Exhibits
Featured Exhibition
Time Keeping
May 20, 2026 - January 2, 2027
Exhibiting Henry Sheldon Museum’s vast collection of timepieces including clocks, watches, calendars, journals, and time capsules the community will be welcomed to consider how time is kept, measured, worked, and recorded both individually and as part of collective history.
Artifacts & archival treasures from the 18th century through today will be presented in conversation with New England contemporary artist Luciana Frigerio’s ‘Clockworks’, the magically crafted worlds of paper theater within vintage clocks and watch housings. Showcasing stories of far-reaching possibilities in layers of time, Luciana Frigerio’s captivating mixed media collages mirror Henry Sheldon’s own passion for storytelling through paper and material culture.
Stories of immigration and professional collaboration; tales of tragedy and war; and the skillful beauty of pre-pocket fashion will be on view. Time Keeping will be presented as measured, responsive, fragile, artistic, illusionary and include opportunities for dreaming through an interactive community art making & recording project. In this current age when holding time is literally in the palm of your hand through personal cellular devices visitors are encouraged to curiously engage and take their time.
2026 Exhibit Sponsors
Permanent Exhibits:
The Sheldon Museum has a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century Vermont furniture, paintings, and household objects. They are exhibited in the elegant Federal house built in 1829 by marble merchants Eben Judd and Lebbeus Harris. Changing special exhibits are on view in the Cerf Gallery and the Adèle Eells Pierce Gallery. These two galleries showcase temporary exhibits and also serve as a venue for gallery talks, school programs and special events.
Adèle Eells Pierce Gallery
The Adèle Eells Pierce Gallery was dedicated in 2015 to recognize late Honorary Sheldon Trustee Adèle Pierce. Adèle was active at the Sheldon Museum beginning in 1983, as its first shop manager, and later trustee and volunteer. She was chair of the committee for the Sheldon’s first Pops Concert in 1992. The Pierce Gallery features rotating history and art exhibits throughout the year.
Walter Cerf Gallery
Built in 1991 through the generosity of art dealer and philanthropist Walter Cerf, the Cerf Gallery has become a hub of public activity at the Museum. A varied exhibition schedule features history and art exhibits, including contemporary Vermont artists and craftspeople. The Gallery also serves as a public venue for gallery talks, school programs and special events.
