Crane Museum and Center for the Paper Arts

10/08/2026

This Week’s Archive Find: A one- and two-dollar bill from the Education Series, 1896. One-Dollar image - "History Instructing Youth". Two-Dollar image - "Science Presenting Steam and Electricity to Commerce and Manufacture". See our currency collection here https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/institutions/commonwealth:wp98fz833 Visit the Archives section of our website: https://cranemuseum.org/archives

08/14/2026

Paper Sale and Papermaking!
The Crane Museum of Papermaking is offering free papermaking demonstrations, hands-on papermaking with 100% cotton and wildflower seed paper, and a Crane paper sale on August 16, 17, 20, and 21 from 12–3 PM.
Then on August 19, learn more about Crane’s legacy in the Berkshires during “Crane Paper, A Legacy in Every Sheet,” presented by fourth-generation Crane employee Dennis Croughwell.
https://berkshirehistory.org/crane-paper-a-legacy-in-every-sheet-august-19-530-pm/
https://cranemuseum.org/

08/07/2026

Join us at The Mount on Sunday, 8/9 from 12-2.

08/03/2026

Join us for Papermaking - Sunday, August 9, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at The Mount! https://edithwharton.org/event/2026-community-day/

07/13/2026

Join us for Papermaking July 17, Friday, July 17, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Lenox Library!

06/25/2026

Join us for Papermaking June 27, 2026, 11am -4 pm, at The Bidwell Artisan Fair!

Enjoy a free community day at the Bidwell House Museum On Saturday June 27th the Bidwell House Museum is excited to present the Bidwell Artisan Fair. During this free community...

06/11/2026

Join us for Papermaking June 13, 2026, 11am -4 pm, at Dalton Day 2026!

05/12/2026

This Week’s Archive Find: More photos of workers from Bay State Mill. To see the names of those pictured, visit the Archives section of our website: https://cranemuseum.org/archives

05/04/2026

This Week’s Archive Find: Photos of workers from Bay State Mill, 1910. To see more, visit the Archives section of our website: https://cranemuseum.org/archives