Pearson Wallace Insurance - A Key Sponsor of the Berkshire Museum 120th Anniversary GALA

On Saturday, June 17, 2024 the Berkshire Museum celebrated 120 years of art, history, and science with a gala benefiting education programs. Pearson Wallace Insurance was a key sponsor.

Here is a re-publication of the article from Rural Intelligence:

HAPPY 120TH ANNIVERSARY, BERKSHIRE MUSEUM!

Jun 18, 2023 | By: Lisa Green

In 1902, Zenas Crane of the Crane paper manufacturing company in Dalton, Massachsuetts envisioned an institution similar to the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but for the people of western Massachusetts. The Berkshire Museum opened a year later in Pittsfield. On Saturday, June 17, the museum’s supporters and staff gathered in that very same building to celebrate the museum’s 120 years and its continued place in the community. “This building, this institution doesn’t exist without the Crane family,” said Board President Ethan Klepetar, as he turned the remarks portion of the evening over to Doug Crane, who related the history of his family’s involvement in Pittsfield. The party was an opportunity for guests to get the first look at the Cabinet of Curiosities: 1903-1939, the first installment of a three-part exhibition series celebrating the history of the Berkshire Museum, featuring iconic pieces of the collection. It was also the opening of “Romance & Nature: Art of the Hudson River School,” a collection of paintings from Hudson River School artists as well as lithographs from John James Audubon, all part of the Berkshire Museum’s permanent collection. That exhibit will run through October 1.

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