WOODSTOCK50 Day 1: Peace, Love and Family Fun Thursday, August 15 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. All activities are included with admission; Free for kids/teens except where noted. All Day Activities: • Make a giant Peace sidewalk mural • Picnic lunch on the lawn… bring your own or purchase picnic-ready meals from Runaway Café- borrow a basket and blanket! Today’s Schedule: 10  – 11:30 a.m.      Draw In! Sketch a Yellow Submarine (children $8, Members $5.) [...]

Daily: Erik Erikson Exhibition Talk at 10:30 a.m. and Woodstock to the Moon Exhibition Talk at 2:00 p.m. Additional Woodstock to the Moon Exhibition Talk at 3 p.m. Make the most of your visit and let our expert guides introduce you to our special exhibit Inspired: Norman Rockwell and Erik Erikson gallery talks at 10:30 a.m. and Woodstock to the Moon: 1969 Illustrated gallery talks 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The gallery talks are about 15 [...]

WOODSTOCK50 Day 2: Peace, Love and Family Fun Friday, August 16 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All activities are Free with admission; and Free for kids/teens! All Day Activities: • Take a groovy photo with a Saturday Evening Post backdrop • Add to our giant community Peace mural • Scavenger hunts • Picnic lunch on the lawn… bring your own or purchase picnic-ready meals from Runaway Café; borrow a basket and blanket Today’s Schedule: 1 [...]

Daily: Erik Erikson Exhibition Talk at 10:30 a.m. and Woodstock to the Moon Exhibition Talk at 2:00 p.m. Additional Woodstock to the Moon Exhibition Talk at 3 p.m. Make the most of your visit and let our expert guides introduce you to our special exhibit Inspired: Norman Rockwell and Erik Erikson gallery talks at 10:30 a.m. and Woodstock to the Moon: 1969 Illustrated gallery talks 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The gallery talks are about 15 [...]

WOODSTOCK50 Day 3: Peace, Love and Family Fun Saturday, August 17 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All activities are included with admission; and Free for kids/teens! All Day Activities: • Wear your Groovy 60s fashions for photo ops and prizes • Add to our giant community Peace mural • Take a groovy photo with a Saturday Evening Post backdrop • Scavenger hunts • Picnic lunch on the lawn… bring your own or purchase picnic-ready meals from [...]

Frances Jetter: The Making of Amalgam Sunday, February 16, 1 p.m. Meet renowned artist Frances Jetter whose work is on view. She will share the process of making Amalgam, her visual memoir of her grandfather’s immigration from Poland to the United States. A book signing will follow. Free for Members, children/teens 18 and under, or included with admission. Frances Jetter Weekend February 15 and 16, 2020 Artist Frances Jetter’s illustrations have been published in the [...]

Rockwell Society: Benefactor’s Circle Dinner - Friday, September 13, 6 p.m. Benefactor’s Circle patrons ($5,000) and above are invited to a dinner with Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt and the Board of Trustees. As our thank you for your generosity, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a special dinner with Norman Rockwell Museum’s leadership, hear an insider briefing on upcoming Museum work, and hear a short presentation from philanthropy guru Alyssa Wright. For more information [...]

United States Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony Friday, September 20, 10 a.m. Join us to honor new U.S. citizens who take their oath against a backdrop of Norman Rockwell paintings. Presented in collaboration with the Berkshire Immigrant Center and the Literacy Network of South Berkshire. Please note ceremony seating reserved for new citizens and their families; visitors may observe from adjacent galleries. Admission is free for the new citizens and their families; Museum members, or with regular [...]

Berkshire Immigrant Stories Recording Friday, September 27, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Berkshire Community College 1350 West St. in Pittsfield In the BCC Student Center Record your Berkshire Immigrant Story in collaboration with the Norman Rockwell Museum's exhibit Finding Home: Four Artists' Journeys. You can record it in video or audio - you can even record it anonymously. Inspire others and give hope!  FORUM credit available. Contact Toni Buckley abuckley@berkshirecc.edu facebook.com/berkshireimmigrantstories  

Meet a Rockwell Model Friday, October 11 3 p.m. Find out what it was like to pose for America’s favorite illustrator from Rockwell’s own models, who will share their personal experiences. This week will feature the model for The Runaway, Ed Locke. Free for Members, or included with Museum admission.

Working for the Pulps: Popular Illustration in the 1930s With illustrator/educator Dennis Dittrich Saturday, October 12, 1:00 p.m. Pulp magazines, the popular, inexpensive fiction publications that were read and enjoyed by millions, reached their zenith in the 1930s, though the genre began in earnest in 1896 with The Argosy, a monthly magazine that was printed on low-cost pulp paper. Presented on newsstands alongside scores of glossies, pulp magazines caught the eye of passersby with their [...]

FINAL WALK OF THE SEASON Historic Property Walks Thursdays, July 11 – October 31, 2 p.m. Enjoy a guided walk on the Museum’s 36-acre site and learn about Peter Rockwell’s sculptures, the indigenous Mohican Indians, our view of Monument Mountain, and the historic Linwood house, an 1859 Berkshire Cottage. End at Norman Rockwell’s own Stockbridge Studio. Find out more about Rockwell's studio...

Veteran’s Day Art Talk Monday, November 11, 1 p.m. Learn about Norman Rockwell’s experience in the Navy and the heartfelt images he made of soldiers in all branches of the armed forces during World War I and II. Image Credit: Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Willie Gillis in Convoy, c. 1943. Unused painting for The Saturday Evening Post cover, c. 1943. Private collection. ©Norman Rockwell Family Agency. All rights reserved.

Rockwell Society: Reception Monday, November 18, 6-8 p.m. At Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Join us in Manhattan for a reception and preview of American Art that will be included in an upcoming auction at Bonhams.  NRM Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt will give a talk on the relationship of illustration art to the world of American art.  A lavish reception will follow. For more information on The Rockwell Society (including how to [...]

Tanglewood Linde Center Finding Home/Belonging Collaboration with Norman Rockwell Museum Saturday, November 23 9:30 a.m. *SPECIAL EARLY OPENING FOR MEMBERS: Enjoy a members-only tour of the Finding Home exhibition and discussion with artist Frances Jetter and curators Stephanie Plunkett and Martin Mahoney. 10 a. m. – 12 p.m. Special tours of the Finding Home exhibition at the Museum with one of the featured artists Frances Jetter and curators Stephanie Plunkett and Martin Mahoney, with behind-the-scenes [...]