Virtual Reality Rockwell! Every Day over February school vacation week 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The magic of virtual reality (VR) gives a new view into Rockwell’s Four Freedoms. Discover the themes of the paintings, war time culture, Rockwell’s painting process, parodies of Rockwell’s paintings, and much more. 10 minute session, or as time permits.
New! Cover This! Third Fridays, November - February, 1 p.m. Enjoy close looking at specific themes in Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers This is a walking and conversation tour. Free for Members, children/teens 18 and under, or included with admission. November 15, Home December 20, Music January 17, Journeys February 21, Love
Drop-In Art Program - Journeys, Perspective, and Storytelling with Images Monday - Friday, February 17 - 21, 1 - 4 p.m. Enjoy this fun-filled week of drop-in art activities for all ages. Each day will feature close looking at images, style, and technique of an artist on view starting with Rockwell’s Day In The Life of a Girl. Explore the themes, journey, and perspective; then create an image that tells a personal story. Free for [...]
Americanness and Identity in Art MCLA Student Presentations Sunday, March 1, 2 p.m. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts students share projects that reflect on the concept of identity and Americanness in art. Projects will explore Rockwell's representations of gender, race, class, age, and nationality with Professor Hannah Noel. Voices – Stories from our Community First Sundays, March 1, April 5, May 3, 2 p.m. This series welcomes a variety of voices from our community to [...]
Art Adventures for Kids First Sundays, March 1, April 5, May 3, 2 - 3:30 p.m. Ages 5 - 10. Get to know your Museum! Each adventure includes a welcome activity, gallery exploration, stories, and art making using a variety of techniques and materials. Grownups are welcome to participate in the program or visit the Museum on their own.
The Stockbridge Room (lower level of the museum) will be closed at 2 - 4 p.m. today
Digital Art Demonstration and Conversation Saturdays, March 7, April 4, May 9, 1-3 p.m. Discover the magic behind digital art with Educator/ illustrator Patrick O’Donnell as he demonstrates and discusses l illustration techniques in Photoshop employed by many top illustrators today including the artists currently on view, Yuyi Morales and Frances Jetter.
Daily Gallery Talks are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here... Gallery & Exhibition Orientation Talks Daily Make the most of your visit with our orientation talks with expert guides, included with admission! Rockwell Gallery Talks at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.; approximately 20 minutes. Special Exhibition Talks featuring Finding Home: Four Artists’ Journeys at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. approximately 20 minutes.
This program is suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here... Norman Rockwell in Detail Second Fridays, March - June 1:00 p.m. Explore Norman Rockwell’s unique brand of visual storytelling and the artist’s adventures in illustration with Curator of Education Tom Daly.
This program is suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here... What are our journeys and what makes home? Join us for a multimedia performance of art, memoir and Berkshire immigrant stories followed by a community conversation. This show is based on four personal immigration stories by artists David Macaulay, Frances Jetter, James McMullan and Yuyi Morales, all on view in Finding Home: Four Artists' Journeys at the Norman Rockwell Museum through May 25. These artists’ visual memoirs are woven with Berkshire Immigrant Stories to invite reflection on our own and others’ stories, and how together we make a community. Created at the Norman Rockwell Museum, directed and performed by local high school students and performed at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. All are welcome.
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM: Illustration and Its Histories: New Resources, New Voices, New Directions Organized by the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and the Department of Art and Art History at Hunter College, New York City, this one-day interdisciplinary symposium brings together scholars, curators, and artists who are exploring new approaches to the study of illustration within historical and contemporary frameworks.
Sketch Club is your chance to get drawing instruction from the Norman Rockwell Museum. These videos are constructed to teach you not only the fundamental elements of drawing but also how to incorporate techniques that add realism to your images. This collection of videos will vary between instructor led classes to simple drawing demonstrations that help you better understand the process of drawing. Enjoy! Start watching Sketch Club! > We want to hear from [...]
Sketch Club is your chance to get drawing instruction from the Norman Rockwell Museum. These videos are constructed to teach you not only the fundamental elements of drawing but also how to incorporate techniques that add realism to your images. This collection of videos will vary between instructor led classes to simple drawing demonstrations that help you better understand the process of drawing. Enjoy! Start watching Sketch Club! > We want to hear from [...]
As Creative Director of Character Design, Louis Henry Mitchell directs and oversees all aspects of character art for Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street. From designing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons to directing Sesame Street Muppet photo shoots, Louis has been at Sesame Workshop since 2000. Prior to that, Louis freelanced for the organization since 1992. Sesame Workshop and Norman Rockwell Museum are each celebrating 50 year anniversaries this year, educating and [...]
From the Archives is a video series that explores the archives of the Norman Rockwell Museum. In these videos, the NRM Curatorial staff will highlight both archival elements both from Norman Rockwell but also from the Museum’s broader illustration collection. Each episode will focus on a unique theme. Start Watching From the Archives >
Sketch Club is your chance to get drawing instruction from the Norman Rockwell Museum. These videos are constructed to teach you not only the fundamental elements of drawing but also how to incorporate techniques that add realism to your images. This collection of videos will vary between instructor led classes to simple drawing demonstrations that help you better understand the process of drawing. Enjoy! Start watching Sketch Club! > We want to hear from [...]
