Historic Northampton is closed for renovation January - May 2019.
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Historic Northampton will renovate its programming & exhibition space to create a multi-use room with museum-quality cases, stunning exhibitions and an engaging play space.
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The museum will reopen in Spring 2019 with a new exhibition, Making It on Main Street.
Upcoming Programs
Detail of The Northampton Vigil to Lift the Sanctions Against Iraq by Harriet Diamond (www.sculpturestories.com)
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Signs of the Times - An Exhibit
in Honor of Frances Crowe at 100 Friday, March 8 – Sunday, March 31, 2019 An Exhibit at the Mezzanine @33 Hawley Street The Arts Trust Building in Northampton Well-known activist Frances Crowe turned 100 on March 15, 2019 with a march - Celebrate the Struggle: 100 Signs for 100 Years - in downtown Northampton. This exhibit features signs made by marchers and sculpture by artist Harriet Diamond. Harriet Diamond's piece featuring Frances, The Northampton Vigil to Lift the Sanctions Against Iraq (shown at left) will be displayed along with a new near life-size sculpture of Frances. Learn More |
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Tracking Down the
Stories of Child Laborers A Public Talk by Joe Manning Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 7 pm Forbes Library, Calvin Coolidge Museum For the past 13 years, author, historian and Florence resident Joe Manning has been tracking down and interviewing the descendants of children photographed by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. Using these interviews and his own research, Manning tells us how the lives of these children turned out, what they were like, and how they are remembered by their families. Learn More |
James L. Long and his cousin Johnnie O'Brien
Market Street, Northampton, MA. Photograph by Lewis Hine | Library of Congress |
Exploring Northampton
A Sunset Amble in the Northampton Meadows
Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 5 pm - Filled to capacity
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 5 pm
A Sunset Amble in the Northampton Meadows
Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 5 pm - Filled to capacity
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 5 pm
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Join co-director and naturalist Laurie Sanders for a walk down Hockanum Road to the site of the former Hockanum Ferry on the Connecticut River. The first walk on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 5 pm is filled to capacity. A second walk has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 5 pm.
Pre-registration required. Limited to 20. $8 members & donors; $12 all others. Learn More & Register |
Changes Afoot for 2019
Historic Northampton
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46 Bridge Street Northampton, Massachusetts 01060
info@historicnorthampton.org | 413-584-6011 |
Museum Hours: May - December
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10 - 4
12 - 5 |
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