How to Contact the Museum

Tour Information
 

Gallery hours:

Tuesday to Saturday: 10 to 4
Sunday: 12 to 4
Second Fridays:
10 to 8 (4 to 8, FREE to all)

Closed Mondays and major holidays

Click here for information on Museum admission fees

 
Office hours:
Monday through Friday
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Phone:
413.585.2760
Fax:
413.585.2782
Email:
artmuseum@smith.edu
Address:
Smith College Museum of Art
Northampton, MA 01063

 

SCMA invites groups to reserve guided tours or self-guided visits to the museum. Guided and self-guided tours for K-12 school groups are free of charge, and subsidies are available to assist with transportation costs. Adult and non-Five College student groups are charged admission and are kindly asked to make an additional donation of $2 per person for a guided tour (the donation goes into a fund for educational programs at the museum). Guided tours are typically available during the Smith College academic calendar year, as our guides are Smith students. Please contact the museum education department at 413.585.2781, or email us at museduc@smith.edu.

Other General Information

 
 


Traveling to SCMA

The Smith College Museum of Art is located in Northampton, Massachusetts, on the eastern edge of the Berkshires, five minutes from Interstate 91.

  • TRAVEL BY CAR takes approximately two hours from downtown Boston and four hours from New York City. A limited amount of free and metered parking is available on streets surrounding the museum.
  • BUS - The Peter Pan bus line terminal is located four city blocks from the museum.
  • RAILROAD - Visitors traveling by train connect through Springfield, Massachusetts and transfer to a Peter Pan bus to Northampton, arriving at a terminal located four city blocks from the museum. Note that the Peter Pan terminal is a three block walk from the Springfield Amtrak station. An alternate route is to take the train to Amherst, then connect by PVTA bus to Northampton.
  • AIR - The closest major airport is Bradley Intercontinental (BDL - Hartford/Springfield), located approximately 40 minutes south of Northampton in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.


Maps (click to enlarge)

New England Region

Northampton Street View

Smith College Campus
 

 

Driving Directions

 
 
 

From the NORTH:

  1. Follow I-91 south to Exit 20
  2. From off-ramp, proceed straight south on King Street (Route 5)
  3. Continue on King Street for 1.4 miles to Main Street (Route 9)
  4. Right on Main Street
  5. Travel through downtown Northampton for 0.3 miles to traffic light, where the name of Route 9 changes from Main Street to Elm Street
  6. Bear right on Elm Street
  7. The Brown Fine Arts Center is the large brick, glass, and zinc building on the left

From the SOUTH:

  1. Follow I-91 north to Exit 18
  2. From off-ramp, turn left onto Route 5 (north) at T-intersection
  3. Continue north on Route 5 for 1.1 miles to Main Street (Route 9)
  4. Left on Main Street
  5. Travel through downtown Northampton for 0.3 miles to traffic light, where the name of Route 9 changes from Main Street to Elm Street
  6. Bear right on Elm Street
  7. The Brown Fine Arts Center is the large brick, glass, and zinc building on the left
 

 

Parking

Parking in the area around the museum can be a challenge. There is no parking area specifically for the museum. On weekends and evenings guests to the museum may park in any white-lined space in college parking lots, including the college’s parking garage. On weekdays before 5 p.m. parking may be found on the city streets near the museum or in the city parking garage located behind Thorne’s Market (there is a fee for that garage).

Parking for Guests with Physical Disabilities: There is a drop off area in front of the museum for guests with physical disabilities. A gradual ramp leads to the museum entrance. Handicap parking is available next to College Hall (the closest space near the museum) and in the Smith College parking garage. Persons with handicap placards may park in any handicap space or white lined space on campus. If you believe you qualify to park in college handicap spaces but do not have a placard, visit Disability Services to apply for a temporary college pass.