Name: Erie Canal Museum
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Experience the Great American Adventure Story of the Erie Canal.

The Erie Canal Museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building, the last remaining structure of its kind, and to telling the incredible adventure story of the Erie Canal. Come aboard a full size replica canal boat. Explore life in a canal town. Put on a puppet show. Experience a part of history that played an imperative role in the growth and development of the United States. The Erie Canal Museum is a must-see for adults and children of all ages!

The Erie Canal Museum is partially funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Current Exhibitions

The Story of Water: The Erie Canal as a Site of Untold Stories

In the Weighlock Gallery

Dates: February 3, 2020 - April 16, 2020

This exhibit by Linda Zhang, Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ryerson University, and Biko Gray, Assistant Professor of Religion at Syracuse University, features clay vessels based on 3-D drone scans of Erie Canal structures, transformed by the introduction of Canal water before the firing process. The resulting models symbolize the many ways that the Erie Canal changed the lives of those who built it, used it, and lived near it.

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UpcomingEvents

Winter Exhibits Reception and Talk

Free and open to the public

Dates: February 21, 2020 - February 21, 2020

Join us Friday, February 21 from 5-7 p.m. at a reception for our new Weighlock Gallery and Link Gallery exhibits. View "The Story of Water: The Erie Canal as a Site of Untold Stories" in the second-floor Weighlock Gallery, and "It's Knot Art" in the first-floor Link Gallery. The reception will include artist remarks, and light refreshments will be served. Free parking is available in the lot across the street under routes 81 and 690.

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Free curator talk looks at Syracuse history

Weighlock Gallery, Erie Canal Museum

Dates: February 27, 2020 - February 27, 2020

The city of Syracuse rose from humble beginnings to become the fifth most populous city in New York State, and grew as a result of the Erie Canal and the industry it spurred. On Thursday, February 27 at 12 p.m., Museum Curator Ashley Maready details Syracuse's early history through its Canal years to the present day. The program is free and open to the public. Be sure to attend!

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