SHELBURNE MUSEUM INC

OPERATION OF A MUSEUM OF ART AND AMERICANA INCLUDING IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS, FOLK ART, QUILTS, TEXTILES, DECORATIVE ARTS, FURNITURE, AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND 17TH TO 20TH CENTURY ARTIFACTS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, THE MUSEUM'S OVERALL VISITORS TOTALED 136,413 INCLUDING 28,349 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS INCLUDED: SHELBURNE MUSEUM ORGANIZES AND PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR THE MUSEUM PRESENTS APPROXIMATELY TEN TO TWELVE ROTATING AND PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS. DURING THE YEAR 2025, SHELBURNE MUSEUM PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING ROTATING EXHIBITIONS: MAKING A NOISE: INDIGENOUS SOUND ART; SOUND, ART, & INK: HIGHER GROUND POSTERS; HERD: KAREN PETERSEN'S BRONZE HORSES; DAHLOV IPCAR: THE POSSIBILITIES OF PATTERN; BLUEPRINT OF A COLLECTION: CYANOTYPE PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAVID SOKOSH; PORCELAIN LOVE LETTERS: THE ART OF MARA SUPERIOR; A GRAND SPECTACLE IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS: ELLIOT FERNANDER'S CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHY; CIRCUS POSTER SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION; ROTATING QUILT INSTALLATIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. SPECIAL PROGRAMS: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING RETURNED TO PREPANDEMIC LEVELS, BUILDING UPON AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024. SHELBURNE MUSEUM HOSTED PROGRAMS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA; SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS; SUMMER CAMPS THAT SPECIALIZED IN ART PROGRAMMING SUCH AS KNITTING AND PRINT MAKING; YOGA CLASSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL STUDIO; ONGOING WEBINARS REGARDING CONSERVATION EFFORTS; AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS PRE-K THROUGH COLLEGE, INCLUDING UNDERWRITING OF ADMISSION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR SCHOOLS UPON REQUEST. SHELBURNE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO HOST FREE ADMISSION EVENTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DAY AND FREE FIRST FRIDAYS, WHICH PROVIDES FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC AFTER 3PM ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH DURING THE SEASON. THIS PROGRAM WELCOMED A TOTAL OF 8,609 VISITORS, 15 FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDORS, AND 4 LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES. IN 2025 SHELBURNE MUSEUM CONTINUED OFFERING SENSORY FRIENDLY FRIDAYS/TIMES, TO ALLOW CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DIFFERENCES TIME TO VIEW SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS IN A LIGHT AND SOUND ADJUSTED ENVIRONMENT. SHELBURNE MUSEUM PLANS TO EXPAND THIS INITIATIVE IN THE COMING YEARS. IN ADDITION, SHELBURNE MUSEUM CONTINUED THE WINTER LIGHTS PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS AN OUTDOOR LIGHTSHOW & EXPERIENCE THAT RUNS FROM LATE NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY 1ST. THIS EVENT ALLOWS US TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. WINTER LIGHTS CONTINUES TO BE AN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, WELCOMING OVER 58,000 VISITORS IN 2025.