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The Discovery, 1956
Exhibition: Norman Rockwell: Home for the Holidays
TBD (more information)
Norman Rockwell (1894–1978)
The Discovery, 1956
Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post cover, December 29, 1956
Oil on canvas
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust, NRACT.1973.005
Exhibition: Jan Brett: Stories Near and Far
Through 03/06/2022 (more information)
Jan Brett
Hedgie
Watercolor on paper
Collection of the artist
Hedgie
Boy and Girl Gazing at Moon (Puppy Love), 1926
Exhibition: The Artist’s Process: Norman Rockwell’s Color Studies
TBD (more information)
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Saying Grace, 1951
Oil on photographic paperColor study for The Saturday Evening Post, November 24, 1951
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Gift of Robert and Joy Edgerton Freistaz, NRM.1993.14
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Route 183
Stockbridge, MA 01262
413-298-4100 x 221

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HOURS
Thursday - Monday: 10am-5pm *

SPECIAL HOURS:
Seniors and Immunocompromised Patrons: Thursday - Friday: 10am -12pm

* These hours of operation are valid through January 18, 2021. Hours of operation may change as conditions and state/federal requirements evolve. Please visit the website for future updates regarding hours of operation beyond January 18, 2021.

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The Museum now requires the purchase of timed-tickets in advance of your arrival. Time segments are available every 30 minutes during our hours of operation.

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Members: Free
Adults: $20
Seniors, AAA, Retired Military: $18
College Students: $10
Children 18 years and under: Free
Active Military, EBT/SNAP/Connector Card, FreeTeachers (MA, NY, CT, NH, VT), Front Line Medical Workers (through December 31, 2020) Free

We believe in the power of the arts to improve life and are committed to being accessible. Where many face financial challenges during this time, we offer a Pay what you choose option. The Pay What You Choose initiative is supported in part by a member of the Norman Rockwell Museum Board of Trustees.

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DIRECTIONS

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From North
Route 7 runs north to south through the Berkshires. Follow Route 7 South to Stockbridge. Turn right onto Route 102 West and follow through Main Street Stockbridge. Shortly after going through town, you will veer to the right to stay on Route 102 West for approximately 1.8 miles. At the flashing light, make a left onto Route 183 South and the Museum entrance is 0.6 miles down on the left.


From South
Route 7 runs north to south through the Berkshires. Follow Route 7 North into Stockbridge. Turn left onto Route 102 West at the stop sign next to The Red Lion Inn. Shortly after you make the left turn, you will veer to the right to stay on Route 102 West for approximately 1.8 miles. At the flashing light, make a left onto Route 183 South and the Museum entrance is 0.6 miles down on the left.


ABOUT THE MUSEUM

MUSEUM HISTORY
Founded in 1969 with the help of Norman and Molly Rockwell, Norman Rockwell Museum is dedicated to the enjoyment and study of Rockwell’s work and his contributions to society, popular culture, and social commentary. The Museum, which is accredited by the American Association of Museums, is the most popular year-round cultural attraction in the Berkshires.

The Museum houses the world’s largest and most significant collection of Rockwell’s work, including 998 original paintings and drawings. Rockwell lived in Stockbridge for the last 25 years of his life. Rockwell’s Stockbridge studio, moved to the Museum site, is open to the public from May through October, and features original art materials, his library, furnishings, and personal items. The Museum also houses the Norman Rockwell Archives, a collection of more than 100,000 items, including working photographs, letters, personal calendars, fan mail, and business documents.
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Having spent its first 24 years at the Old Corner House on Stockbridge’s Main Street, the Museum moved to its present location, a 36-acre site overlooking the Housatonic River Valley, in 1993. Internationally renowned architect Robert A. M. Stern designed the Museum gallery building.

One of the great charms of the Museum is its location. Many of Rockwell’s world-renowned images were drawn from the surrounding community and its residents. “The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, must be one of the most popular museums in the world,” wrote author Paul Johnson, “crammed from dawn till dusk with delighted visitors crowding round the originals of much-loved paintings. And one of the further pleasures of this enchanting place is that in the nearby little towns you can recognize among the locals the children and grandchildren of those whom Rockwell painted with dedicated veracity.”


NORMAN ROCKWELL’S STUDIO
Rockwell occupied some 20 studios during his life, but it was the last one—seen below—that he called his “best studio yet.” The building was originally located in the backyard of his home on South Street in Stockbridge, Mass. In 1976, toward the end of his life, Rockwell left the studio and its contents to Norman Rockwell Museum. The building was cut in two and moved to the Museum’s grounds in 1986.

The Museum has long presented the studio as it was when Rockwell passed away. Now, we have turned back the clock to an earlier, active period in his career: October 1960, when he was hard at work on his painting, Golden Rule, which would later appear on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Enjoy this special glimpse into Rockwell’s surroundings, working process, and sources of artistic inspiration…just as they were in 1960!


NORMAN ROCKWELL’S 323 SATURDAY EVENING POST COVERS
For nearly 50 years, millions of Americans brought Norman Rockwell’s art into their homes, enjoying the artist’s Saturday Evening Post covers while seated in their favorite chairs, surrounded by their belongings in the company of their families. This intimate connection with Rockwell’s art made his images a part of the fabric of American lives. This comprehensive exhibition of original Saturday Evening Post cover tear sheets features each of Norman Rockwell’s illustrations for the publication, created between 1916 and 1963.


Exhibitions:

Norman Rockwell: Home for the Holidays
TBD

(more information)

Jan Brett: Stories Near and Far
Through March 6, 2022
(more information)

The Artist’s Process: Norman Rockwell’s Color Studies
TBD
(more information)

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