Emily Dickinson Museum – Amherst, Massachusetts

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194 Birthday

Emily Dickinson's
194th Birthday!

Celebrate your favorite poet's birthday by joining us for a FREE online party. Join Museum Executive Director Jane Wald for an exploration of what it takes to re-create the historic Dickinson Carriage House.

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6pm ET

Carriage House

Carriage House
Reconstruction

The reconstructed Evergreens carriage house–scheduled for completion in 2025–will initially serve as a much-needed site for visitor welcome, orientation and services to enable a third and final phase of Dickinson Homestead restoration.

Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

Delve into Dickinson in our virtual professional development series for educators exploring Dickinson’s life and poetry.
Professional Development certificates available!

Reopening

Visit the Place She Called Home

Tickets are now available through December. Timed tickets are required — please buy your tickets in advance.
The Evergreens is closed through December due to Carriage House construction.
Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm ET

E-Newsletter

E-Newsletter

Each year, the Emily Dickinson Museum closes for the months of January and February for preservation activities.
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Support

Support

With your support, the Emily Dickinson Museum has become the essential place for study, work, and play in the Dickinson world.

Events & News

Events & News

See what’s happening! Discussion groups, reading series, story projects, and more.

Studio Session

Studio Sessions

Spend a “sweet hour” in Emily Dickinson’s creative space where she penned her startling poetry and honed her revolutionary voice.

Collection

The Collection

Explore the largest and most diverse assemblage of objects associated with Emily Dickinson and her family

Virtual Tour

Virtual Exploration

Tour the Homestead and The Evergreens

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Dwelling in Possibility
The Pleasurable Path of What if Poems
Thurs., November 21, 6:30pm ET

- An educator workshop exploring how to write poems that begin in surprise and motor towards wisdom or delight...

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Emily Dickinson 194th Birthday Open House
Sat., Dec. 7, 1-4:30pm ET

FREE In-Person Program - You are cordially invited to the Emily Dickinson Museum’s in-person celebration of the poet’s 194th birthday!...

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Carriages – Be sure – and Guests – True:
A Dickinson Birthday Celebration
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6pm ET

FREE Virtual Program - A celebration of Emily Dickinson’s 194th birthday with Executive Director Jane Wald...

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Digital Dickinson
The Museum’s Collection
Wednesday, December 18, 6:30pm ET

- An exploration of digital tools available for teaching and reading Dickinson...

The Emily Dickinson Museum welcomes inquiries from researchers and strives to support their work.

Research at the Museum can be useful not only to Dickinson scholars but also to researchers interested in nineteenth-century material culture, social and cultural trends, domestic life, architecture, and decorative arts.

The Museum does not own Dickinson manuscripts or family papers but works closely with the institutions that do. The two major repositories for Emily Dickinson’s manuscripts and family papers are Amherst College and Harvard University. Additional repositories exist at the Jones Library in Amherst, MA, Mt. Holyoke College, Yale, and the Boston Public Library.

To learn more about digital and electronic Dickinson research resources, visit these institutional archives: