Museums in:

Hadley, Massachusetts

Amherst History Museum
Amherst, Massachusetts

History, Historic House, Historical Society

The Amherst History Museum is an amusement park for the History buff. The museum exhibits most of its collection in its gallery and period rooms. Its current exhibition, "Emily Dickinson's Amherst," features the poet's white dress and tells the story of Amherst through 19th century photographs and objects. The 1750 ca. Strong House represents the many eras of New England. Knowledgeable tour guides lead visitors through the period rooms.

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum at Forbes Library
Northampton, Massachusetts

History, Library, Specialized

Hadley Farm Museum
Hadley, Massachusetts

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Specialized

The Hadley Farm Museum houses an incredible collection of vehicles and equipment used on New England farms and farmhouses from the late 1700s to the early 20th century. Located in a 1782 barn, the museum showcases many items just as they would have been found on the farm.

Hitchcock Center for the Environment
Amherst, Massachusetts

Mead Art Museum
Amherst, Massachusetts

Art

National Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, Massachusetts

History

Northampton Historical Society
Northampton, Massachusetts

Historical Society

Smith College Museum of Art
Northampton, Massachusetts

Art

The Smith College Museum of Art is widely recognized as one of the leading college museums in the country. Its collection of nearly 25,000 works spans several millennia of history and many continents. The museum is noted for its European and American art of the 19th and 20th centuries and for the depth and quality of its collections of prints, drawings, and photographs (there are over 18,000 in all). SCMA also has strong holdings in Asian, African, and Latin American art, as well as in classical antiquities. SCMA also has a strong public focus. It is located in the heart of Northampton, less than five minutes off I-91 and only a short walk from Northampton's vibrant downtown.

Whately Historical Commission
Whately, Massachusetts

Words and Pictures Museum, Inc.
Northampton, Massachusetts

Hatfield Historical Commission
Hatfield, Massachusetts

Martha Dickinson Bianchi Trust
Amherst, Massachusetts

Art

Museum For Children's Picture Books
Amherst, Massachusetts

Children's

Northampton Historical Commission
Northampton, Massachusetts

History

Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum
Hadley, Massachusetts

History, Historic House

The Dickinson Homestead
Amherst, Massachusetts

Whately Historical Society
Whately, Massachusetts

General, History, Historical Society, Library, Specialized

The museum has more than 4000 objects, photos, and documents that capture this tiny rural town's history. The collection of Whately pottery is extensive and represents most of the many Whately potters. And we have preserved the giant wooden milk bottle symbolizing the town's many dairy farms.

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