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Cayuga Museum

Black Soldiers of NYS Talk Features Cayuga County

October 29, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Local historian and author Anthony Gero is set to present a lecture about African American soldiers on Sunday, November 4 at 2 pm in the Carriage House Theater at the Cayuga Museum.

In this presentation, Gero will offer a vision of these soldiers’ legacies from 1750 through the First World War, featuring the role of African Americans from Cayuga County.

[Read more…] about Black Soldiers of NYS Talk Features Cayuga County

Filed Under: History Tagged With: African American History, Auburn, Black History, Cayuga Museum, Military History, World War One

1918 Influenza Outbreak In The Finger Lakes

September 3, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

influenza medicine depotA lecture on the 1918 influenza epidemic in the Finger Lakes has been set for Thursday, September 6th at 7 pm, at the Cayuga Museum’s Carriage House Theater in Auburn.

Medical historian and retired professor Teresa Lehr will discuss the flu pandemic, and specifically its local effects. [Read more…] about 1918 Influenza Outbreak In The Finger Lakes

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Auburn, Cayuga Museum, Finger Lakes, Influenza, Medical History

Cayuga Museum Re-Opening With New Art Initiative

March 8, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

CNY Emerging Artist Project_Cayuga MuseumThe Cayuga Museum of History and Art is set to re-open for the 2018 season with a new initiative, the CNY Emerging Artist Project.

Showcasing nine emerging artists from the Central New York region, this juried exhibit series will feature a different artist each month, from March to November. [Read more…] about Cayuga Museum Re-Opening With New Art Initiative

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Auburn, Cayuga Museum

Cayuga Museum to Host Immersive Theater Experience

January 23, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Caygua PostcardThe Cayuga Museum has announced that they are joining with Breadcrumbs Productions, a professional theatre and creative production company based in Syracuse, to present an immersive theatrical fundraising event on Saturday, February 24 starting at 7 pm.

The program will be based on the Museum’s upcoming 1918 exhibit, a multi-faceted exhibit that explores the full milieu of the year 1918 and the repercussions from that year that are still being felt today.

This unique fundraiser will transform the Museum mansion’s spaces, usually filled with museum exhibits, into a hospital ward during the influenza pandemic. [Read more…] about Cayuga Museum to Host Immersive Theater Experience

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Cayuga Museum

Cayuga Museum Seeks Exhibit Items From 1918

December 18, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Cayuga Museum in Auburn has announced they are seeking items for an exhibit on the year 1918.

Museum staff are seeking the loan of items that will help tell the stories of that time – photographs, military items related to WWI, industrial artifacts, clothing, family memorabilia, and more. This will be a multi-faceted exhibit that explores the full milieu of the year 1918 and the repercussions from that year that are still being felt today.   [Read more…] about Cayuga Museum Seeks Exhibit Items From 1918

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Cayuga Museum

Cayuga Museum Woman’s Suffrage Lecture Nov 12th

November 6, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Cayuga Museum will host a lecture on Woman’s Suffrage on Sunday, November 12, at 6 pm in the Cayuga Museum’s Carriage House Theatre.

The illustrated lecture, “Seneca Falls: Was It the Beginning of the Woman Suffrage Movement?,” will be presented by Dr. Judith Wellman. [Read more…] about Cayuga Museum Woman’s Suffrage Lecture Nov 12th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Cayuga Museum

Railroad History: Lecture on the ‘Auburn Road’

November 1, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

pony engine providenceLifelong train enthusiast Paul Shinal will present an illustrated lecture on the “Auburn Road” in Theater Mack on Tuesday, November 15 at 7 pm, at the Cayuga Museum.

Shinal will be presenting an historic overview of the railway that still exists today from Canandaigua to Geneva, through Auburn and into Solvay. [Read more…] about Railroad History: Lecture on the ‘Auburn Road’

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Auburn, Canandaigua, Cayuga Museum, Geneva, railroads, Transportation History

Cayuga Museum: Exploring Prison through Film Series

October 8, 2016 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

20,000 years in sing singThe Cayuga Museum will host a new film and guided discussion series titled “Exploring the Prison through Film: A Journey with Dr. Lucien Lombardo.” The series will show four films, each exploring a different theme within the context of imprisonment. Each film will be screened and then followed with a conversation guided by Dr. Lucien Lombardo, who will place the themes of the film in context in penal history.

The series begins on Tuesday, October 18 at 6 pm with the 1932 film “20,000 Years in Sing Sing,” starring Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis. Exploring the theme of managing a prison, this film was loosely based on an influential book by Lewis Lawes, Warden of Sing Sing. Scenes from the movie were filmed at Sing Sing, using real prisoners as extras. [Read more…] about Cayuga Museum: Exploring Prison through Film Series

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Auburn, Auburn Prison, Cayuga Museum, Crime and Justice, film, Ossining

Cayuga Museum Seeks Input On Food Exhibit

July 28, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2011NEWLOGOThe Cayuga museum of History and Art, in Auburn, NY, is working on a new exhibit based on the story of food in their community. Breaking Bread: Food, Culture and What’s on Your Plate will explore the history, culture and politics of food, and celebrate the myriad ways food brings people together. [Read more…] about Cayuga Museum Seeks Input On Food Exhibit

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Cayuga County, Cayuga Museum, Culinary History

Seward Family Treasures On Exhibit In Auburn

June 22, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Untold Stories 2Two of Auburn’s leading cultural institutions, the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, and the Seward House Museum, have joined forces to create a new exhibit, “Untold Stories: Treasures from the Seward Family Collection” will be on display at the Cayuga Museum from until August 30, 2015.

Showcasing items from the collections of the Seward House Museum in the spacious galleries of the Cayuga Museum, this unique collaboration explores the themes of family life in the Victorian era and the Seward family’s world travels. [Read more…] about Seward Family Treasures On Exhibit In Auburn

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Auburn, Cayuga Museum, Seward Homestead, William Seward

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