The Emily Dickinson Museum

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The Emily Dickinson Museum:
The Homestead and The Evergreens
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The Emily Dickinson Museum comprises two historic houses in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts associated with the poet Emily Dickinson and members of her family during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Homestead was the birthplace and home of the poet Emily Dickinson. The Evergreens, next door, was home to her brother Austin, his wife Susan, and their three children. The Museum

was created in 2003 when the two houses merged under the ownership of Amherst College. Its mission is to educate diverse audiences about Emily Dickinson’s life, family, creative work, times, and enduring relevance, and to preserve and interpret the Homestead and The Evergreens as historical resources for the benefit of scholars and the general public.

06/18/2026

Escaping backward to perceive
The Sea opon our place -
Escaping forward, to confront
His glittering Embrace -

Retreating up, a Billow’s hight
Retreating blinded down
Our undermining feet to meet
Instructs to the Divine.

In the name of the Bee -And of the Butterfly -And of the Breeze - Amen!Thanks to for sharing this photo. Share your pho...
06/18/2026

In the name of the Bee -
And of the Butterfly -
And of the Breeze - Amen!

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06/17/2026

Fame is the tint that Scholars leave
Opon their Setting Names -
The Iris not of Occident
That disappears as comes -

06/17/2026

Our fiscal year ends on June 30. Please consider a donation to the Emily Dickinson Fund in support of our mission, and for all of the work we still aspire to do. We are deeply grateful to those who have already made a gift this fiscal year and have helped us spark the imagination from the place she called home. Thank you.

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06/16/2026

A Death blow is a Life blow to Some
Who till they died, did not alive become -
Who had they lived - had died but when
They died, Vitality begun -

On this day June 16, 1874, Edward Dickinson, the poet's father, collapsed while giving a speech in the state legislature...
06/16/2026

On this day June 16, 1874, Edward Dickinson, the poet's father, collapsed while giving a speech in the state legislature and later passed in a Boston boardinghouse. His death was unbearable to the whole family. The entire town of Amherst closed down on the afternoon of his funeral.

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06/15/2026

Bonus Museum points when you visit in a white dress.

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06/15/2026

How far is it to Heaven?
As far as Death this way -
Of River or of Ridge beyond
Was no discovery.

How far is it to Hell?
As far as Death this way -
How far left hand the Sepulchre
Defies Topography.

06/14/2026

Like Men and Women Shadows walk
Opon the Hills Today
With here and there a mighty Bow
Or trailing Courtesy

To Neighbors doubtless of their own
Not quickened to perceive
Minuter Landscape as Ourselves
And Boroughs where We live

Address

280 Main Street
Amherst, MA
01002

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+14135428161

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