Friday, October 22 from 7pm to 8:30 p.m.
Keynote:
Alice A. Carter, Author and Illustration Historian
On the Side of the Angels: Fantasy in an Age of Discovery
Price: One admission price for the entire Symposium.
Saturday, October 23, from 10am to 12:30pm
Opening Remarks:
Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, Deputy Director/Chief Curator
Real and Imagined: Fantastical Rockwell
Artist Panel One: The Fairy Tale in Fantasy Art
Join us to explore our new holiday/winter exhibition, complete with creative scavenger hunts for children and families; recorded story readings by Jan Brett; and artist signed books available in the Museum store. Included with admission; free for kids & teens, and Members.
Meet the artist at this exclusive member’s exhibition preview of Jan Brett Stories Near & Far. Pre-order personalized and signed books. Free for Members, by reservation only; limited capacity and timed tickets.
Children’s Book Readings from Jan Brett: Stories Near and Far, on the hour
Throughout the day:
Throughout the Day!
Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunts (for children & families)
Jan Brett-signed books available in the Museum Store. Included with admission; free for kids & teens. Advance admission tickets at NRM.org
Book Launch Celebration: Jan Brett’s The Nutcracker
Sorry, this day is at capacity, no more RSVPs permitted. Pre-signed books are available through the Museum Store at Store.NRM.org.
Meet author/illustrator Jan Brett and Hedgie, a costumed character and beloved favorite from her stories! Set out on a Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt for kids and families; and enjoy recorded book readings by the artist herself.
11 - 11:30 Meet, Greet & Book Signing* with Jan
11:30 - 12:00 Meet, Greet & Book Signing* with Jan
1 p.m. : Remarks, Reading, Drawing Demo, and Book Signing*
Enjoy a drawing demo, readings, and book signing* of her newest book, Jan Brett’s The Nutcracker, as well as other classic favorites.
2 - 3 p.m. : Book Signing* with Jan
3 - 4 p.m. : Book Signing* with Jan
Included with admission; pre-ordered book required for book signing. (Minimum of one book, max of two please.*) Free for kids & teens, and Members, with book purchase.
*Please note: Jan will do her very best to sign books with personal inscriptions; depending on the number of attendees, she may provide hand-signed bookplates as an alternative; these will be available for all personal book copies.
An indoor adventure with the beloved stories and animals featured in Jan Brett’s books, on view in our featured exhibition Jan Brett: Stories Near & Far. Explore the art on view by going on a Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt. Readings from Jan Brett’s books are scheduled throughout the week and take-home activities are available. Find your favorite books in the Museum store, signed by the artist!
Included with admission; free for kids & teens, and Members. Advance admission tickets at NRM.org
The Norman Rockwell Museum will be closed Saturday, January 1st through Friday, January 7th, 2022. The Museum will be re-open again on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 10AM. Have a happy and safe holiday season!
FREE EVENT
Join us for a live art activity with illustrator Jan Brett during this lively, interactive online program. The artist will read Cozy and lead an art activity inspired by her beloved characters. Bring your pencil, paper, and your questions along – a conversation with Jan will follow!
On Presidents Day, please join us for casual gallery talks covering Norman Rockwell's illustrations and portraits of American Presidents.
Gallery talks will take place at 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
An indoor adventure with the beloved stories and animals featured in Jan Brett’s books, on view in our featured exhibition Jan Brett: Stories Near & Far. Explore the art on view by going on a Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt. Readings from Jan Brett’s books are scheduled throughout the week . Find your favorite books in the Museum store!
Included with admission; free for kids & teens, and Members.
An engaging conversation with Bascove, who will share thoughts on her art, career, and lifelong love of literature with author, art director, and illustration/graphic design historian Steve Heller.
Tickets: $10, free for members
An indoor adventure awaits you at the Norman Rockwell Museum featuring a children's guide with gallery scavenger hunt, drawing activities, and a word game. Take home your own stencil kit!
More art-making products for sale in the Museum store!
Included with admission; free for kids & teens, and Members.
An indoor adventure awaits you at the Norman Rockwell Museum featuring a children's guide with gallery scavenger hunt, drawing activities, and a word game. Take home your own stencil kit!
