Music and Art Weekend: The Sights and Sounds of Everyday Life

Throughout history, art and music have served as a platform for expression, connection, documentation, and change. During Music and Art Weekend at the Village, learn about a variety of artistic pursuits, including song, watercolor, portraiture, sculpture, drawings, and other crafts. Listen to 19th-century music, learn about the history of violins and guitars, see our talented artists hard at work, watch demonstrations of profile cutting, and more.

Performances and demonstrations will include:*

Listen to a selection of historical waltzes
See demonstrations of landscape art, botanical watercolors, and pastel portraits in the style of Ruth Hanshaw Bascom
Learn about the “hurdy gurdy” and hear a sampling of music played on one
Watch profiles being skillfully cut
Take a walking tour of Village art
See the Old Sturbridge Village Dancers and Old Sturbridge Village Singers perform (Saturday only)
See part of the process of reproducing an 1830s classical guitar (Sunday only)
View artwork inspired by OSV and created by friends of the Village