The Emily Dickinson Museum comprises two adjacent houses at 280 Main Street in Amherst: the Homestead, where the poet was born, lived most of her life, and wrote nearly all of her poems, and the Evergreens, the Italianate home of her brother Austin and his family next door. Both sit on three acres together.
Visiting
The museum is seasonal: closed January and February, open Wednesday through Sunday (plus Tuesdays in the summer), 10am-5pm, with the last entry at 4pm. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for college students and teachers with ID, and free for everyone 17 and under. The Five College community gets in free, and the museum participates in the state’s Card to Culture program (free entry for EBT / WIC / ConnectorCare cardholders).
The Homestead is currently undergoing a multi-year restoration (roof and research work is active as of 2026), but the museum remains open throughout.