History, Natural History & the Arts
The Bill Gates Diner, a fixture of life in Bolton Landing on Lake George from 1949 until 1980, when it was purchased by two local residents and then donated to the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, will return to Bolton, Warren County, NY.
The diner has been acquired by the Bolton Historical Museum, which will care for it as “a piece of living history,” said Dr. Glenn A. Long, the museum’s interim executive director. [Read more…] about Bolton Historical Museum Acquires Trolley Car Diner
Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX) has announced their schedule of events, including family-friendly festivals and performances, through the end of the 2022 season. [Read more…] about Fall Events at ADKX, The Museum in Blue Mountain Lake
Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake has announced “Scarred Landscape: The Adirondack Photographs of J. Henry Fair,” a new exhibit featuring 12 large-scale aerial photographs that capture sites of environmental damage in the Adirondack landscape. [Read more…] about Scarred Landscape: Adirondack Photographs of J. Henry Fair
Bill Cross’ book Winslow Homer: American Passage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022) is a biography of a man who was a visual counterpart to Mark Twain in prose and Walt Whitman in poetry.
The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) has announced their new virtual program series, “‘Dacks Drinks.” This series, co-sponsored by the Albany Public Library, will highlight local flavor – from the adventurous rum-runners of the early 20th century to today’s craft brewers infusing their brews with tastes from Adirondack forests. [Read more…] about Virtual ‘Dacks Drinks Series Being Hosted By Adirondack Experience
The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) has announced their lineup of free upcoming virtual events during the months of February and March, 2022. Programs are part of the museum’s ongoing ‘Dacks Dishes and Artists & Inspiration series, and offer participants a window into Adirondack history and culture through engaging and insightful presentations. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience’s Lineup of Virtual Events
Professor Scott Manning Stevens, a citizen of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, is currently working on a book-length project dealing with these issues between Native American nations and museums. While his focus is largely on Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) communities, he hopes this work will serve as a template for broader application amongst other Indigenous cultures and the museums in which they are represented by collections and exhibits. Stevens considers the many challenges for museums in overcoming the legacy of misappropriation and misrepresentation of Indigenous cultures. [Read more…] about Bringing Indigenous Perspectives into Museums
The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX, formerly known as the Adirondack Museum) has received a $500,000 grant from the Challenge Grants program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), a federal agency. The funds will help support the $2.25M construction cost of a new Artists & Inspiration in the Wild exhibition effort. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience ‘Artists & Inspiration in the Wild’ Exhibit Gets Boost
Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) will host two family-friendly fall festivals to close out the 2021 season. [Read more…] about Adirondack Experience Offering Two Fall Festivals
The Adirondack Experience (ADKX) is set to reopen to the public with “From Wilderness to Warfront: The Adirondacks and World War II,” a new exhibition focused on the contributions of Adirondack people to America’s World War Two effort. [Read more…] about Adirondacks Role in WWII Subject of New Exhibit at ADKX