Admissions Information


Hours

February through June and November through December:

Open every day except Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

July through October:
Open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bennington Museum is closed for the month of January, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. 

The museum closes at 1 pm on December 24 and December 31 and is open from 1 to 5 pm on Easter Sunday. 

The research library is open Monday, Tuesday, from 1 to 5 p.m., and on Wednesdays from 1 to 5 p.m., by appointment.

Admission Fees

Adults - $10
Seniors and Students 18 and over - $9
Children and Students under 18 - FREE

Cell Phone and Audio Tours - FREE
Research e-mail request - $15
In person research - Free w/admission


The Bennington Museum is wheelchair accessible.

 

Cell Phone Tours

For the past four years the Bennington Museum has worked in close partnership with regional schools and colleges, service organizations, and community groups to create a rich and varied menu of audio tours and lectures for our visitors to enjoy.

The audio presentations, many of which feature the actual voices of our visitors and students, are available through your cell phone when at the museum.  Look for labels with the image of a cell phone on them throughout our galleries. Follow the instruction to use your own cell phone to explore certain exhibitions, artifacts, and ideas.  Don't forget your phone when visiting the Bennington Museum.

In addition to our regular web site, the Bennington Museum distributes news, photos, and events information through our Facebook pages, a Twitter stream, and an xml news feed.  Links to these pages and streams can be found on bottom of this page.

 

Directions

From the North

From Western Vermont and Northeastern New York

  • Follow US Route 7, which runs from the Canadian border to Massachusetts, South to Bennington. Follow VT Route 9 West ½ mile, the Museum is on the left.
  • Travelers from the Lake George/Glens Falls area of New York, take US Route 22 South to Hoosick Falls, New York then NY Route 7 East which will turn into VT Route 9 (do not follow VT 279).
  • The Museum is about 3.5 miles from the state border on the right.

 

From the South

Southern New England (MA, CT, RI)

  • US Route 7, accessible from I-90 (the Mass Pike) in Lee, Massachusetts, continues north into Vermont.
  • Take a Left on VT Route 9 West and go ½ mile. The Museum is on the left.

 

From the East

Eastern Vermont and Northern New England (ME, NH)

  • VT Route 9, the major East/West route of Bennington, intersects I-91 in Brattleboro, VT at Exit 2. Considered by many to be a beautiful scenic route in 4 seasons, Route 9 climbs and travels through the lower portion of the Green Mountains. Continue on Rt-9 through Downtown Bennington. The Museum in on the left about ½ mile from the downtown.
  • Large trucks, tractor trailers, buses and campers should perform a thorough inspection of their vehicle's braking system and the security of all loads before traveling this route. Many steep grades and winding roads can make this route hazardous to unfamiliar drivers.

 

From the West

Remainder of the United States

  • Bennington is approximately 50 minutes east of Albany, New York (the intersection of I-87 and I-90).
  • From I-87 North (New York State Thruway - from NYC), take the exit for I-787 North and exit I-787 at NY Route 7 (Troy/Bennington).
  • From I-90 East (New York State Thruway - from Buffalo), take exit for I-87 North and exit I-87 at NY Route 7 East.
  • From I-87 South (The "Northway" from Saratoga, Glens Falls, Lake Placid, Plattsburg) - take exit for I-87 north and exit I-87 at NY Route 7 East.
  • Route 7 East becomes VT Route 9 at the New York/Vermont (Bennington) border. The Museum is about 3.5 miles from the border on the right.
  • Take a Left on VT Route 9 West and go ½ mile. The Museum is on the left.