At the Museums

Bennington Center for the Arts
44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington
10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mondays)
benningtoncenterforthearts.org ,
802 442-7158
Opening Jan 16. Thru April: Extended Fall Works exhibit. Ongoing: Discover the history and legends of Vermont’s covered bridges in the world’s only museum dedicated to their preservation. Explore the exhibits on engineering, construction, tools and more.

Bennington Museum
75 Main Street, Rte. 9, Bennington
10a to 5p (Closed Wednesdays)
Closed Jan 1-31
benningtonmuseum.org, 802 477-1571
Feb 2-28: Annual Student Art Show exhibit, with projects from area elementary, middle and high schools, with community day ceremony Feb 4. Feb 2: Memento Mori: The Art and Commerce of Gravestones in Bennington County — phase 1 opens Feb 2 and features photography of gravestones taken by Daniel Farber, phase 2 opens March 10 and features original, early gravestones. March 9: Club Muse Irish Pub Night. March 17: Revealed: A Century of Women’s Underwear, what fashionable females wore 100 years ago and through the ages. March 25: Annual Bridal Fair from 2-5p. March 31: Seventh Annual Appraisal Fair, 1-4p. April 16-20: Vacation Week Workshops.

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St, Brattleboro
11a to 5p (Closed Tuesdays)
Museum Closed Feb 5-March 30
brattleboromuseum.org, 802 257-0124
Feb 4: Ninth Annual Collegiate A Cappella Benefit Concert, 7:30p. Feb 9: Independent Lens: More Than A Month, documentary on Hassan Tilghman, an African American filmmaker, 7:30p. Feb 15: Wednesdays with Jay Craven: Northern Border, an evening with Marlboro College professor and filmmaker Jay Craven, 7p. Feb 20: Fifth Annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza, with brothers Mike and Steve Perrucci, 5:30p. March 31: Bridging Earth and Sky, large scale works of art connecting viewers physically and metaphorically to the spirit of big trees. March 31: Witness Tree Project with works by Sandra Allen, Jackie Reeves, Gabrielle Sanza, Valdir Cruz and more. March 31: The Golden Game, works by Julia Zanes. March 31: Works by David Utiger and Michael Foster.

The Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, Mass.
10a to 5p Tuesday thru Sunday
clarkart.edu, 413 458-2303
Thru Feb 5: Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists. Jan 29-April 1: Copycat: Reproducing Works of Art, examining four centuries of artistic replication. Opening Feb 12: Clark Remix, featuring highlights from the Clark’s permanent collection.

American Museum of Fly Fishing
4104 Main Street, Manchester
10a-4p Tues thru Sat
amff.com, 802 362-3300
Thru April 2012: A Graceful Rise: Women in Fly Fishing Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, honoring the key roles women have played in fly-fishing history. Ongoing: Memories on the Water, and, Gadgets and Gear: 20th Century Innovations in Fly Fishing.

Hildene Estate
Route 7A, Manchester
Open year round
hildene.org, 802 362-1788
April 6: Giant in the Shadows, the Life of Robert Todd Lincoln, 10a. Ongoing: The American Ideal: Abraham Lincoln and the Second Inaugural. This exhibit attempts to illuminate some of the personal qualities that made Abraham Lincoln the indelible part of the American psyche he remains today.

Robert Frost Stone House Museum
121 Rte. 7A, South Shaftsbury
frostfriends.org, 802 447-6200
Opens May 1. Ongoing: Robert Frost: The Poetry of Agriculture. Explores Frost’s love of rural life. He always said his poems were based on real people and real experiences.

Southern Vermont Arts Center,
Yester House Gallery
West Road, Manchester
10a to 5p Tues-Sat, 12 to 5p Sun
svac.org, 802 362-2522, 362-1405
Thru Feb 29: Off the Hill, featuring art for sale, prints, merchandise and information about SVAC. Thru Feb 3: 20th Annual Winter Members’ Exhibition, a juried exhibition with paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media from around the Northeast. Feb 18-March 19: February Solo Exhibitions, opening reception Feb 18, 2-4p. March 24-April 11: Art from the Schools Exhibition, a showcase of Northshire area students, opening reception March 24, 2-4p.

The Nature Museum at Grafton
186 Townshend Rd., Grafton
Open weekends thru the winter
nature-museum.org, 802 843-2111
Jan 29: Winter Tracking event at Okemo. Ongoing: Innovative and interactive exhibits invite you to dig for fossils, discover minerals in a mine, watch honeybees at work in their hive (in season), or investigate underground life in a crawl through tunnel. Come learn about the New England’s fascinating plants, animals and geology.