Montpelier’s Vermont History Museum to Reopen

Eagle Times Staff
BARRE, VT — The Vermont Historical Society announces that the Vermont History Museum will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Housed in the Pavilion Building at 109 State Street in Montpelier, the museum has been closed since July 11, when floodwaters inundated the building.

To celebrate the reopening, museum admission will be by donation on Oct. 10. Admission is waived for one day, and visitors are encouraged to donate an amount they are comfortable with.

“We are excited to reopen the Vermont History Museum and provide a needed venue for our seasonal visitors to experience how Vermont’s past informs its present and future. We will do our best to show the world that Montpelier is open for business,” said VHS Executive Director Steve Perkins.

Visitors to the museum can see the following exhibits:

• “A Stitch in Time,” an exhibit about the history of costume that looks at how the garments of the past inform the fashions of today.

• “Fancy Goods,” an exhibit by the Middletown Springs Historical Society newly installed in the Local History Gallery.

• “Calvin Coolidge: Vermont’s President,” an exhibit from the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation that celebrates the centennial of his administration.

• “Freedom & Unity,” the museum’s permanent exhibit, a chronological exploration of Vermont’s history, from its indigenous inhabitants to the modern day.

With the opening of the museum, VHS will resume its on-site programming, which includes educational offerings such as school visits, homeschool programming and talks by scholars and authors.

Visit VHS’s website at vermonthistory.org or social media.