From the private collection of Nancy Damour, 58 collector edition Barbies are on sparkling display. This collection features designers like Bob Mackie, Armani, and Oscar de la Renta and include celebrity Barbies like Diana Ross, Cher, Carol Burnett and more.

Created in partnership with Signature Sounds Recordings, the exhibit in Memorial Hall Museum’s Music Gallery presents the 38-year history of the Green River Festival, from its humble beginnings as a small country fair to its evolution into New England’s premier music and arts festival.

It showcases the growth and impact of the Green River Festival over time through photographs, merchandise, videos, and music. Come see the exhibit through June 16th at Memorial Hall Museum, before it is moved to its final exhibit location at this year’s Green River Festival, June 21^st-23^rd, 2024.

In recognition of the Town of Deerfield’s 350^th anniversary, this exhibit shows the town’s changes over time.  Historic photos from the PVMA collection of scenes throughout Deerfield have been recreated, with the help of students from Frontier Regional High School.  Each tells an individual story of transformation over time.  Taken together, they show a town developing and growing while preserving its past.

No one did as much to define Deerfield’s image as Francis and Mary Allen, who took to photography after becoming deaf in their 30s. In the process, the Allen Sisters became widely recognized as two of the most influential and accomplished women in early photography.

By contrasting an historical depiction of Black performers to the lived experience of one contemporary Black musician and entrepreneur, we can see how perception and reality diverged from one another and left lasting impacts on the ways we view issues of race today.