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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.

10/14/2026

The Leaves like Women, interchange
Sagacious Confidence -
Somewhat of Nods and somewhat
Portentous inference -

The Parties in both cases
Enjoining secrecy -
Inviolable compact
To notoriety.

Happy birthday, Helen Hunt Jackson! A writer, poet, activist, and friend to Emily Dickinson, Jackson did not understand ...
10/14/2026

Happy birthday, Helen Hunt Jackson!

A writer, poet, activist, and friend to Emily Dickinson, Jackson did not understand Dickinson’s reluctance to publish. Writing out in 1884, she told Dickinson, “It is cruel and wrong to your ‘day & generation’ that you will not give them light…I do not think we have a right to withhold from the world a word or a thought any more than a deed, which might help a single soul” (L937a).

We all need friends who speak truths like this.

"I finally got to visit the Emily Dickinson Museum after years of being so profoundly inspired by her and her poetry, an...
10/13/2026

"I finally got to visit the Emily Dickinson Museum after years of being so profoundly inspired by her and her poetry, and it was the best week of my life. My first time inside the Homestead was incredibly special and I was so overwhelmed with joy. Despite seeing so many photos, being on the actual grounds and inside the homes is an entirely different and immersive experience.

Having visited the museum multiple times during the week, I very much enjoyed how differently each guide gave their tour. All the staff were so knowledgeable and kind. I loved learning new things from each person I spoke with."

Visitor spotlight:
Sadie () traveled from Bournemouth, England to spend a week in Amherst in celebration of her 21st birthday. Happy birthday, Sadie!
Slide to see photos of her epic Dickinson tattoo and homemade doll (who she kindly donated to Museum staff!)

10/13/2026

Ashes denote that Fire was -
Revere the Grayest Pile
For the Departed Creature’s sake
That hovered there awhile -

Fire exists the first in light
And then consolidates
Only the Chemist can disclose
Into what Carbonates -

10/11/2026

When I have seen the Sun emerge
From His amazing House -
And leave a Day at every Door
A Deed, in every place -

Without the incident of Fame
Or accident of Noise -
The Earth has seemed to me a Drum,
Pursued of little Boys

10/10/2026

We outgrow love, like other things
And put it in the Drawer -
Till it an Antique fashion shows -
Like Costumes Grandsires wore.

10/09/2026

'Twas Crisis - All the length had passed -
That dull - benumbing time
There is in Fever or Event -
And now the Chance had come -

The instant holding in it’s Claw
The privilege to live
Or Warrant to report the Soul
The other side the Grave.

The Muscles grappled as with leads
That would not let the Will -
The Spirit shook the Adamant -
But could not make it feel -

The Second poised - debated - shot -
Another, had begun -
And simultaneously, a Soul
Escaped the House unseen -

10/08/2026

To own the Art within the Soul
The Soul to entertain
With Silence as a Company
And Festival maintain

In an unfurnished Circumstance
Possession is to One
As an Estate perpetual
Or a reduceless Mine.

Emily Dickinson famously wrote, “I dwell in Possibility –"Today, on DAF Day, we invite you to make that possibility a r...
10/08/2026

Emily Dickinson famously wrote, “I dwell in Possibility –"

Today, on DAF Day, we invite you to make that possibility a reality with a grant from your Donor-Advised Fund. When you recommend a grant from your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) to the Emily Dickinson Museum, you directly support:

Educational Access: Opening Dickinson’s bedroom, gardens, and manuscripts to tens of thousands of global visitors and student scholars each year.

Literary Programming: Onsite and online poetry events and programs that keep her voice vibrant for future generations.

Historic Preservation: Maintaining the Homestead and The Evergreens to authentic period detail.

Recommend a DAF grant today:
https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/support/how-to-give/

Behind the Scenes Tour:Restoring Dickinson's Kitchen, Pantry, and More!Due to popular demand, we've added more dates to ...
10/08/2026

Behind the Scenes Tour:
Restoring Dickinson's Kitchen, Pantry, and More!
Due to popular demand, we've added more dates to the sold out behind the scenes tours with Keiter Family Director Jane Wald!

This is a rare opportunity to go on a private tour of the architectural and forensic investigations illuminating the original condition of the Homestead’s service wing during the poet’s writing years. Witness the discoveries that are being made before we move to construction for the final phase of restoration.

Saturday, November 14, 4pm
Saturday, November 21, 4pm

Limited availability, only a few spaces remain:
https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/behind-the-scenes-restoration-tour/

Address

220 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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