This week I was among a group of so-called “Barnstormers” who got a sneak peek at the new Center for Art and Education on the graceful grounds of the Shelburne Museum. It won’t officially open until August 18, but the place was sufficiently finished to allow visitors to troop through and deliver their oohs and ahhs.
And I have to say the building is impressive. The handsome, contemporary structure — designed by Ann Beha Architects of Boston — employs local granite and other stone, lots of glass and natural wood. Its sleek geometry fits right in among the much older buildings on the campus, updating but not overwhelming the museum’s proportions.
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