Exhibitions

Drawing from Historic Deerfield’s rich collection of Revolutionary-era materials, this exhibition explores the diverse ways that 18th-century individuals “pictured” or understood the Revolution as it unfolded.

By posing new questions about fashion’s relationship with class, race, and gender, Dressing the Revolution: Fashion and Politics 1760–1789 places clothing at the center of the political debates, shedding light on dress as a powerful tool that communicated not just status and identity, but political affinities during this volatile period.

While many associate the Revolution with Boston or battlefield sites, A Town Divided brings the promises—and contradictions—of the Revolution to life through the lens of a deeply divided rural town in western Massachusetts.

This May, witness the discoveries being made and the mysteries we’re encountering as we unpeel the layers of the c. 1799 Stebbins House! Visit 22 different stations throughout the first floor and—as of May 2026—brand new stations on the second floor, including a roofline “ghost” and an old cornice visible in the attic!