• Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

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    Discover the people, places and stories of Vermont's past at one of America's first history museums. Tour the elegant 1829 Judd-Harris House, built by local marble merchants and filled with 19th century Vermont furniture, textiles, paintings, and household artifacts. View the current exhibits in the Cerf and Pierce Galleries and enjoy our Museum Store and beautiful garden.

    The Sheldon Museum features changing art and history exhibits. Check the Sheldon's website,https://www.henrysheldonmuseum.org/exhibits for current and upcoming exhibit information.

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    Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, Vermont
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    Public History Fellowship
    Category: Education
    The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History (HSM) seeks a Public History Fellow for a unique opportunity supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct research and develop methods of interpretation that share under told and undiscovered stories of Vermont’s history. Using the Museum’s extensive archival materials and object collection, the Museum aims to leverage the power of narrative ...read more
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    Phone:(802) 388-2117
    Collections Manager & Curator
    Category: Education
    The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History (HSM) seeks a Collections Manager and Curator to oversee the physical and intellectual care, preservation, and documentation of its Museum collections, comprised of thousands of objects that primarily document the everyday life of Middlebury and Addison County residents in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The Collections Manager/Curator works to ensure ...read more
    Contact:
    Phone:(802) 388-2117