Shelburne Museum

Operation of a Museum of art and americana including impressionist paintings, folk art, quilts, textiles, decorative arts, furniture, american paintings and 17th to 20th century artifacts. During the year ended march 31, 2023, the Museum's overall visitors totaled 100,991 including 19,957 school-aged children. Special exhibitions included: Shelburne Museum organizes and presents exhibitions and programs for the enrichment of the community. Each year the Museum presents approximately ten to twelve exhibitions. During the fiscal year 2023, Shelburne Museum presented a total of 5 in-person exhibitions that were open to the public along with 3 online exhibitions. In-person exhibitions consisted of built from the earth: pueblo pottery from the anthony and teressa perry collection, objects of play: the work of cas holman and karen hewitt, pet friendly: the art of stephen huneck, pop up: outdoor inflated sculpture, and right under your nose: children's printed textiles. Online exhibits consisted of children's printed textiles, stephen huneck, and native american pottery. Special programs: during the fiscal year 2023 in-person programming continued to improve, building upon and expanding programs from fiscal year 2022. Shelburne Museum hosted programs for the visually imparied and those with alzheimer's disease and dementia; school partnerships with public elementary, middle, and high schools; summer camps that specialized in art programming such as knitting and print making; yoga classes in partnership with a local studio; ongoing webinars regarding conservation efforts; and school programs for students pre-k through college, including underwriting of admission and transportation costs for schools with high percentages (50% or more) of students on free and reduced lunch. Shelburne Museum continued to host free first fridays, which provides free admission to the public after 3pm on the first friday of every month during the season. This program welcomed a total of 4,311 visitors, 15 food & beverage vendors, and 4 live music performances. In 2023 Shelburne Museum created a new program, sensory friendly fridays, to allow children and adults with sensory processing differences time to view special exhibitions in a light and sound adjusted environment. Shelburne Museum plans to expand this initiative in the coming years. In addition, Shelburne Museum continued the winter lights programming, which is an outdoor lightshow & experience that runs from late november through january 1st. This event allows us to engage with our community members during the winter months. Winter lights proved to be an incredibly successful program, welcoming over 40,000 visitors in 2023.