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Amherst History Museum at the Strong House

67 Amity Street, Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 256-0678, visit website

Art, Culture, Historical Museums & Monuments

The Amherst History Museum opened in 1916 and is governed by the Amherst Historical Society, which was founded in 1899. Housed in the 1750-era Strong House, the Amherst History Museum takes visitors… Read More

Beneski Museum of Natural History

Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 542-2165, visit website

Art, Museums, Galleries & Showings, Culture, Historical Museums & Monuments

Having collections is the element that makes museums unique from other institutions. This nucleus, the objects and their stories, is carefully collected and preserved, then used for research,… Read More

Emily Dickinson Museum

280 Main Street, Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 542-8161, visit website

Art, Museums, Galleries & Showings, Culture, Historical Museums & Monuments

The Homestead, where poet Emily Dickinson was born and lived most of her life, and The Evergreens, home of the poet's brother and his family, share three beautiful acres of the original Dickinson… Read More

Historic Deerfield

80 Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA 01342

(413) 774-5581, visit website

Art, Museums, Galleries & Showings, Culture, Historical Museums & Monuments

Situated on a 330-year-old, mile long street, Historic Deerfield preserves and interprets the architecture, artifacts and lifestyle of a prosperous early New England town. Step into early New England… Read More

Historic Northampton

46 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060

(413) 584-6011, visit website

Art, Museums, Galleries & Showings, Culture, Historical Museums & Monuments

Historic Northampton is a museum of local history in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts. Its collection of approximately 50,000 objects and three historic buildings is… Read More

Yiddish Book Center

adjacent to Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 256-4900, visit website

Art, Museums, Galleries & Showings, Performing Arts, Culture, Historical Museums & Monuments, Libraries & Bookstores

The Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization that works to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating Yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs… Read More