Traveling to SCMA
The Smith College Museum of Art is located in Northampton, Massachusetts, on the eastern edge of the Berkshires, five minutes from Interstate 91.
- BIKE
- BUS
- The Peter Pan bus line terminal is located four city blocks from the Museum.
- CAR
- Approximately two hours from Boston and three hours from New York City. A limited amount of free and metered parking is available on streets surrounding the Museum.
- TRAIN
- Visitors traveling by train connect through Springfield, Massachusetts, and transfer to a Peter Pan bus to Northampton, arriving at a terminal four city blocks from the Museum. Note that the Springfield Peter Pan terminal is a three-block walk from the Springfield Amtrak station. An alternate route is to take the train to Amherst, then connect by PVTA bus to Northampton.
- AIR
- The closest major airport is Bradley International Airport (BDL —Hartford/ Springfield), located approximately forty minutes south of Northampton in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
Driving Directions
From the NORTH:
Follow I-91 south and take exit 20.
- From off-ramp, proceed straight south on King Street (Route 5).
- Continue on King Street for 1.4 miles to Main Street (Route 9).
- Turn right on Main Street.
- Travel through downtown Northampton for 0.3 miles to traffic light, where the name of Route 9 changes from Main Street to Elm Street.
- Continue on Elm Street.
- Museum will be on your left as you head west on Route 9/Elm Street. Look for the colorful vertical banners hanging on the front of the building.
From the SOUTH:
- Follow I-91 north and take exit 18.
- From off-ramp, turn left at the T-intersection onto Route 5 (north).
- Continue north on Route 5 for 1.1 miles to Main Street (Route 9).
- Left onto Main Street.
- Travel through downtown Northampton for 0.3 miles to traffic light, where the name of Route 9 changes from Main Street to Elm Street.
- Continue on Elm Street.
- Museum will be on your left as you head west on Route 9/Elm Street. Look for the colorful vertical banners hanging on the front of the building.