Past Events

George Kurjanowicz designs and creates monumental, architectural, contemporary, and public sculpture for clients in the United States and abroad. In 1987, George founded Kurjanowicz Sculpture Studio, LLC where he primarily works in granite, but studio designs have also included bronze, wood, and marble pieces. George’s studio is strongly committed to education, and he has collaborated with Vermont educational programs to provide training and instruction to students and apprentices. This week, George will discuss his projects, his work, and his craft…

The Vermont Granite Museum will be closed for a private event on Friday, September 29. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, September 30 from 10am to 4pm.

An active independent artist, Heather Milne Ritchie is a professional granite memorial carver and mother of two. In 1999, Heather received grant funding from the Vermont Folklife Center enabling her to apprentice with stone carver George Kurjanowicz. Heather is a member of Studio Place Arts and the Surface Design Association, and she has twice been resident at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT. A recipient of public and private art commissions, Heather’s sculptures are shown in New England galleries and…

Learn more about the many engaging tales Paul Heller shares in his book, Montpelier’s Green Mount Cemetery:  A History and Guide.  In 1855, the city of Montpelier dedicated Green Mount Cemetery on forty acres of land purchased by a special board of five commissioners from Isaiah Silver. Heller lays out the history of the cemetery and many of its notable features and memorials in his book, incorporating a variety of images and GPS coordinates. This week, Paul Heller will discuss…

Join the Granite Museum for a fun fall day out for all the family!  Enjoy both indoor and outdoor hands-on activities and games, and see carving demonstrations by local granite carvers Chris Miller, Heather Milne Ritchie, and Ryan Mays.  Newly-digitized historic films focused on Vermont’s granite industry will premiere at the event, and The VT Bluegrass Pioneers will perform on the indoor museum stage from 1 – 3pm.  Be sure to check out The Stone Trust’s dry stone walling workshop…

Join the Vermont Granite Museum for an engaging lecture by Paul Wood, a writer and historian who composes columns about the Vermont Granite industry for the Times Argus. In the late nineteenth century, the shortline Hardwick & Woodbury Railroad transformed the farming village of Hardwick into a vibrant industrial center featuring the largest building, granite quarrying, and finishing operations in the country. At the time of the railroad’s construction, the quarries on Robeson Mountain in Woodbury were the highest points…

Every year, the Vermont Granite Museum partners with students and volunteers of all ages to conduct new research focused on Vermont’s granite industry. Executive Director Scott McLaughlin will present this year’s newest discoveries on a wide range of fascinating topics, including women and African-Americans in Vermont’s granite industry and silicosis and the use of PPE. Scott will also discuss new findings illuminating the relationship between Vermont’s granite manufacturers and memorial dealers in New York City and the granite industry-related patents…

The museum will be closed today, Friday, October 27, for a private event. The museum will reopen for regular admission on Saturday, October 28, 10am – 4pm.