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Engaging Exhibits: The Sheldon’s 2023 exhibits showcased the Museum’s extraordinary collections and featured a diversity of topics. Exhibits included Variety Sew: A Sampling of Textile Tools and Devices; Stellar Stitching: 19th Century Vermont Samplers; and Recent Acquisitions; Artists in the Archives Unseen Neighbors; From Homespun to Couture: Fashion in Historic Middlebury; and Holiday Trains: 30 years Rolling down the Tracks. Your donation will fund exciting new exhibitions featuring the Sheldon Museum’s collections in 2024.
Exciting Programs: Did you enjoy a program presented by the Henry Sheldon Museum this year? Perhaps you participated in one of the many workshops or demonstrations connected with the Variety Sew exhibit, or brought in a sampler during our Sampler ID day for documentation, or shared in thought-provoking Artists in the Archives: Unseen Neighbors gallery talks, exploring such relative themes as race, difference, sexuality, and gender. Every year, the Sheldon offers new programs for audiences of all ages in a variety of formats. Help the Sheldon continue its remarkable programs in 2024!
Collections Care and Management: The Henry Sheldon Museum possesses a remarkable collection of objects, and its Stewart-Swift Research Center archive is second-to-none in the region. It costs a great deal to preserve and maintain these objects and documents that constitute our heritage for exhibition, research, enjoyment, and inspiration. Collections care includes appropriate storage boxes, materials and furniture, pest control and mediation, conservation, and more. Help us with the care of our collections so that they will be available for all audiences today and for years to come.
Museum Operations: Henry Sheldon opened the Museum's doors to the public in 1884. The Museum's staff continues and advances Henry Sheldon's mission every day - sharing and preserving the cultural heritage of Addison County and the surrounding region for all to learn from and enjoy. Help us continue to keep Henry Sheldon's dream alive and thriving for future generations!
