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School Tours
Thank you for your interest in visiting Historic Deerfield.
NOW AVAILABLE! Download the new K-12 School and Outreach Programs: 2009-10 School Year.
Educational programs at Historic Deerfield are based on the belief that authentic objects—old houses, works of art, the landscape—are powerful instruments of learning. Close experience with real objects is an important part of all of our educational programs.
We also believe that an interdisciplinary approach to art and history is the best way to learn. As a museum of New England history and art, we draw on these disciplines, and many others, in an attempt to understand and teach about the past.
We offer educational programs designed for learners of all ages: family programs, K-12 school tours, workshops and classes for adults.
School group tours are arranged by calling Claire Carlson, Education Program Coordinator, at 413-775-7217 or ccarlson [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org
The Deerfield Inn offers several food options for school groups—from a la carte cafeteria-style dining in the Terrace Café or prepared box lunches to a simple buffet or elegant table-service in the Main Dining Room. For more information, please contact Karl Sabo, Innkeeper, at 413-774-5587 or karl [at] deerfieldinn [dot] com.
Admission discounts are offered to groups of 20 or more. Bus drivers and tour leaders receive complimentary admission.
Also, be sure to schedule time to visit the Museum Store. Discover a unique shopping experience with gifts, books and souvenirs to interest everyone in your group.
For further information regarding adult group tours, please contact Nancy Bell, Coordinator of Guiding Services & Group Tours, at (413) 775-7132, or tours [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org.
Click here for information on Group Tours.
We look forward to your visit!
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News
Historic Deerfield will offer instruction in open hearth cooking for those who are interested in historic foodways and hearth management. A series of seven one-day classes has been scheduled for Saturdays in February and March 2010.
The 2010 winter lecture series is titled “A Freshly Minted Democracy: Coins and Medals in Early America.” All of the lectures will be offered at 2 p.m. at the White Church Community Center, and are free and open to the public.
The Flynt Center of Early New England Life is open Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 5, 2009–April 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The museum will reopen for the 2010 Regular Season on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Enjoy current exhibitions (see box at lower right) and “The Museum’s Attic” gallery. Seasonal Winter Admission (except where noted for Special Events): $7 Adults, $5 Youth (ages 6-17), under 6 and members free.
Programs
This one-day symposium will be held at Collins Cinema, Wellesley College. Free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
Join curators and a master craftsman for a day of exploration of Historic Deerfield’s lustrous treasures, the art and mystery of silversmithing, and the manufacturers of early New England silver, especially focusing on the work of Paul Revere. Click here for an information and registration form.
Exhibitions
Explore a dazzling array of masterworks by famous American cabinetmakers including Duncan Phyfe and Honoré Lannuier, Samuel McIntire, John and Thomas Seymour, and John Townsend. Included with general admission.
Examine one of the finest collections of early American textiles and costumes ever assembled!
The town of Hadley, Massachusetts is celebrating its 350th Anniversary and to help observe this occasion, Historic Deerfield will showcase objects from the town. Hadley Sampler: An Anniversary Celebration is on view at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life through January 31, 2010. Included with general admission.
Museum Store
New! Doorways of Deerfield features 16 historic houses and buildings throught the village of Old Deerfield. Under each doorway is the name of the house or building. Photographer Dan Dougherty. Poster comes rolled ready for you to frame. 18” x 24”
80 pages of full color photos by Richard Cheek celebrating the four seasons in the historic village.
A compilation of photos from Deerfield’s past with a brief history of the town.
Examines the choices open to people living in an agrarian culture and how they adjusted to the coming of an industrial order.
Hand hooked wool rug depicting 7 of our village buildings in Springtime. Taken from a painting by Anne Bell Robb, a MA artist. 2’ x 3’.
Grate or shave the Chocolate Block on your favorite dessert, or melt and drizzle on a bowl of ice cream. Also great for baking.
American Heritage Chocolate - from the Historic Division of Mars, Inc.
5.13 oz.Block
