Upcoming Events

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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, April 17, 6pm ET

Phosphorescence April 2025 featured poets: Carlene Kucharczyk, Avia Tadmor, and Silvia Bonilla...

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Carriage House Opening

On Saturday, May 10, the Emily Dickinson Museum will celebrate the opening of the John and Elizabeth Armstrong Carriage House and the reopening of The Evergreens during its annual Poetry Walk event...

Poetry Walk 2025
Saturday, May 10
10am-12pm ET

IN-PERSON PROGRAM - An engaging poetry walk through Amherst, the town she called “paradise”...
Education school group in the Evergreens

K-12 Group Visits

Announcing a new program for Middle and High School students: The Power of Poetry. Spark your students' imagination by planning a field trip!...

Reconstruction of The Evergreens Carriage House

On Tuesday, August 27, 2024 the Emily Dickinson Museum began the reconstruction of the Dickinson family Carriage House that once stood east of The Evergreens...
Image of Dickinson's room featuring her writing desk and white dress

Studio Sessions

Spend a “sweet hour” in Emily Dickinson’s creative space where she penned her startling poetry and honed her revolutionary voice...
a view of different items in the Emily Dickinson Museum's collections

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Collections Database

The Museum’s collection has now been digitized and published for public use for the very first time...
Dickinson's writing desk with pens, scraps of paper and her lamp

Mild Nights!
At the Emily Dickinson Museum

Paid In-Person Program - Evening writing time at the Emily Dickinson Museum...
Emily Dickinson's handwriting on a letter and envelope

Poetry Discussion Group Spring 2025 Series

A lively virtual discussion of Emily Dickinson’s poetry and letters, meeting once a month from February to May...
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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, May 15, 6pm ET

Phosphorescence May 2025 featured poets: Joy Ladin, Niina Pollari, and Joan Larkin...
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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, July 17, 6pm ET

Phosphorescence July 2025 featured poets: Lesley Wheeler and Nadia Alexis...
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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, August 21, 6pm ET

Phosphorescence August 2025 featured poets: Cathy Linh Che, Monica Ong, and Lee Ann Roripaugh...
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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, September 18, 6pm ET

Phosphorescence September 2025 featured poets: Livia Meneghin, Meg Day, and Rajiv Mohabir...

Spring Garden Days 2025
Friday, May 30 & Saturday, May 31

Join a group of fellow volunteers to aid in the cultivation and growth of the historic Dickinson family landscape...

Garden Volunteering

Join a group of fellow volunteers to aid in the cultivation and growth of the historic Dickinson family landscape...