Festival of Trees: Aquatica
Berkshire Museum is proud to once again present Festival of Trees, a community celebration of creativity over the holidays! This…
First-floor renovations begin January 6th, 2025.
Events & Exhibits
Discover the world through a unique combination of fine art, natural science, and history that explore the human experience at Berkshire Museum!
Berkshire Museum offers engaging, immersive experiences that explore culture, curiosity, and community. Dive deeper into the exhibitions with a wide range of exciting special events and engaging weekly programs for all ages. Learn what’s on view below.
Events & Exhibits
Saturday Morning Museum: “The Creepy Creature of Vulture’s Claw”
While visiting Vulture's Claw Botanical Gardens, Scooby and the gang confront a seven-foot-tall praying mantis. They wonder 1. What does…
Drag Story Hour
Storytellers using the art of drag to read books to kids in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Drag Story Hour captures…
Lee Bell Choir
Please join us the afternoon of December 21st at 2:00pm for a performance of the Lee First Congregational Bell Choir…
Art of the Hills 2024
Berkshire Museum is proud to announce the bi-annual celebration of the history of artmaking in the Berkshires and surrounding areas.
Call of the Sea: Maritime Art and Navigation
This exhibition contains maritime oil paintings from the museum’s collection supplemented with natural science and historical objects related to sea…
Homage to the Glacier
A collaborative exhibition showcasing the works of sculptor Peter Bremers and painter Jim Schantz, Homage to the Glacier was inspired…
A History of Brilliance: Working with Light
A History of Brilliance explores the history of humanity’s various engagements with light – making artificial lighting suited to different…
Mummy-side Chats
Join us for an informal discussion hour with a Museum Educator about Egyptology and our resident Mummy – Pahat!
Meet a Friend: Animal Ambassador Spotlight
Every week, an ambassador animal is spotlit at the Aquarium by a Museum Educator. Learn, meet –and even pet!– a…
Berkshire Backyard Exploration
While our Berkshire Backyard exhibit is currently closed, our mountain lion, black bear, white-tail deer, and coyote are on display…
The Berkshire Museum Aquarium
Berkshire Museum’s Living Exhibition. Featuring over 100 unique species, the Aquarium and Reptile Room offer a look into the natural…
Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation
The Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation is an exciting, 3,000-square-foot interactive exhibition that celebrates the many innovators and innovations that have…
Animals of the World in Miniature
Travel the world through 14 miniature glimpses into diverse ecosystems around the globe by sculptor Louis Paul Jonas.
Objects and Their Stories
A brand-new Berkshire Museum experience that activates the museum’s 40,000-object collection to tell a never-ending series of stories about human…
About Our Events & Exhibits
Visit the Museum’s newly-renovated 2nd floor to experience a range of exhibitions from traveling engagements, annual favorites, and one-of-a-kind exhibitions featuring pieces from our collection of over 40,000 objects.
Berkshire Museum’s first floor includes The Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation, an exciting, 3,000-square-foot interactive exhibition that celebrates regional innovators and innovations that have transformed the world.
Animals of the World in Miniature is a Museum fan-favorite of colorful dioramas expertly filled with model plants and animals in their native habitats. Berkshire Backyard offers an up-close look at the animals of our region with spectacular collections of preserved natural specimens. And no visit to the Museum is complete without a trip to our Aquarium and Reptile Room, where visitors come face-to-face with many species of fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and more!
Plan Your Visit to Berkshire Museum
Located in the heart of Pittsfield, Berkshire Museum combines art, science, and history in ways that spark creativity, inspire innovation, and celebrate a life-long love of learning.
With special exhibits and rotating collections that explore the human experience, an aquarium filled with aquatic and reptile friends, exciting special events, and engaging weekly programming for all ages, there is so much to see and do.
Check out the Plan Your Visit page to learn about admission, hours, and location, get directions, learn about accessibility, and find out where to park.
What people are saying
Grateful for this space
“This is a lovely museum that anyone and everyone should take a moment to explore. It’s a really wonderful way to celebrate community, education, and culture. Grateful for this space and the kind staff that sweeten the experience.”
– Kai Cimmino
Thank you for being responsible
“We had a lovely time here! We enjoyed seeing the animals in the aquarium and reptiles section. The art was lovely to observe as well! I especially appreciated the signs acknowledging problematic aspects of museums and history about local native people. Thank you for being responsible.”
– Sarah Leidhold
A great find
“This was a great find! My fiancée and I stopped in here while in Pittsfield and I was intrigued by the fact that the Berkshire Museum is part Natural History Museum, part Art Museum, and part Aquarium. They have a nice geology section and a collection of preserved animals. The aquarium was great and had a lot of turtles (my favorite), and the art section had a nice mix of American Indian and classical art (including a mummy!). Easily worth the admission price.”
– Kevin B.