Museum
Memorial Hall is one of New England’s oldest museums. When Deerfield Academy’s original 1798 school building became available, antiquarian George Sheldon organized the collection of artifacts he was assembling and in 1880, Memorial Hall opened. The museum’s extraordinary collection of furnishings, paintings, textiles and Indian artifacts is “the finest collection of local antiquities in New England” and “is one of America’s oldest museums.” See some of the collection highlights here.
Come explore the museum’s 19 rooms of art, culture and history—open daily from May 1st to November 1st, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Get directions here. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for youth/students age 6 to 21. (Admission is also valid for the Indian House Children’s Museum during July weekends, everyday in August, and weekends from Labor day through Columbus Day.) Listen to an audio tour of the museum.
Note to Teachers and Special Interest Groups: Memorial Hall Museum is also available for field trips and group tours. More information here.
Library
The PVMA Library—located next to Memorial Hall Museum—has an exceptional collection of manuscripts, diaries, account books, town records, maps and other documentation. The library is open year-round Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed most holidays.
