Vermont Granite Museum

Granite Museum

I stopped in here to visit when touring Barre. They have a lot of exhibits which go over the history of granite carving in Barre. They have a lot of photos and articles on the town. They also have ...

Pleasant visit

This museum has pleasant, informative exhibits about quarries and carving granite. There’s information about the people from Barre who were involved with the quarries over the years. Yet it was not a...

Really? Five stars?

My wife and I stopped by to see this place. It's interesting but not a must-see. It's mostly a collection of fairly organized granite displays along with some artists exhibits. Only a portion of it ...

A Labor of Love: Good Technicals and Social History

These folk really know granite. Ask anything, and they’ll know the answer: types, transport, cutting, sculpting, uses. Plus there’s much on the social issues of Barre and the workers. Lots of immigran...

More Than You Think: Granite Arts, Labor Unions and Railroads

The granite industry has always been multi-faceted, and this museum offers a good "slice of life" perspective on the many different developments happening simultaneously to support it from the 19th ce...