FREE ADMISSION ENDS SOON IT'S TIME TO VISIT THE CLARK! The clock’s about to strike twelve on our free admission program! Remember that admission is free for all through March 31. Our galleries and special exhibitions are all yours and all…

ELIZABETH ATTERBURY: ORACLE BONES CLOSING SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 MANTON RESEARCH CENTER READING ROOM & CLARK CENTER LOWER LEVEL Elizabeth Atterbury's installation Oracle Bones features vibrant geometric prints using chine collé and…

THE CLARK TOPS THE CRITICS' LISTS! As the year comes to an end, major media outlets have honored two of the Clark's exhibitions with special recognition. Take a read! Best Art of 2023 "The summer brought Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth, a…

HOLIDAY WALK WEEKEND DECEMBER 1–3 WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS Tomorrow starts the 40th Annual Holiday Walk Weekend in Williamstown! Williamstown will be filled with holiday sounds and spirit featuring festivities with traditional New…

MANTON FILM SERIES: GREAT BRITISH FILMS—THE LAVENDER HILL MOB THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 6 PM MANTON RESEARCH CENTER, AUDITORIUM The Lavender Hill Mob is a comedy that features everything Britain's Ealing Studio is famous…

WE’RE OPEN ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY! MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 10 AM–5 PM If you’re in the Berkshires for this holiday weekend, include a visit to the Clark on your itinerary. We are open from 10 am–5 pm. Celebrate the autumnal…

RAP/CLARK CONFERENCE FILM SERIES: THE L.A. REBELLION—TO SLEEP WITH ANGER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 6 PM AUDITORIUM In celebration and anticipation of the Clark’s Research and Academic Program (RAP) 2023 Conference, “The Fetish…

MUSIC ON THE MOLTZ TERRACE: SENSELESS OPTIMISM & WENDY EISENBERG SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 5 PM LUNDER CENTER AT STONE HILL, MOLTZ TERRACE Head to the Clark for an intimate concert featuring multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter (and…

The Met’s award-winning series of live broadcasts returns to the Clark with an extraordinary lineup, including exciting company premieres, new productions, and classic repertory favorites! The season kicks off on October 21 with the highly…

SHOP TAX FREE! AUGUST 12–13 It's Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend! Here’s your chance to indulge in some treats from the Clark's Museum Store this weekend, August 12 and 13. Members get an extra 10 percent off every purchase! Want to…

WRITING CLOSER: MOODY NATURE FRIDAY, JULY 28, 10:30 AM MANTON STUDY CENTER FOR WORKS ON PAPER The Clark debuts a new program in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper. "Writing Closer" invites writers of all experience and skill…

CONCERT: DARLINGSIDE TONIGHT! 6 PM It’s a homecoming for local favorites Darlingside! Formed in the early 2000s when the band members were students at Williams College, Darlingside has long been praised for their harmonies and intelligent…

UPCOMING EVENTS CONCERT: JOE HENRY TONIGHT! 6 PM The Clark's free summer concert series continues with Grammy-award-winning musician and troubadour Joe Henry, who brings his singular style of folk and Americana to every performance. Brimming with…

UPCOMING EVENTS SUMMER BOOK CLUB: MUNCH TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 7 PM SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERIES Grab your books and head to the Clark for our summer book club! Fellow book lovers and Clark staff members engage in a discussion of Norwegian author…

UPCOMING EVENTS LOCALS AT THE LUNDER: SAMARA LUBELSKI AND MARCIA BASSETT SATURDAY, MAY 27, 5 PM LUNDER CENTER'S MOLTZ TERRACE Samara Lubelski and Marcia Bassett have collaborated together over the years, exploring drones and wavering frequencies…

APRIL VACATION WEEK FUN THROUGH APRIL 21 Bring your friends and families to the Clark for spring vacation! Pick up a drawing pad at the Admissions desk to explore the galleries and sketch or journal about favorite works of art, or head…

UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL VACATION WEEK FUN APRIL 17–APRIL 21 Need an idea for spring vacation? Bring your friends and families to the Clark! Pick up a drawing pad at the Admissions desk to explore the galleries and sketch or journal about…

PORTALS: THE VISIONARY ARCHITECTURE OF PAUL GOESCH OPEN NOW! EUGENE V. THAW GALLERY FOR WORKS ON PAPER Paul Goesch (1885–1940) produced one of the most inventive, peculiar, and poignant bodies of work to emerge from Weimar Germany. An…

