where natural history meets art
From November through April, we’re open by appointment and for special events. Individuals, families, and groups are all welcome at *all* times of year.
Our trails are open year-round, sunrise to sunset.
Please call (802) 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org several days in advance to schedule your visit. Admission is free for members!
Or sign up to attend special events! These are listed on our calendar at https://birdsofvermont.org/special-upcoming/
Get ready for spring birding with this interactive program.
Learn techniques for observing, describing, sketching, and identifying birds that will immediately help you become a better birder.
All you need is a willingness to make marks—we supply pencils, paper, models, and identification guidance. (You are welcome to bring your own sketchbook if you prefer, of course!)
Suggested: $10 – $30 (pay what you can; includes museum admission)
Recommended for older children and adults
Carving shown is a Red-breasted Nuthatch, carved by Bob Spear.
Books pictured include Sibley’s Field Guide to Birds, Law’s Guide to Drawing Birds, and Johnson’s First Steps: Sketching and Drawing.
“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.
This changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November…
Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.
Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events.
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages
“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.
This changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November…
Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.
Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events.
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages
Today’s the day! Submit artworks in any media, by new or returning artists, of any age, to our Spark! fueling a love of birds 2023 art show by 11:59 PM! Continue reading “Deadline for submissions to Spark! fueling a love of birds“
Many birders—and artists—have a “spark” moment that fueled a lifelong love of birds and birding and took them in unexpected directions. What’s your spark story? How did you start combining birds, birding, art, and science in your art? Does it show in your work? Continue reading “Call to Artists: Spark!”
“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.
This changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November…
Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.
Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events.
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages
“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.
This changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November…
Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.
Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events.
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages
Featured image: “Feather Spiral”: monoprint © 1997 by Carol MacDonald and shown by permission. Exhibited in the Fine Feathers show.
“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.
This changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November…
Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.
Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events.
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages
“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.
This changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November…
Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.
Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events.
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages