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Special Notice: We're Shaking Things Up! During the Shaker Museum and Library's transition, relocating to the North Family at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, its National Historic Landmark site, the Museum's galleries in Old Chatham are closed to the public in 2010. Throughout the season, the Museum will offer public programs and events at Mount Lebanon. The Shaker Museum and Library is committed to interpreting for the public is unparalleled collection and the historic site to tell the vital story of America's Shakers as it prepares to relocate the Museum from Old Chatham to Mount Lebanon Shaker Village. Mount Lebanon was home to the Central Ministry and governing community for America's Shakers from 1787 to 1947. Please check back often for updates, as we are adding more information on great events and programs to the 2010 calendar!
September, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 10 am ARCHITECTURE PRESENTATION “Material Manifestations: The Legacy of the Shakers”
Students and faculty of the architecture program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy will present the results of their semester-long look at Shaker design, including imagining an archive and exhibition center for the Museum at Mount Lebanon. The presentation will celebrate the Museum's publication of a book on their work. At the Tannery, Darrow School, Mount Lebanon. Free admission. Books available for purchase.
Thursday, September 16, 6 pm LECTURE AND DINNER “Seats of Shaker Innovation: The Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing of Mount Lebanon Shaker Chairs”
During the nineteenth century, Shakers evolved their chair manufacturing from craftsman who made few chairs at a time into mass production with innovations such as the tilter button, cloth webbing, rockers, and special purpose chairs for medical treatments, dining, and working. The Museum’s Director of Research Jerry Grant will talk about how the business evolved and served to connect the Shakers with the world outside the village. Noted Shaker furniture scholar Tim Rieman will bring along examples of chairs from the Museum’s collection to discuss. Presented at and in collaboration with the Abode of the Message, South Family, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village. $5 admission; free for Members. Dinner additional cost. Seats of Shaker Innovation is made possible by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.
Saturday, September 25, 2 pm FILM AND DISCUSSION “Medicinal Wetlands” By popular demand, we offer again a screening of this fascinating documentary by Ted Timreck about the Shaker Swamp at the foot of Mount Lebanon and its long history as a source of medicinal plants used by Native Peoples, the Shakers, and the Tilden Pharmaceutical Company. Following the film will be a display and discussion of medical objects from the Museum’s collection. The North Family Granary, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village. $5; free for Members.
New Date Monday, September 30, 7 pm Note: This lecture, originally scheduled for Monday, August 16, has been rescheduled due to a power outage in New Lebanon on the original date. LECTURE “Seats of Shaker Innovation: The Peculiar Grace of a Shaker Chair”
Whether as a source for Danish modern design; as a subject of painting, photographs, and sculpture; or simply as a popular product to be copied, Shaker chairs have inspired a host of manufacturers, designers, and artists. Sharon Koomler, an author and lecturer on Shaker life and furniture, will explore the stories of these influences and noted Shaker furniture scholar Tim Rieman will bring along examples of chairs from the Museum’s collection and elsewhere to discuss. Presented in collaboration with the Lebanon Valley Historical Society. The North Family Forge, Mount Lebanon. $5; Free for Members and LVHS Members. Seats of Shaker Innovation is made possible by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.
October, 2010 Saturday, October 9, 10 am to 4 pm SHAKER BUILDING AND HOUSE TOUR “Inside Mount Lebanon” This first-ever tour will feature a number of buildings and private homes not open to the public. Patrons and Sponsors (at higher ticket prices) will receive lunch, an introductory lecture, and preview party at a private home not on the tour. Tickets from $30. Click here to download event flyer (pdf format) with ticket information and ticket order form.
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