Winter Hours
The Flynt Center of Early New England Life is open on weekends January 3 - April 12. The 2015 regular season of daily operation begins on April 18, 2015. For additional information on special tours during the winter season, click here. Great programs and events continue at the museum throughout the winter - see the list, below.
Welcome to Historic Deerfield
Spend a day in old New England. Visit Historic Deerfield, an authentic 18th-century New England village in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. Tour beautifully restored museum houses with period architecture and furnishings. See yankee ingenuity at work in demonstrations of colonial-era trades. And explore our world-famous collection of early American crafts, ceramics, furniture, textiles and metalwork. It’s a celebration of New England heritage.
“The people were incredible, the museum a gem… Thank you so much for a truly wonderful experience.”
- Scott F. from East Hampton, CT
Plan Your Visit Around These Upcoming Events
Engraved Powder Horns from the French and Indian War and the American Revolution: The William H. Guthman Collection
January 03, 2015 - December 27, 2015 | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Open weekends through April 12. One of the finest assemblages of this indigenous and unique American art form ever presented, these 75 powder horns offer a wealth of documentary information about the original owners and carvers who created them. » Learn More
Deerfield: A Community of Craftwork in the Early 20th Century
March 01, 2014 - February 15, 2015 | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Open weekends through February 15. Featuring more than 25 objects from Historic Deerfield's collections and will include objects made by Madeline Yale Wynne, Cornelius Kelley, the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework, and the Pocumtuck Basket Makers. » Learn More
2015 Winter Lecture Series: "'Exquisite Selections:' Masterpieces from the Historic Deerfield Textile Collection"
January 25, 2015 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Presented by David E. (Ned) Lazaro, Collections Manager and Associate Curator of Textiles for Historic Deerfield. Free. » Learn More
Hearth Cooking for Scouts
January 31, 2015 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Girl Scout troops will learn about the history of spices and historic recipes in this demonstration that helps to meet a requirement for multiple badges. Additional fee. » Learn More
Open Hearth Cooking Classes
February 07, 2015 | 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Are you interested in historic foodways? Do you want to learn how to cook in your fireplace? Do you have a beehive oven and ever wondered how to heat it and bake in it? Please join us this winter to prepare and eat savory and sweet dishes under the guidance of our experience open hearth cooks. » Learn More
Open Hearth Cooking Classes
February 14, 2015 | 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Are you interested in historic foodways? Do you want to learn how to cook in your fireplace? Do you have a beehive oven and ever wondered how to heat it and bake in it? Please join us this winter to prepare and eat savory and sweet dishes under the guidance of our experience open hearth cooks. » Learn More