Storytime in Gallery: Willie was Different - Norman Rockwell's one and only children's book - at 11am & 12pm
Art-making in the classroom at 1pm
More art-making products for sale in the Museum store!
Included with admission; free for kids & teens, and Members.
Ticket reservations are closed. For assistance please call Alexa Wichowsky at 413-931-2265 or email her at alexa@nrm.org.
Zoom Program – Online
Tickets: $10,free for NRM & Chesterwood members
Reservations: required for Zoom
Harold Holzer, the author of the award-winning Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French, explores the 50-year career of the great American sculptor, and his greatest achievement: the iconic Lincoln statue on the National Mall. How did French prepare for his biggest challenge? How did he find inspiration in the Berkshires? And how has the Lincoln Memorial achieved immortality in American art, iconography, history, and tradition?
Members are invited to celebrate the opening of Imprinted: Illustrating Race during a special “Members Only Hour” from 9-10 AM. Meet the curators of the exhibit at 9:30 AM.
As a member, you receive this preferred access to see the exhibition before the Museum opens to the general public. If you would prefer, come anytime on Saturday to see the exhibition and receive an Appreciation Gift as recognition of how much you mean to the Museum we all love.
Road Trip! The Annual Gala Celebrating Norman Rockwell Museum’s Traveling Exhibition Program
Meet illustrator Kadir Nelson, whose exhibition is currently on view, for a book signing. Included with Museum admission, free for kids, teens, and members. Reservations are now closed.
Books may be pre-ordered at time of reservation to guarantee availability; payment required at book signing. Maximum of two books per household for signature, please. Mr. Nelson will do his very best to sign books with personal inscriptions. Hand-signed bookplates may be provided for personal book copies and as an alternative.A conversation with illustrator Kadir Nelson, writer and critic Cinque Henderson, and socio-political scientist Dr. Jungmiwha Bullock; reception to follow. Tickets $25, includes post-event reception with the speakers and book signing with Mr. Nelson. See the new exhibition: In Our Lifetime: Paintings from the Pandemic by Kadir Nelson, now on view. (Museum admission additional).
(valid ID with proof of age required to participate in beer tasting) Tickets: $20 for members, $35 for not-yet-members Advance ticket sales are closed. A limited number of walk-up tickets will be sold on the day of the event on a first come first serve basis.
New Online Series Drawing Life featuring Illustrators from Norman Rockwell’s Studio
Drawing Life with Loveis Wise from Norman Rockwell’s StudioFeaturing Jesse Kowalski, NRM Curator of Exhibitions, Louis Henry Mitchell, Creative Director of Character Design of Sesame Workshop, and Stephanie Plunkett, NRM Deputy Director/Chief Curator Norman Rockwell Drawings, 1911—1976, in exhibition and book form, celebrates more than six decades of rarely-displayed drawings that reveal the full scope of Rockwell’s work as a draftsperson.
Welcome and Keynote address: Join us for all or part of Illustration and Race: Rethinking the History of Published Images
Symposium Presentations and Panels: Join us for all or part of Illustration and Race: Rethinking the History of Published Images
New Online Series Drawing Life featuring Illustrators from Norman Rockwell’s Studio
Drawing Life with Shadra Strickland from Norman Rockwell’s StudioFree of charge with Museum admission. Purchase Book: Faithful Friends In collaboration with Norman Rockwell Museum, author Margaret Rockwell celebrates the release of her new book, Faithful Friends: Norman Rockwell and His Dogs, with an illustrated talk, Q&A, and book signing.
A salute to Veterans through the eyes of illustrators Victor Juhasz and Elize McKelvey, who have documented real-life experiences of American servicemembers. View on demand free of charge at NRM.org beginning Friday, November 11, and on the Museum’s social channels.
It is with gratitude and humility that we acknowledge that we are learning, speaking and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican people, who are the indigenous peoples of this land on which the Norman Rockwell Museum was built. Despite tremendous hardship in being forced from here, today their community resides in Wisconsin and is known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. We pay honor and respect to their ancestors past and present as we commit to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all.
