Programs

• Explore the From the Collections: Women Who Lead exhibit on view in New York Metropolis Hall.
• NYSM Senior Historians will provide highlights from various collections.
• NYSM Scientists will share their work and the groundbreaking discoveries and research of female scientists in New York.
• Make crafts to bring home.
• Visit information tables to learn what other historically focused cultural institutions have to offer.

Gallery Tour: From the Collections: Women Who Lead
Location: New York Metropolis Hall
Join NYSM Senior Historian of Social History Ashley Hopkins-Benton for a talk about how collections represent the diverse achievements of women across New York.  

Gallery Tour: Each One Inspired: Indigenous Art Across the Homelands
Location: West Gallery
Join NYSM Curator of Ethnography Dr. Gwen Saul on a guided tour of this exhibition examining the sources of inspiration for Indigenous artists across what is now New York.

Gallery Tour: Unveiled Wedding Wear from New York State
Location: New York Metropolis Hall

Wedding clothing holds memories, and pieces—dresses, shoes, suits, and head wear—are often preserved and passed to subsequent generations. A couple’s choices reveal historical information about both the individuals who wore them and those who made them. Unveil these stories with clothing expert Connie Frisbee-Houde as she highlights pieces from the exhibition, Unveiled: Wedding Wear in 19th-century New York.

Special screening of Change-Makers Along the Women’s Rights Corridor, Virtual Video Visits
Location: Huxley Theater
This short-film series celebrates yesterday’s and today’s NYS women as change-makers. Presented by 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc., this virtual video journey will take you to 11 historic sites along the Central New York Women’s Rights Corridor, credited as the “Birthplace of Women’s Rights in America.” The series is divided into five segments of virtual visits, many of which are guided by students. Run-time is approximately 45 minutes.

This project was made possible by Notion Pictures, Fred L. Emerson Foundation, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Humanities New York, and Expertise from CNY Historic Sites’ Staff & Volunteers.