Art of Adventure Festival

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Calling all explorers, curiosity-seekers, and pathbreakers!

Activities are free of charge with museum admission, kids 18 and under and members always visit for free.



Curator Tour: Genius of Tony Sarg

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Puppeteer, animator, and illustrator Tony Sarg was a one-of-a-kind artist, and jokester. Join Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett for a 40-minute Guided Tour of a very special exhibition. Tours are limited to 25 and often sell out, book today!

5th Annual Art of Brewing Festival

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

A returning favorite event at NRM offering the best craft brews in the region, haute food truck cuisine, and creative illustration art that brings beer cans and bottles, and other brewed product packaging to life. In addition to tasting and comparing many craft brews, distillers, coffee brewers, and other food products made through fermentation are included.

All receive a free commemorative beer glass and other great gifts.

Curator Tour: Genius of Tony Sarg

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Puppeteer, animator, and illustrator Tony Sarg was a one-of-a-kind artist, and jokester. Join Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett for a 40-minute Guided Tour of a very special exhibition. Tours are limited to 25 and often sell out, book today!
Darin Johnson, artistic director of the American Theater for Puppetry Arts will be joining Stephanie Plunkett for two tours, on Thursday, August 17 and Saturday, August 26.

Curator Tour: Genius of Tony Sarg

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Puppeteer, animator, and illustrator Tony Sarg was a one-of-a-kind artist, and jokester. Join Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett for a 40-minute Guided Tour of a very special exhibition. Tours are limited to 25 and often sell out, book today!
Darin Johnson, artistic director of the American Theater for Puppetry Arts will be joining Stephanie Plunkett for two tours, on Thursday, August 17 and Saturday, August 26.

Online Symposium: Illustration, Puppetry, and American Popular Culture: The Art and Legacy of Tony Sarg (Day 1)

Virtual Norman Rockwell Museum Virtual Museum, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Zoom Webinar (online)
Friday, October 20, 2023 – 7pm to 8:30pm

Organized by the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and the American Theater for Puppetry Arts in Austerlitz, New York, this interdisciplinary symposium brings together artists, puppeteers, and scholars from across the humanities to explore the life, art and adventures of Tony Sarg (1880-1942), the charismatic illustrator, designer, puppeteer, and entrepreneur whose prolific career sheds light on the creative imagination and the ability of artists to inspire a collective sense of wonder and joy.

Online Symposium: Illustration, Puppetry, and American Popular Culture: The Art and Legacy of Tony Sarg (Day 2)

Virtual Norman Rockwell Museum Virtual Museum, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Zoom Webinar (online)
Saturday, October 21, 2023 – 10am to 3pm

Organized by the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and the American Theater for Puppetry Arts in Austerlitz, New York, this interdisciplinary symposium brings together artists, puppeteers, and scholars from across the humanities to explore the life, art and adventures of Tony Sarg (1880-1942), the charismatic illustrator, designer, puppeteer, and entrepreneur whose prolific career sheds light on the creative imagination and the ability of artists to inspire a collective sense of wonder and joy.

Norman Rockwell Museum Winter Hours

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Open 6 days, closed Wednesdays. Weekdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Advance tickets are available at discounted rates online at NRM.org/visit

Curators in Conversation: Opening event for Leo Lionni exhibition

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

EVENT SOLD OUT

The opening panel features commentary by guest co-curators Steven Heller, a noted author and illustration and design historian; Leonard S. Marcus, one of the world’s foremost authorities on children’s books and the illustrators and authors who create them; and special guest Annie Lionni, the artist’s granddaughter and steward of Lionni’s art and legacy. The panel will be chaired by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Norman Rockwell Museum.

Member Preview & Reception – BETWEEN WORLDS: The Art and Design of Leo Lionni

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Member Only Event
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On November 18 from 5:30-7:30pm join us for the Member/Donor Preview and Reception for the first major American retrospective dedicated to modernist designer and children’s book illustrator Leo Lionni. Enjoy light refreshments, view the exhibition, and meet co-curators Steven Heller and Leonard S. Marcus, and Annie Lionni, the artist’s granddaughter and steward of his legacy.

Holiday Hours

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Open today 10 am - 3 pm 

Family Fun – Kids Art Activities (11 am through 2 pm)

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

During December School Break Week, enjoy the colorful stories of Leo Lionni, with a Kids’ Activity Guide full of creative fun and exploration inspired by the exhibition on view. Free for children.

Family Fun – Kids Art Activities (11 am through 2 pm)

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

During December School Break Week, enjoy the colorful stories of Leo Lionni, with a Kids’ Activity Guide full of creative fun and exploration inspired by the exhibition on view. Free for children.

Family Fun – Kids Art Activities (11 am through 2 pm)

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

During December School Break Week, enjoy the colorful stories of Leo Lionni, with a Kids’ Activity Guide full of creative fun and exploration inspired by the exhibition on view. Free for children.

Holiday Hours

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Open today 10 am - 3 pm 

Virtual Program: Inheriting the Legacy: A Conversation with The Rockwell Family

Virtual Norman Rockwell Museum Virtual Museum, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Celebrating Norman Rockwell's Birthday!

Price: $10 per person | Members Free

Please note: we will simulcast this virtual program at the Museum.  Access to the simulcast is free with admission.

On the 130th anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s birth, members of the Rockwell family will come together to share personal reflections on Rockwell’s art and to consider the diverse ways that their lives and creative practice have been impacted by the legacy that they have inherited.

February School Vacation Week Leo Lionni Family Fun!

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat February 19-20 & 22-24

11 am – 4 pm
Enjoy art-making activities inspired by the colorful children’s stories of author and illustrator Leo Lionni. Drawing, collage, seek & find, and create Lego art!
Free for kids & teens, or free with admission.

February School Vacation Week Leo Lionni Family Fun!

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat February 19-20 & 22-24

11 am – 4 pm
Enjoy art-making activities inspired by the colorful children’s stories of author and illustrator Leo Lionni. Drawing, collage, seek & find, and create Lego art!
Free for kids & teens, or free with admission.

February School Vacation Week Leo Lionni Family Fun!

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat February 19-20 & 22-24

11 am – 4 pm
Enjoy art-making activities inspired by the colorful children’s stories of author and illustrator Leo Lionni. Drawing, collage, seek & find, and create Lego art!
Free for kids & teens, or free with admission.

Land Acknowledgement

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.

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