Norman Rockwell Museum

Stockbridge, Massachusetts

The Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge, Massachusetts is the oldest museum dedicated to showing Rockwell's artwork.

With the help of Norman and Molly Rockwell, it was founded in 1969. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, it remains the most popular year-round cultural attraction in the Berkshires.

The Museum was original housed at the Old Corner House on Stockbridge's Main Street. In 1993, the Museum was moved to its current location at 9 Glendale Road. Situated on a 36-acre site overlooking the Housatonic River Valley, the Museum boasts a magnificent view.

Housing a Great Collection

The Museum also houses the world's largest and most significant collection of Rockwell's work, including 574 original paintings and drawings. Some of the original works included in the Museum's permanent collection are The Marriage License (1955) and Christmas Homecoming (1948), two favorites from the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, among many others.

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Rockwell resided in Stockbridge for the final 25 years of his life. Rockwell's Stockbridge studio was moved to the Museum site and is open for public viewing and enjoyment from May through October. The studio exhibit features original art materials, his library, furnishings, and some personal items.

The Museum is also home to the Norman Rockwell Archives. This is a collection of more than 100,000 Rockwell items. The Archives includes working photographs, both of Rockwell working and also photos he used in his work. Many letters, personal calendars, fan mail, and business documents are also exhibited.

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Some Quotes From Visitors

The Norman Rockwell Museum blew me away. It even impressed my hard-to-impress young teen daughter. The setting is gorgeous, with a considerately laid out well designed brand-new building. The impact of experiencing Rockwell's work, including many of his less-familiar pieces, is simply amazing to see in person.

If you like art you can understand, then the Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge Massachusetts is the museum for you to visit.

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute we spent there.

We both loved this museum. ... You could easliy spend half a day there.