Three special exhibitions complement the historic buildings, stunning landscapes, and breathtaking views at Fruitlands Museum. Enjoy beautiful and evocative works by both Indigenous and non-native artists at the Four Seasons Gallery, or step back in time to the 1790s at the Seasonal Gallery and Shaker Gallery to see one of the earliest collections of Shaker objects in the United States alongside a new contemporary art installation.
Four Seasons Gallery
- Place of Intersection: Survivance in the American West (through May 1, 2026)
- Across Boundaries Across Barriers (through September 1, 2029)
Seasonal Gallery and Shaker Gallery
- “a good many hands” Shaker Communities Woven through Word, Image & Object (through November 2, 2025)
Current Exhibitions
“a good many hands”
Shaker Communities Woven through Word, Image & Object | Through November 2, 2025
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Past Exhibitions
Building Relationships
Artwork from the Fruitlands Collection | April 19 - September 12, 2022
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Unseen Hours
Unseen Hours: Space Clearing for Spirit Work | September 15, 2021 - March 13, 2022
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Speaking of the Future: Utopia Press
Reflecting with care upon the Transcendentalist roots of this site, this participatory art invites the community to walk the trails and consider what utopia means to them.
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Sue McNally: Ascutney Revisited
MoreRecruiting for Utopia
Recruiting for Utopia: Print and the Imagination.
Image Credit: After design by Charles Fitch & Apollos Hale, Detail, "A Chronological Chart of the Visions of Daniel & John", 1842.
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Polly Thayer Starr: Nearer the Essence
Polly Thayer Starr was an artist who lived beyond tidy definitions. Credit: "Weir River Farm view", c. 1970, Watercolor, Courtesy of : Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust | 1991.574
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