Shelburne Museum is an unparalleled and unique experience of American history, art, and design. Designed to allow visitors the pleasure of discovery and exploration, the Museum includes thirty-nine distinct structures on forty-five acres, each filled with beautiful, fascinating, and whimsical objects: American folk art, French Impressionist paintings, historic New England architecture, duck decoys, circus animals, and dolls. These were just some of the some of the interests of Shelburne Museum founder Electra Havemeyer Webb. Today, the museum strives to broaden their audience, engage their curiosity, animate their creativity, and give them an extraordinary, educational museum experience.