of early horse-drawn coaches, sleighs and wagons that are housed in both the wonderful round barn and also the horseshoe barn. My husband's favorite was the paddle wheel steam ferry that used to travel up and down Lake Champlain. It has been fully restored and the tour allows you to experience what it was like to travel on this great vessel - everything from the lovely dining room for guests to the boiler room where the hands kept the boilers stoked. They have a huge collection of circus toys, handmade quilts, a steam locomotive and passenger cars, early silver, pottery, furniture, paintings, primitive artwork, and on and on. They even have a collection of glass walking sticks!We will definitely go there again next trip. It houses an incredible sampling of American life, art and crafts. It is not to be missed. We had wanted to see Shelburne Farms as well, but we ran out of time, so there will be lots more to see next time.

Nice museum about the history of about everything: tools, dolls, trains, steamship, toys etc..Go early in the morning. It took all day long to see everything.

There are some rare Hudson River school paintings here, as well as some Impressionist paintings in their collection. Lovely little museum, with walking between the museum buildings.

This museum has something for everyone, we ended up spending far longer than expected viewing the collection of old buildings displaying a diverse collection of Americana from sleighs to dolls and much more. This is not your typical museum. Don't miss.

This is a really interesting museum - in Europe we might call it a folk park. Fascinating if slightly eccentric collection of buildings and artefacts from various parts of the neighbourhood, along with a personal art collection. We particularly liked the recreation of the family apartment in late 19th century New York with a fine set of Impressionist works just dotted around rather than being set apart to revere in a gallery. Imagine a Monet in your living room or a Cassat in the dining room. The lake steamboat hauled two miles onshore is also good fun. Decent cafe as well

This isn't your stuffy friend's museum. This is for the average American who wants to see the unexpected. They recommended 2 hours--you need more time than that. There is something for everyone in the family regardless of age.

Since last year, this wonderful museum is opened year-round. There is something for everyone here. Collectors will love how the unique vision of the founder has translated in a museum complex that showcases cultural history, folk art, textiles and fine arts. Whether you are interested in the spectacular gardens changing from season to season, or the historical buildings brought from different parts and reassembled or their contents, whether you chose to learn about an old apothecary, or a light house, or an original passenger steamboat, carousel with original animals, even a small prison, there is always something new to explore every time you go. There is much to do that you will need to establish a plan of action and the volunteers are a great source of knowledge and information. Talk to them: one day I was riding the shuttle and the man driving it told me that as a teenager he had a summer job on the Ticonderoga, the steamboat at the Museum. Since last year a new building for special exhibitions has been added and that is worth the price of admission alone. This is a museum for small children, for teenagers, for adults and even persons with limited mobility can enjoy the diverse offerings because there are shuttles that go around the campus. A. Is it here should be the number one thing to do in Vermont. You should make it a day's outing and eat in the restaurant on site. The food is extremely good. I highly recommend the pulled pork sandwiches.

Even in the rain this is a great place to visit. The shuttle will "ferry" you from place to place and 2 days which you ticket will allow you will not be enough. Seeing the Steamship Ticonderoga "parked" in the field is amazing and wondering the decks is and experience (we felt like the ship was moving!) The Quilt exhibits were incredible to see and you need a lot of time to do that. Visiting the old building was wonderful, looking at all the nooks and crannies of architecture. The hand-carved circus exhibit is something to see - only thing I know similar to it is at the PT Barnum Museum in Bridgeport CT. There' a cafe in the middle of the grounds where you can get soup/sandwiches/burgers etc. for a fair price. The buildings are shut down for the winter months so we'll have to go back in a warmer season to finish seeing what we missed.

What a pleasure to visit the new The Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education at Shelburne Museum and to enjoy the All Star Quilts exhibit. I took a trip down memory lane and visited the Ticonderoga and browsed through the stunning Circus Building collection. It's always a treat to visit the Electra Havemayer Webb Memorial Building and view the collection of impressionist art. I also enjoyed the The Alphabet of Sheep by Patty Yoder in the Patty Yoder Gallery. So much to see and a wonderful museum store to browse. Be sure to leave time to look in the Artisans Shop. Plan to make a day of it and stay on site for lunch.

Unique outdoor museum full of buildings that were moved to their new home at this location. Last steam powered paddleboat is docked on land for all to explore. Beautiful art in galleries. Famous painters galore. Outstanding display of horse drawn carriages and sleighs. Lovely grounds and covered bridge.

We wished we'd had another day to see everything the museum offers. Our ticket was good for 2 days but we only had 1 to spend, and we were there all day. The museum offers everything from high style houses to workers' homes to a print shop to a Lake Champlain paddlewheel ferry boat. The artifact collections range from quilts to excellent formal art to American folk art. We especially enjoyed the folk art weather vanes, decoys, and ship figureheads. The American art from the 1800s in the Webb House is outstanding.Children especially will enjoy the circus parade of carved animals, wagons, clowns, and circus performers that stretches 500 feet in a building constructed to display it. Don't miss it.