Dr. Marcella Bradway Special Guest Director of Surgery at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA Stephanie Plunkett Deputy Director / Chief Curator Norman Rockwell Museum Mary Berle Chief Educator Norman Rockwell Museum Pull up your screen, pour a cup of tea (or coffee), and enjoy an inspired online conversation with Dr. Marcella Bradway, who joins us to offer insights into Rockwell’s art and observations [...]
Sketch Club is your chance to get drawing instruction from the Norman Rockwell Museum. These videos are constructed to teach you not only the fundamental elements of drawing but also how to incorporate techniques that add realism to your images. This collection of videos will vary between instructor led classes to simple drawing demonstrations that help you better understand the process of drawing. Enjoy! Start watching Sketch Club! > We want to hear from [...]
Sketch Club is your chance to get drawing instruction from the Norman Rockwell Museum. These videos are constructed to teach you not only the fundamental elements of drawing but also how to incorporate techniques that add realism to your images. This collection of videos will vary between instructor led classes to simple drawing demonstrations that help you better understand the process of drawing. Enjoy! Start watching Sketch Club! > We want to hear from [...]
From the Archives is a video series that explores the archives of the Norman Rockwell Museum. In these videos, the NRM Curatorial staff will highlight both archival elements both from Norman Rockwell but also from the Museum’s broader illustration collection. Each episode will focus on a unique theme. Start Watching From the Archives >
Sketch Club is your chance to get drawing instruction from the Norman Rockwell Museum. These videos are constructed to teach you not only the fundamental elements of drawing but also how to incorporate techniques that add realism to your images. This collection of videos will vary between instructor led classes to simple drawing demonstrations that help you better understand the process of drawing. Enjoy! Start watching Sketch Club! > We want to hear from [...]
This production, directed by high school senior Eliza Keenan, is based on four personal visual immigration stories created by artists David Macaulay, Frances Jetter, James McMullan and Yuyi Morales and featured in the current exhibition Finding Home: Four Artists’ Stories. These stories are woven with Berkshire County Immigrant Stories collected over the last six months in Berkshire County, MA to connect themes from the exhibition with real stories from the community surrounding the Museum. To set the stage, the show begins with a video portrait of Norman Rockwell’s process for creating the painting, the Golden Rule. The artist and Berkshire Immigrant Stories follow, and the show concludes with an original song by student Fiora Laina.
From the Archives is a video series that explores the archives of the Norman Rockwell Museum. In these videos, the NRM Curatorial staff will highlight both archival elements both from Norman Rockwell but also from the Museum’s broader illustration collection. Each episode will focus on a unique theme.
ONLINE Sketchatorian: A Contemporary Twist on Classic Illustration with Skylar Smith Thursday, May 7 “Drawing You into History, One Illustration at a Time” Join arts and cultural historian Skylar Smith for this series of snappy virtual art experiences exploring the social, cultural, and material underpinnings of classic illustrations, which are re-contextualized for today’s times. The continuity and evolution of American identity, branding, politics, women’s rights, and gender identity is explored with humor, wit, and a [...]
ONLINE Virtual Tea & Talk: An Afternoon with Illustrator James McMullan May 7 This event will be streamed live on NRM.org and Norman Rockwell Museum's YouTube Channel. If you would like to ask a question, please post your questions in the YouTube Chat Area on the live stream in YouTube. Join chief educator Mary Berle and chief curator Stephanie Plunkett for an engaging online conversation with award-winning illustrator, James McMullan, whose visual memoir Leaving China traces his World War II childhood and his family’s journeys from China to India, Canada, and the United States.
ONLINE Mother’s Day Tea Sunday, May 10, 4 p.m. Chief Curator Stephanie Plunkett and Chief Educator Mary Berle will discuss depictions of motherhood in illustration art from the Museum collection including pieces by Norman Rockwell, Austin Briggs and Ben Stahl. Join a lively conversation about a range of emotions and many roles communicated about motherhood in America over the last 60 years.
ONLINE Sketchatorian: A Contemporary Twist on Classic Illustration with Skylar Smith Thursday, May 28 “Drawing You into History, One Illustration at a Time” Join arts and cultural historian Skylar Smith for this series of snappy virtual art experiences exploring the social, cultural, and material underpinnings of classic illustrations, which are re-contextualized for today’s times. The continuity and evolution of American identity, branding, politics, women’s rights, and gender identity is explored with humor, wit, and a [...]
Generously sponsored by NRM's Junior Leadership Council and Kelly's Package Store You’re invited to an evening of fun to benefit the Museum we all love. Join us on Zoom, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29th for a virtual party. Please note, online registration for this event is now closed. Thank you for your interest. If you would like to be notified of future events, please be sure to sign up for email [...]
ONLINE Sketchatorian: A Contemporary Twist on Classic Illustration with Skylar Smith Thursday, June 4 “Drawing You into History, One Illustration at a Time” Join arts and cultural historian Skylar Smith for this series of snappy virtual art experiences exploring the social, cultural, and material underpinnings of classic illustrations, which are re-contextualized for today’s times. The continuity and evolution of American identity, branding, politics, women’s rights, and gender identity is explored with humor, wit, and a [...]
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.
