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Buildings1950 HouseVignette of a young family's home and life in post-WWII Vermont. Beach Gallery and Beach LodgeArt of the American West; big game trophies. Blacksmith ShopEarly 19th-century shop with daily blacksmithing demonstrations. Circus Building and CarouselHand-carved miniature circus parade; three-ring circus; carousel figures. Operating 1920s carousel outside. Covered BridgeRare surviving two-lane span with footpath. Dorset HouseWorld-renowned wildlife and fish decoys; miniature bird carvings. Dutton HouseHistoric house portraying life in 1820s Vermont. Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial BuildingImpressionist paintings and six rooms from the Museum founder's New York City home. General Store and Apothecary Shop19th-century store with barber shop, tap room, post office, and doctor and dentist offices; 19th-century medicine shop. Hat and Fragrance Textile GalleryQuilts, hatboxes, and accessories. Horseshoe Barn and AnnexThe country's finest collection of carriages, wagons, and sleighs; stagecoaches and farm, trade, and Conestoga wagons. Jail19th-century slate jail building. Kalkin HouseCutting-edge architecture by Adam Kalkin. Home in 2008 to special exhibitions: Growing Green – a new twist on enhancing our environment. Plus a conceptual environment from the imagination of Joshua Longo, Brooklyn arist/designer. LighthouseNewly renovated Lighthouse opens July 30! Exhibits on Lake Champlain history and life in a Lighthouse. Locomotive 220 and Private Rail Car Grand Isle10-wheel steam locomotive and luxury rail car. Meeting House19th-century church with organ and tromp l'oeil wall paintings. Owl Cottage Family Activity CenterPlay and activity center for children. Organized craft activities in July and August. Pleissner GalleryLandscape and sporting art paintings; Ogden Pleissner's Vermont studio. Prentis HouseHistoric house with high-style 17th- and 18th-century decorative arts and furniture. Printing Shop and Weaving ShopPrinting presses, barn-frame looms; daily demonstrations of letterpress printing, spinning, and weaving. Railroad Station and Freight ShedStationmaster's office, maps, and other late 19th- and early 20th-century railroad memorabilia. Round BarnVisitor center and gallery space for special exhibitions. Sawmill1787 up-and-down saw and other equipment; operating water wheel. Schoolhouse19th-century rural Vermont one-room schoolhouse. Settlers' House and BarnHands-on experience of Vermont in the 1790s. Shaker ShedWoodworking and other trade tools; iron hardware and stoves; shoe- and harness-maker shops; horse-drawn fire-fighting equipment. Stagecoach InnOne of America's finest collections of folk art sculptures and paintings. Stencil HouseHistoric house with extensively paint-decorated walls and a mix of high-style and vernacular 18th-century decorative arts and furniture. TiconderogaRestored 220-foot sidewheel passenger steamboat. A National Historic Landmark. Toy ShopEarly toys, cast iron banks, and operating American Flyer train layout. Variety UnitDecorative arts (including pewter, glass, ceramics, mochaware, food molds, scrimshaw, trivets, and food molds), dolls, dollhouses, and automata. Vermont HouseChanging exhibition galleries; hand-painted maritime-themed wallpaper. In 2008 the feature exhibition is Design Rewind: The Origins of Innovation. May 18 – Oct. 26 Webb GalleryAmerican paintings and special exhibition galleries. |
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Grounds and GardensCircus Building Day Lily GardenA brilliant burst of summer color welcomes visitors to the Circus Building. J. Watson Webb, Jr. Memorial Peony GardenOver 700 peonies in 25 varieties. Alyssia's GardenPerennials, playground, 19th-century games. Bostwick Memorial GardenA formal garden designed to evoke a painter's color palette. Dutton House Heritage Garden1820s kitchen garden. Hat and Fragrance GardenPlants and herbs traditionally used for dyes and fragrances. LilacsOver 400 lilacs are throughout the Museum grounds. Settlers' Garden1790s Vermont flax and kitchen garden. |
