Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield MAMemorial Hall Museum opens May 3, 2025. Hours are 11 am to 4:30 pm on weekends in May and Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) from June through October. Admission is FREE, donations welcome. We look forward to seeing you. Learn more about the museum HERE..

Pioneer Valley Picture Show


Sept 6- Oct 31, 2025
Special Exhibit

Memorial Hall Museum is opening a new temporary exhibit showcasing the rich cinematic history of the Pioneer Valley. The exhibit spotlights over a century of movies filmed on location in our region and highlights the cast and crew members that have called the Pioneer Valley home. The exhibit will feature images and artifacts from over 100 years of local movie making and movie makers, including:

  • Costumes designed by Ruth E. Carter, Academy Award winner for both Black Panther movies
  • Filming equipment from the early career of Ken Burns
  • Original costumes from The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot used by Sam Elliott while filming on location in Western Mass
  • Highlight reel of Pioneer Valley movie history

The exhibit and scavenger hunt (ending September 1) is funded in part by Partridge-Zschau Insurance, BankESB, Three Sisters Sanctuary, Springfield Museums, Cinemark and Tower Cinemas.

Old Deerfield Sunday Afternoon Concert Series

July 13 – August 31, 2025
Memorial Hall Museum’s Music Room
8 Memorial Street, Deerfield, MA

Beautiful chamber music performed in the lovely Victorian setting of Memorial Hall Museum’s Music Room at 3 p.m. on Sundays July 13th through August 31st, 2025.

Tickets: $15  for Adults; $8 for Seniors and Students. Tickets available at the door. See schedule HERE or download the 2025 .pdf flier HERE.

BARBIE – All Dolled Up

2025 Open Season
2nd Floor – Textile Gallery 

Barbie is Back! An expanded exhibit is redesigned for one more season with the most stunning fashion Barbie dolls, created by famous fashion icon designers—bringing couture to Memorial Hall! Several Barbies will be exhibited throughout the gallery in “Collection Connections” cases, highlighting elements of the PVMA collection that are reflected in the Barbies. Donated by Nancy Damour and Kevin Damour.

 

Founded in Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1870 as the first historical society in Western Massachusetts, today the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association is a vibrant regional organization, supporting the Memorial Hall Museum and Library, Deerfield Teachers’ Center, Indian House Children’s Museum, and Community Outreach projects. Click the links on the sidebar to the right for information about each aspect of PVMA.

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