Time at the Aurora Archive(s)
Lively Mix at Former Great Barrington Train Station
By: Noah Kane-Smalls - Oct 24, 2025
I was passing through Great Barrington, MA and what did I happen upon? One of the season’s slickest cultural surprises: Aurora Archive(s) “Time”, now extended through October 30, at the historic Train Station House on 46 Castle Street. The pop-up is a niche curatorial delight that hits harder than expected.
First off, the setting alone is a discovery. The Great Barrington Station House has never felt this alive. Curator Samantha James Dalmas has turned the space inside out, blending her brand of contemporary cool with that Berkshire-chic, upstate New York art swagger that only really lands right when you stumble upon it. The vibe? Effortlessly elevated.
Aurora Archive(s) presents “Time” as a curated experience merging art, design, and fashion into one immersive environment. Beyond the sharp mix of global fashion, avant-garde art, and niche jewelry, the transformation of the station itself adds another layer of brilliance to unpack. It's culture on culture.
Dalmas, whose training spans art history, architecture, fashion, and design, has created a platform for contemporary art, fine jewelry, handcrafted textiles, and collectible design, an experience tailor-made for the Berkshires’ most curious and style-forward visitors.
“Aurora Archive(s) is a place to explore the tension and harmony between the old and the new, the celebrated and the overlooked,” Dalmas says. “My goal is to invite you into that world not just to observe, but to experience it.”
Featuring works by Hilary Beadell, Shauna Burke, Sian Jones @ Fen, Samm McAlear, Nick Mongiardo, Ivan “Shie” Moreno, Aldo Rossi, and John Stritch, plus archive fashion from Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Watanabe, Carlo Mongiardo, Brian Alcazar, Plamen Petvok, Ayesha Mayadas and more, Time proves that Great Barrington still has plenty to surprise the culture-hungry.