TUNE IN TO A NEW SEASON OF IN THE FOREGROUND The fifth season of In the Foreground: Conversations on Art & Writing, presented by the Clark’s Research and Academic Program, launches today! The podcast explores the role of art in society,…

DRAWING CLOSER: LEISURE FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 10:30 AM MANTON STUDY CENTER FOR WORKS ON PAPER Grab your sketchbooks and draw with us! The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper welcomes artists of all experience and skill levels to enjoy an…

Manton 50th Anniversary Film Series: Films Of 1973—Amarcord Thursday, March 2, 6 Pm Auditorium In celebration of the 1973 opening year of its Manton Research Center building, the Clark presents five film screenings as part of its Manton…

KIDS' WEEK AT THE CLARK HAPPENING NOW! Kids' Week offers families fun art-making activities and opportunities to connect with art, ideas, and nature. Pick up a set of complimentary colored pencils and a drawing pad for sketching or journaling,…

Film And Drawing: Persepolis Thursday, February 16, 7 Pm Auditorium The Clark screens the English-language version of Persepolis, the adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's sensitive and sharp autobiographical novel. It traces Satrapi's growth from a…

Image: Jean-Jacques Lequeu, (French, 1757-1826), Heads of Little Tawny Owls from Cayenne (detail), before 1825, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, 11 5/8 × 7 3/8 in., Bibliothèque nationale de France On Saturday, January 21,…

Welcome to 2023 and a wonderful year of art, ideas, and inspiration ahead. We’re opening our doors wide to welcome everyone with free admission through March 30! The Clark's “Free for Three” program offers free admission for…

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON This holiday season, we hope you’ll find time to visit the Clark for a little recreation and inspiration. While our campus is open at all times, our galleries will have special holiday operating hours. We are open 10 am to…

NIKKI A. GREENE IN CONVERSATION WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST-CURATOR TSEDAYE MAKONNEN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 5 PM MICHAEL CONFORTI PAVILION In this Research and Academic Program event, Futures Fellow Tsedaye Makonnen speaks with Nikki A.…

CLOSING SOON! CATA: I AM A PART OF ART ON VIEW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 5 HUNTER STUDIO, LUNDER CENTER AT STONE HILL There's only one week left to see CATA's Annual Art Show, I Am a Part of Art, at the Clark! The annual exhibition presented by…

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Thursday, August 11, exhibition designer Jarrod Beck and book designer Roy Brooks join in an online conversation recapping their work and creative processes in developing the Clark Art Institute’s current…

CLARK ART INSTITUTE OFFERS FREE ADMISSION ON AUGUST ADVENTURES DAY Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Tuesday, August 30, the Clark Art Institute partners with the Highland Street Foundation to host August Adventures Day, providing free admission…

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Wednesday, August 10 at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a discussion led by Curatorial Assistant Sophie Kerwin looking at the inventive etchings of French artist Jacques Callot (1592–1635) and Spanish…

Williamstown, Massachusetts -- The Clark Art Institute recently received reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community. Of the nation’s estimated 33,000…

Sobel is the first woman to lead the Clark’s Board (Williamstown, Massachusetts)—Denise Littlefield Sobel was recently selected to serve as the chair of the Board of Trustees of the Clark Art Institute, effective July 1, 2022. Sobel is…

Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute hosts an outdoor concert by Grammy award-winning folk musician Aoife O’Donovan on Tuesday, July 19 at 6 pm on the Clark’s South Lawn near the Reflecting Pool. An Irish-American…

Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute offers a community yoga class Tuesdays in July and August (July 12, 19, and 26; and August 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30) at 9 am. The program takes place in the stunning landscape surrounding the…

Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute offers a sand-casting program on Thursdays in July and August (July 7, 14, 21, and 28; and August 4, 11, 18, and 25) from 1–4 pm. The weekly program takes place on the Clark…

Williamstown, Massachusetts—Join Clark staff members and fellow book lovers for lively in-person discussions of three books related to the summer’s special exhibitions. Works by Honoré de Balzac, Marino Azuela, and Rebecca Solnit…

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Saturday, July 16, the Clark Art Institute is throwing open the doors to its museum and offering unique activities across its grounds for Art for All: Community Day. On this exciting day full of fun for all ages,…