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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- Since the 1970s, celebrated critic and art historian Leo Steinberg has stirred the art world with his insightful and controversial commentary. Known for his powerful observations and documentary scrutiny, Steinberg is an influential and respected maverick among his peers. Steinberg will present the lecture “Oh, Say, Can You See” on Wednesday, April 23, [...]

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- Building on the enormous success of Philippe de Montebello’s January lecture, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute continues its “Director’s Perspective Series” with Michael Govan, chief executive officer and Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Govan, a 1984 graduate of Williams College, will discuss timely issues in the [...]

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute recently acquired sixteen drawings by the great seventeenth-century French landscape artist Claude Lorrain. This acquisition makes the Clark holder of one of the most important collections of Claude Lorrain drawings outside of Europe. The focused exhibition Claude Lorrain: New Acquisitions, on view January 19 through April 20, marks [...]

Rev up your magic carpet and head to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute for an evening of music and dancing, exotic snacks and drinks, out-of-the-ordinary activities, and late-night encounters with art, as a new season of Clark After Dark kicks off on Friday, January 25 with The Sultan’s Palace. Held 8 pm to [...]

UPDATE: As announced in the New York Times on Wed. Jan. 9, Mr. De Montebello is retiring from the the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the end of the year.

Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present the lecture “Museums, Why Should We Care?” on Wednesday, January 23, at 7 [...]

Calling all Theater, Dance and multi-media performance artists!
Don’t miss your window of opportunity. Apply now for The Berkshire Fringe 2008 summer season. The February 1 deadline is approaching fast, so download the application today and get started.
The 2008 Berkshire Fringe will feature dynamic new works of theater, dance and multi-media performance. The fourth annual [...]

Experience the fun of the English countryside at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute during a free family afternoon on Sunday, January 20 from 12 to 4 pm. The Manton Collection will inspire art-making, a film, “make your own” high tea, a sheep and shepherdess on the grounds, manners lessons with an instructor from [...]

Jean-Honoré Fragonard exhibition on display in Williamstown, MA at the Clark Art Institute through Jan. 21, 2008.

Festival of Trees - Berkshire Museum

Berkshire Museum
39 South St.
Pittsfield,MA 01201
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Berkshire Museum

Festival of Trees Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving and December 25 Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 24 and December 31 Family Night, December 1: open until 8 p.m.
Festival of [...]

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute announced today that Stone Hill Center, the first phase of its expansion and institutional enhancement program, will open June 22, 2008. Designed by architect Tadao Ando, with landscape architects Reed Hilderbrand, the new building is located on a wooded hillside a short walk from the Clark’s [...]