Bartlett Museum, Inc.

Bartlett Museum is a natural history museum in Amesbury that displays local artifacts, specimens, and educational exhibits across several themed rooms. The galleries include a colonial kitchen, Victorian parlor, and sections with fossils, taxidermic birds, and minerals.

The museum was founded in 1968 to mark Amesbury's 300th anniversary celebration. It occupies the former Bartlett School building, which operated from 1870 to 1968.

The museum displays Native American objects and traces how carriage building shaped Amesbury's identity and daily life for generations. These collections show the skills and crafts that made the city known to visitors from other regions.

The museum sits on Main Street and is easy to locate in downtown Amesbury. It works well for visitors who want to spend an hour or two exploring the rooms and learning about local and natural history.

The museum holds a notable collection of taxidermic birds and seashells that reveal the natural diversity of New England. These specimens give visitors a window into the animal and plant life that early inhabitants would have encountered.

Location: Massachusetts

Inception: 1968

Website: http://bartlettmuseum.org

GPS coordinates: 42.84537,-70.92867

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:43