Fruitlands Museum - Harvard

We had such a good time today. the weather was perfect for going the site, the staff was all friendly. we paid the additional $5 for the tour of the shaker museum and the fruitlands agriturismo, and it was totally worth it. our guide for the tour, amy, had so much knowledge to share. She was great!

After checking the Trustees site to pick a date and time, my girlfriend and I drove out to the Fruitlands museum. When we arrived it seemed something was amiss as the gate was only half open. We drove in and I went to the gift shop to see what was going on. When I entered the building the woman behind the counter shushed me while she carried on an insipid conversation on her cell phone for about 10 minutes. Then she interrogated me like an angry schoolmarm about where I got the information that the museum was open. She was obviously spitting mad that she had to interact with a member of the public and looking for any opportunity to insult me. The grounds are beautiful but the behavior of this staff member was ugly. I doubt I’ll return.

Very misleading name and disappointing experience. The 2 museums they have an art museum and a Native American museum can NOT have the status of a museum. This is A BIG JOKE. The art museum has 3 rooms with a horrendous smell and about 5-6 contemporaty art objects. That is ALL.The Native American museum had 2 rooms with 3! paintings, 3! rugs, a few bowls and 1 boat. That is ALL.Look at my pictures. That is all you will see there.The rest of that land can be called a farm, but there are no animals or gardens. There are a few hiking trails, but to enter this so-called museum you need to pay at least $10 per person. I wouldn't pay it for hiking. I wouldn't pay for anything there. A misleading name, unclear purpose, strange concept, 4! people working... I really would like to understand the purpose of this place and why people would pay to go there.Add to this a location in the middle of nowhere and gas prices to get there. Worthless waste of time, money, anything you name it. Maybe views? I've seen much better views that do not require fees.The ONLY thing I liked there were 2 statues of Native Americans. They were very good, however not worth the trip or money they charge.

Just visited for the New England Triennial. Beautifully done. The site is well kept, and I wish I had more time to view all that the museum has to offer. We visited the galleries and they sure do know how to put a show on.

Go for sledding right after blizzard. Got a nice slope for that but the snow is too fluffy for speedy sledding. One thing to pay attention: drive your AWD car to there or you may stuck at the parking lot like we did with FWD car.