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Phone: (802) 985-3348 x3331
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Conversations Series Focuses on Spirituality and Nature in Art A dancer, a poet and a painter share their views about spirituality and nature in their art in a series entitled Conversations: Art, Spirituality, Nature scheduled throughout March at All Souls Interfaith Gathering. |
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Register for Summer Camp at Shelburne Museum Join the circus. Go on the hunt for dragons. Travel through time. It all happens this summer at Shelburne Museum LEAP! (Learn + Play) Summer Camps. Shelburne Museum offers six weeks of camps that explore the museum's diverse collections and beautiful grounds through engaging and creative activities, providing insights into America's traditions. The day camps are limited in size, tailored to children ages 5-10 and are designed around the museum’s renowned collections and beautiful grounds. |
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Shelburne Museum Wins $600,000 Save America's Treasures Grant Shelburne Museum has been awarded a $600,000 Save America's Treasures grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant will be used to install a fiber optic communications system connecting the museum's exhibit buildings on the 45-acre grounds. The state-of-the-art system will improve security, enhance climate control and support educational programs, including providing internet access to the museum’s 39 exhibition buildings. |
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Shelburne Museum Conservator Presents at National Conference Shelburne Museum’s Director of Preservation and Conservation, Rick Kerschner, was a featured speaker at a day-long event sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts and The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pa. in November. |
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Shelburne Museum Curator Wins Book Award Shelburne Museum Senior Curator Jean Burks has been recognized for her book Shaker Design: Out of this World. Historic New England awarded the book its Honor Book prize. The annual award recognizes books or catalogues that advance the understanding of the architecture, landscape and material culture of New England and the United States from the 17th century to the present. |
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  Shelburne receives 2009 Award for the Preservation and Care of Collection
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Shelburne Museum Receives Award for Preservation and Care of Collections Shelburne Museum has been selected to receive the 2009 Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections. The national award, presented to just two museums this year, is determined by a panel of distinguished conservation experts from across the country and is presented jointly by Heritage Preservation and the American Institute for Conservation of Historic Artistic Works. |
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 Molly Allen, 6, and Sophie of Burlington win Canine Costume Competition
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Shelburne Museum Goes to the Dogs! Benefits Humane Society Shelburne Museum Goes to the Dogs! benefited five local animal welfaer groups with the Humane Society of Chittenden County receiven an award valued at $1,000. |
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