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NRM Presents: I SPY! Walter Wick’s Hidden Wonders
Stockbridge, MA – March 20, 2025– Norman Rockwell Museum is delighted to present I SPY! Walter Wick’s Hidden Wonders, a major exhibition launching this summer that celebrates the visionary work of beloved photographic illustrator and author Walter Wick. Renowned worldwide for his iconic I SPY series; Wick’s award-winning books have captivated generations of audiences. The exhibition, on view from June 7 through October 26, 2025, will showcase more than 50 years of Wick’s innovative artistry, featuring his iconic photographic illustrations, miniature worlds, optical illusions, and puzzle challenges.
American Fine Art Magazine reviews Illustrators of Light
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was in his mid-20s when he was commissioned to produce a series of paintings for an advertising campaign promoting Edison Mazda Lamps (a division of General Electric). Many of the other illustrators were a decade or even a generation older than he.
The Berkshire Edge features All for Laughs: Artists of the Famous Cartoonist Course
Stockbridge — The Norman Rockwell Museum will debut its new exhibition “All for Laughs: The Artists of the Famous Cartoonist Course,” on Saturday, March 1. The course was correspondence based and part of the Famous Artists School, founded in 1948 in Westport, Conn. “The school was started by artist Albert Dorn, who at the time was the president of the Society of Illustrators,” museum Chief Curator Stephanie Plunkett told The Berkshire Edge. “He was able to recruit 11 famous illustrators, including Rockwell, to create the curriculum for this correspondence course.”
February Vacation Week at NRM
February 17, 18, 20 & 21 | 11 AM – 3 PM
Join our fun and engaging family programs to see how Norman Rockwell and other artists in the Illustrators of Light exhibition on view, used light to tell stories, create emotions, and bring paintings to life. Their artwork captures the magic of electric lighting—something we now take for granted but was once a brand-new wonder!
NRM Presents All for Laughs: The Artists of the Famous Cartoonist Course
Stockbridge, MA, February 6, 2025 – Norman Rockwell Museum is excited to announce the opening of a new exhibition, All for Laughs: The Artists of the Famous Cartoonist Course, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The exhibition, which will run through June 15, 2025, explores the creative genius behind the Famous Artists Cartoonist Course, an influential mid-century training program that shaped generations of cartoonists and contributed to the golden age of American humor.
The Berkshire Eagle: Readings at Rockwell
STOCKBRIDGE — Readings at Rockwell, a new literary series highlighting the power of the written word through dramatic readings, will feature the works of three iconic American authors: Shirley Jackson, Toni Morrison, and Edith Wharton. The literary series, a new partnership between the Norman Rockwell Museum and The Mount, will take place the first Wednesday of each month from March through May, in the museum's galleries. The series, curated by The Mount’s Director of Public Programming Sarah Margolis-Pineo, aligns with Anita Kunz's "Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage."
NRM and The Mount Announce Readings at Rockwell
Stockbridge, MA – January 22, 2025 – The Norman Rockwell Museum is partnering with The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home to present Readings at Rockwell, a new literary series that highlights the power of the written word through dramatic readings of stories by three iconic American authors: Shirley Jackson, Toni Morrison, and Edith Wharton. These intimate performances, held on the first Wednesday of each month from March through May 2025, will take place in the Museum's galleries. The series, curated by The Mount’s Director of Public Programming Sarah Margolis-Pineo, aligns with Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage, an exhibition by renowned illustrator Anita Kunz that reveals and honors the legacy of 285 trailblazing women, both past and present.
The Boston Globe reviews “Original Sisters”
Today “Original Sisters’’ feels urgent. It’s a heartening tether between untold histories and a threatening future. As a woman standing in Kunz’s hall of sisters, I felt a knot inside me loosen. Look who we are, I thought. Look what we can do...
Times Union reviews NRM’s Virtual Field Trip
When the Norman Rockwell Museum sent its “Imagining Freedom” exhibition on its international tour in 2018, something unusual accompanied artist Norman Rockwell’s famous Civil Rights images: a virtual reality experience. By sliding on headsets, 50,000 adventurous — and mostly younger — visitors connected “with almost every object in the exhibition through virtual reality,” said Rich Bradway, the museum’s digital innovation officer, and they interacted with how the art “connected to the culture and society.”
Norman Rockwell Holiday Covers
Norman Rockwell, one of America's most beloved illustrators, created 29 Christmas-related covers for The Saturday Evening Post between 1916 and 1963. These covers, filled with warmth, nostalgia, and the spirit of the holiday season, have become iconic representations of Christmas for many.