With all the universities and colleges in the area, as well as an incredible number of artists and craftspeople, it’s no wonder there’s also a wide range of world-class museums.

• Art Museums and Galleries
• History Museums
• Science and Nature Museums

Art in the Orchard (AiO) is seeking entries from sculptors to show their work in a unique outdoor exhibit set on the grounds of Park Hill Orchard, Easthampton, MA

The Bassett Planetarium, at Amherst College in Amherst, MA is open to groups by appointment only. Admission is free.

The planetarium is unusual in that it has not gone digital. The night sky is shown…

The Amherst College Museum of Natural History (formerly the Pratt Museum) contains three floors of exhibits and over 1700 individual specimens. There are a variety of displays on vertebrate evolution and extinction, geology of the Connecticut River Valley, and the world’s largest collection of dinosaur tracks, many from…

The Hitchcock Center for the Environment, located in Amherst, MA, offers natural history programs for both children and adults, as well as a resource center. Located in the Larch Hill conservation area, the trails and butterfly garden are open to the public during daytime hours.