As part of a larger program called Reflections on Erie’s Waters, the Erie Canal Museum is hosting five different artist-led workshops (poetry, photography, music, storytelling, and drawing & painting), with the first happening on Saturday, May 6. You can find more information about the series and reserve your spot by clicking here.
On Friday, April 21, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York, visited the Erie Canal Museum for a tour of the Museum and to talk about the importance of the arts and cultural sites in our communities. Leaders from other Central New York cultural organizations were in attendance….
We were honored to host the 2017 Session 2 Manufacturing Training Initiative closing ceremonies for the Syracuse City School District Refugee Assistance Program. The eight students, all New Americans, celebrated the completion of their two-week program of training, in-class and on-site instruction, and engagement with individuals currently employed in the…
The board of trustees of the Erie Canal Museum recently elected officers for 2017, and re-elected three trustees to second three-year terms. Steven H. Kelly, associate treasurer at Syracuse University, was elected president of the board. Vice President is Sarah Tietje, an academic counselor in the HEOP program at Cazenovia…
Registration for the 3rd Annual Tour the Towpath is now open! Tour the Towpath 2017 takes place September 23-24, 2017 and is organized by our friends at the Madison County Planning Department. For more info and to register visit the NEW website: www.TourtheTowpath.com Tour the Towpath 2017 pricing: $20 for…
Our very own Executive Director, Natalie Stetson, is featured in the March 2017 Syracuse Woman Magazine, which has Sally Roesch Wagner, founder of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, on the cover. Natalie was honored to be included in the wonderful publication. To see the article, visit http://www.syracusewomanmag.com/2017/02/27/natalie-clair-stetson/
Lock By Lock: Ray Sax Illustrates the Canal opens on Friday, February 10 in the second-floor gallery of the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse. This exhibition features pen and ink drawings of all 57 locks in the New York State Canal System by commercial artist Raymond Sax…
What is a mule, and why were these humble animals the backbone of the early Erie Canal? Curator Ashley Maready discusses mules, fact and fiction, history and science, at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23 at the Erie Canal Museum. The program is free and open to the public. Free parking…
Award-winning author and journalist Sean Kirst discusses and signs copies of his new book, The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories by Sean Kirst, at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, January 19 at at the Erie Canal Museum. The book, which has received rave reviews, is a collection of columns through…
Congratulations to the Left in Stitches Quilters, winners of the 2016 Gingerbread Gallery People’s Choice Award for their creation, Quilting on the Erie! This is the first year the group participated in the exhibit, and we hope to see many more of their creations in the future. You can see…
