The best arts & culture spots in Claremont

“Claremont Historical Society keeps local stories alive with exhibits, artifacts, and documents plus community events that make Claremont’s past feel neighborly. Pop in for a quick nostalgia hit, stay for a workshop or lecture, and yes, the museum is free... donations keep the lights on.”

“Whether you've got a barn-find landscape or your kid's masterpiece, Claremont Custom Framing and Art Restoration has been pairing pieces with period-appropriate, archival framing since 1975.”

“Adams Old Stone Grist Mill is an 1831 time capsule run by the Bellows Falls Historical Society, where friendly docents spin you through Abenaki roots, railroads, Hetty Green lore, and industry, plus vintage movie gear, photos from glass plate negatives, magic lanterns, a stereoscopic viewer, and Lester Sheehan’s art…”

“Canal Street Art Gallery keeps Bellows Falls buzzing with exhibitions plus chances to flex your own creativity. Pop in for the Artist Club or Studio Time, poke around the Form and Function Shop and Original Stationery, then test a new hue at the Pigment Bar, all of it neighborly not fussy.”

“Rockingham Arts & Museum is the local engine behind Bellows Falls’ creative life, a nonprofit founded in 1995 by Robert McBride that weaves art into community priorities through partnerships supporting accessibility, affordable housing, artist networking, public art, advocacy and policymaking...”

“Sherwin Art Glass is a working Bellows Falls studio gallery where Chris Sherwin turns molten glass over 2100 degrees into nature-inspired paperweights, bird figurines, pumpkins, vases, and stemless wine glasses. Made in Vermont with renewable energy, it’s a colorful excuse to treat yourself or a neighbor.”

From the Rockingham newsletter, September 21, 2026