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Fall Travel: Weekend Getaways

Things to do in the Berkshires

Looking for a culture-packed autumn trip? Consider these sure-to-please historic homes, museums, and art collections.

Pittsfield’s Berkshire Museum wows visitors with a Native American exhibit of contemporary artworks and historic objects. The show runs until January 6.Ventfort Hall in Lenox offers a bonus for fashion lovers: an exhibit of haute couture dolls. The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge showcases the artist’s works; the studio was relocated to the museum from his nearby home.Contemporary art fans should set aside a few hours to explore Mass MoCA in North Adams; those interested in older treasures can visit the 1885 mansion Naumkeag in Stockbridge.The Mount photograph by David Dashiell; Native American photographs from Berkshire Museum; Ventfort photograph by Jonathan Wiggs/Globe staff/file; Norman Rockwell Museum exterior photograph by Art Evans; Norman Rockwell Studio photograph by Jeremy Clowe; Mass MoCA photograph by Mark Wilson/Globe staff/file; Naumkeag photograph from The Boston Globe/file

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