Family Activities:

Berkshire Museum

Attraction

Berkshire Museum

39 South Street, Pittsfield, 01201, MA

The rolling hills of the Berkshires have little in common with the sun-baked plains of Egypt, but one resident of the latter has taken up residence in the former. A 2,300-year-old priest named Pahat, long ago mummified and laid to rest in a sarcophagus is the star attraction at the Berkshire Museum, along with a surprisingly comprehensive survey of art and science, including dinosaur fossils; live fish, reptiles and snakes; and sculpture by Alexander Calder, the modern artist who was first exhibited at this museum. Many of the exhibits are interactive, including an imitation dinosaur dig and replicas of toys made by Calder that kids can play with.