Berkshire Museum
The Berkshire Museum is a museum of art, natural history, and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: art & natural history museum in Pittsfield, MA
- Also known as: “Bartholomew’s Cobble” and “berkshiremuseum.org”
- Address: 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berkshire Athenaeum and Old Central Fire Station.
Berkshire Athenaeum
Library
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The original Berkshire Athenaeum, now known as the Bowes Building, is a nineteenth century building that still stands on Park Square in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires. Berkshire Athenaeum is situated 640 feet east of Berkshire Museum.
Old Central Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 66 Allen Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1895, it is the city's oldest surviving fire station, and a prominent local example of Romanesque architecture. Old Central Fire Station is situated 820 feet northeast of Berkshire Museum.
Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center
Bus station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
The Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center is a transit facility located in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. The $11 million facility is named after Joseph Scelsi, a longtime State Representative who represented Pittsfield. Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center is situated 1,500 feet north of Berkshire Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pittsfield and Hancock Shaker Village.
Pittsfield
Photo: Protophobic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.
Hancock Shaker Village
Locality
Photo: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. Hancock Shaker Village is situated 4½ miles west of Berkshire Museum.
Lanesborough
Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0.
Lanesborough is a town of 3,000 people in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Mount Greylock, portions of which are in the town, is probably the main attraction. There are plenty of places to sleep and eat, but no nightlife to speak of.
Berkshire Museum
- Categories: natural history museum, art museum, nonprofit organization, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.44734° or 42° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
-73.25383° or 73° 15′ 14″ westElevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)Open location code
87J8CPWW+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 367781439OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Berkshire Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Berkshire Museum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف بيركشاير”
- French: “Berkshire Museum”
- German: “Berkshire Museum”
- Japanese: “バークシャー美術館”
- Spanish: “Berkshire Museum”
- Swedish: “Berkshire Museum”
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