News

The Board of Trustees of Estey Organ Museum in Brattleboro have elected Dr. Dennis Waring of Guilford as President of the Board to a one-year term.

The Estey Organ Museum will be open on Saturday September 26 and Saturday October 10 from 2 to 3:30 pm. The museum then will be closed for the season. Please be aware of the following restrictions:

The Estey Organ Museum will be open two days in September:  Saturday September 12 and Saturday September 26, from 2 to 3:30 pm. Please be aware of the following restrictions:

During the month of August, the Estey Organ Museum will be open two days:   Sunday Aug. 16 and Saturday Aug. 29 from 2-3:30pm. Please be aware of the following restrictions:

On July 3 the Bennington Museum will reopen, extending its (re)Sounding exhibit through the Fall. (re)Sounding is a multi-media show which brings vintage instruments in the collection back to life in new compositions. Featured is a 1940’s era Estey Field Organ, on loan from the Estey Organ Museum.

Following  the recommendations of the CDC and the State of Vermont, the Estey Organ Museum will remain closed until further notice to ensure the health and safety of our volunteers and visitors.  Please check our website for the latest information on the museum’s opening.

“Vox Jubilante – Victorian Sounds on Estey Organs” contains a selection of Victorian secular and sacred songs performed on Estey reed and pipe organs. The CD is available from our online store.

Listen to the Brattleboro Historical Society’s podcast, Origins of Esteyville, created by local junior high school students: https://soundcloud.com/bratthistoricalsoc

In memory of Clemens Kalischer, EOM has remounted with updated captions the Summer 2007 exhibit of photographs of organ pipe-making at the Estey factory. The photos, taken by Mr. Kalischer in the late 1950s, give viewers a rare look at some of the methods and tools used in the production of pipe organs.

“The Vermont Town that has Too Many Organs.”   Read about our “curse” in Atlas Obscura.