The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge
Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, 01202
Telephone: (413) 298-4100

Open year round, closed major holidays. Admission fee is charged, though members (info at main number, ext 234) are admitted free. The main museum building is wheelchair accessible.

Unquestionably one of America's most beloved and successful illustrators, Norman Rockwell took care to ensure that his work and legacy are well remembered at this 36-acre site, just minutes from lovely downtown Stockbridge.

Among the features are a Housatonic River walk, a gift shop, excellent picnicking grounds and a $4-million main museum building designed by Robert A.M. Stern. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of a visit to this Museum is the 19th-century carriage house which was Rockwell's actual studio. It was transplanted from the village to these grounds in 1986 and offers an intimate glimpse into the world of the artist. It is furnished exactly as Rockwell had it, and gives one the strange feeling that the artist has simply stepped out for a moment, and may pop back in at any time.