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exhibits

A Shaker Museum Call for Woodwork

January 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

in union remotelyThe Shaker Museum has announced a call for woodwork for the new online exhibit “In Union, Remotely.” All submissions should draw inspiration from the Shakers’ values or way of life, which the participants can learn more about in Shaker Museum’s comprehensive online collection. [Read more…] about A Shaker Museum Call for Woodwork

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: exhibits, Mount Lebanon Shaker Museum

50 Years of Cultural Heritage & Art Conservation in Western NY

October 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Garman Art ConservationThe Buffalo History Museum has announced Fifty Years of Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Art in Western New York, a new exhibit in collaboration with Buffalo State College’s Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department.

The exhibition displays many of the Museum’s objects that have undergone conservation treatment, and is part of a broader community celebration for the 50th year of the conservation program. It features over 40 artifacts including a child’s sofa, a Larkin Company desk, a Civil War surgeon’s kit, a helmet, shield, and mace from Central Asia, numerous paintings, and more. [Read more…] about 50 Years of Cultural Heritage & Art Conservation in Western NY

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Buffalo History Museum, exhibits

Lee Ann Sporn Exhibit at NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery

October 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lee Ann Sporn from Those We Meet 2020NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery in Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks has announced a new exhibit “Those We Meet,” featuring colored pencil drawings by Gallery member Lee Ann Sporn.

Sporn’s inspiration for this collection came from Martha Reben’s tuberculosis era books, The Healing Woods and The Way of the Wilderness, then by her own adventures in the woods during the recent coronavirus pandemic. [Read more…] about Lee Ann Sporn Exhibit at NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: art, Art Exhibit, exhibits, NorthWind Fine Arts

New Rochelle’s Thomas Paine Memorial Building Event

September 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Thomas Paine Memorial BuildingThe Committee to Save the Thomas Paine Memorial Building has announced a celebration of the building’s designation as a New Rochelle Historical Landmark, set for Sunday, September 6th, at 1:30 pm.

The brief outdoor ceremony will feature community leaders and supporters, Committee members, and Board members of the Huguenot and New Rochelle Historical Association and the Thomas Paine National Historical Association. [Read more…] about New Rochelle’s Thomas Paine Memorial Building Event

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Art Exhibit, exhibits, New Rochelle, Thomas Paine Museum, Westchester County

Brooklyn Museum Reopening September 12th

August 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Visitors in Jeffrey Gibson When Fire Is Applied to a Stone It Cracks courtesy Brooklyn MuseumThe Brooklyn Museum is set to reopen to the public on September 12th.

The Museum’s first and fifth floor galleries will be open Wednesdays-Sundays, 11 am to 6 pm, with new extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays, to 8 pm.

A community day will be held September 9, with Member preview days following on September 10th and 11th. [Read more…] about Brooklyn Museum Reopening September 12th

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, exhibits

Long Island Indigenous History & Art Virtual Exhibit

August 29, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mandush Shinnecock Sachem of the 17th centuryPreservation Long Island has announced a new virtual exhibition, Indigenous History & Art at Good Little Water Place, beginning September 3, 2020.

The exhibit features artwork from nine contemporary Indigenous artists, offering a look at the history and on-going relations between Indigenous people and land. [Read more…] about Long Island Indigenous History & Art Virtual Exhibit

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits, New York City Tagged With: Art Exhibit, exhibits, Native American History, Preservation Long Island

Black Builder Jacob Wynkoop Exhibit Goes Online

August 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Jacob WynkoopJacob Wynkoop was born in New Paltz, New York, in 1829, the child of two former slaves, Thomas and Jane Deyo Wynkoop. Wynkoop had an exceptional and varied life for any man of his time.

Among the first African Americans to buy land in the community, he also served in the Union Army during the Civil War, organized politically on behalf of African American citizens in town, and built a series of homes that today still define a neighborhood in the village of New Paltz. [Read more…] about Black Builder Jacob Wynkoop Exhibit Goes Online

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Architecture, Black History, Civil War, exhibits, Historic Huguenot Street, Historic Preservation, Military History, New Paltz

Adirondack Mapping Exhibit in Ticonderoga, Program Planned

August 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

mapping the adirondacks exhibitThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present a free public program “Mapping the Adirondacks,” on Friday, August 21st at 7 pm at the Hancock House in Ticonderga.

“Mapping the Adirondacks” will open the museum’s newest exhibit, featuring more than 18 military, political and romance maps from its collection, some on display for the first time. [Read more…] about Adirondack Mapping Exhibit in Ticonderoga, Program Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: exhibits, Maps, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society, Verplanck Colvin

Southampton History Museum Reopens By Appointment

July 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Southampton History Museum’s Rogers Mansion, in Southampton, Long Island, NY,  is now open for tours. Their current exhibit High Style in the Gilded Age. [Read more…] about Southampton History Museum Reopens By Appointment

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Art Exhibit, exhibits, Southampton, Southampton Historical Museum

Tupper Arts Extends Shows, Opens Sculpture Exhibit

July 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Art & Woodcrafts Show Tupper Arts 2020Due to their popularity, the combined 47th Annual Art Show and Adirondack Woodcrafts Show have been extended to run through August 16th.

The combined shows feature the work of local artists and artisans for sale, including paintings in various mediums, photography, and a variety of unique woodcrafts. [Read more…] about Tupper Arts Extends Shows, Opens Sculpture Exhibit

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: art, exhibits, Tupper Lake

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