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Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor to Open at Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA—May 14, 2024—Boys sneaking past a “No Swimming” sign to take a dip. An old fisherman who’s caught a mermaid in his trap. These and other richly humorous illustrations by Norman Rockwell will be spotlighted this summer in Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor, a special exhibition opening Saturday, June 22, at Norman Rockwell Museum. The exhibition remains on view through Feb. 9, 2025.
‘Berkshire Eagle’ Reviews ‘Mystery and Wonder’
Stockbridge, MA—May 6, 2024—Berkshire Eagle art critic Jennifer Huberdeau recently reviewed Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from the Permanent Collection. The article delves into the story and backstory of individual artworks to offer readers a personal “tour” of this intriguing exhibition. The piece brings into focus the subtle, layered, and richly atmospheric world of these illustrations, evoking the theme of “mystery and wonder.” The exhibition is up at Norman Rockwell Museum through June 16.
Norman Rockwell Museum Announces Curatorial Hires
Norman Rockwell Museum has added two highly experienced museum professionals to its curatorial team. Seth Fogelman, formerly the Senior Exhibitions Manager and Registrar at the Whitney Museum of American Art, joins the Museum as Chief of Curatorial Affairs. Jane Dini, PhD, most recently the Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator, American Art, at the Brooklyn Museum, assumes the role of Curator of Exhibitions.
Imagining Freedom to Launch at NRM.org
Stockbridge, Mass.—February 22, 2024—Norman Rockwell Museum announces the launch of Imagining Freedom, an interactive virtual exhibition that explores the history, artistic interpretations, and contemporary resonance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s concept of four basic human rights, the Four Freedoms. The exhibition highlights the important role of Norman Rockwell and other artists in advancing and communicating these ideals, envisioned as core human rights for all people. The launch of this new virtual exhibition coincides with the 80th anniversary of the publication of Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms portrayals in The Saturday Evening Post.
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Summer Exhibition Goes MAD!
February 8, 2024—Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce this summer's landmark exhibition exploring the art, satire, and cultural impact of MAD Magazine, one of the longest-running humor publications in America. Opening June 8 and running through October 27, What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine presents iconic original illustrations and cartoons from MAD's longtime regular contributors, dubbed the "Usual Gang of Idiots," as well as next-generation visual satirists.
View Works of “Mystery and Wonder” at New Illustration Exhibition
Stockbridge, Mass.—January 17, 2024—Norman Rockwell Museum presents captivating artwork with enigmatic and magical appeal in its new exhibition, Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from the Illustration Collection. Opening March 2 and running through June 16, this exhibition features selected images from Norman Rockwell Museum’s Permanent Collection, which now holds almost 25,000 artworks created by more than 300 illustrators.
Leo Lionni Catalog Garners National Press
January 16, 2024—Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to highlight recent national coverage of Leo Lionni: Storyteller, Artist, Designer, the 184-page volume published by Abbeville Press that accompanies the Museum’s first major American retrospective of the artist. Both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reviewed the exhibition catalog as a significant new exploration and celebration of Leo Lionni’s protean creative career.
“The Problem We All Live With” Was Published Sixty Years Ago Today
January 14, 2024—Today is the anniversary of one of Norman Rockwell’s most powerful paintings of the Civil Rights era. The Problem We All Live With appeared on the cover of Look magazine on this day 60 years ago—January 14, 1964.
Announcing New 2024 Exhibitions
January 9, 2024—Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce three new exhibitions opening in 2024. This year, we are celebrating mystery and wonder, art and humor, and portraits of bravery and change. Learn more here!
Norman Rockwell Museum and Stockbridge Featured in New Holiday Special
Stockbridge, Mass.—December 4, 2023—A new holiday special, Christmas in New England, features Norman Rockwell Museum and Stockbridge as part of its exploration of classic holiday traditions enjoyed by New Englanders from the coast of Maine to the hills of the Berkshires. The program highlights Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas, the cherished holiday tradition that transforms downtown Stockbridge to reflect Rockwell’s iconic painting of that name. Rockwell’s legacy endures in Stockbridge, where the artist remains one of the community’s “most beloved residents,” notes producer and program host Lindsay Paris.