Arkell Museum at Canajoharie

Happy #GalentinesDay - here's to the friends that help us weather the storm. Reginald Marsh (1898-1959) Windy Day, ca. 1940 Watercolor on paper ... Gift of Bartlett Arkell, 1940 See more

Celebrating Lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox with this warm and inviting George Inness painting Summer Woods (Landscape with Oxen). Serendipitously, this piece will be on view when the Arkell Museum galleries reopen on March 3, 2021! George Inness (1825-1894) Summer Woods (Landscape with Oxen), 1870 ... Oil on canvas By bequest of Bartlett Arkell See more

Spreading love to our patrons and visitors all month long! Stop in to the Museum Shop and get 20% off your purchase! Remember shop purchases benefit programs at the Museum and Library!

Check out this great post from our friends at the New York State Museum- examining the archaeology of enslaved people in New York State. They also have an event coming up this month that discusses their work uncovering new stories about enslaved people through archaeology! Be sure to check it out!

The new year harkens in the one of the best National Days! National Spaghetti Day! Beech-Nut Packing Co. developed and sold macaroni products in the 1920s and 1930s. The product shown here was cooked canned pasta in a red sauce. Of course one must admire the fancy serving dishes the advertisers suggested should be used. #NationalSpaghettiDay

By request - here is a color image of our painting Canajoharie about 1780 by Edward Buyck. Artist Edward Buyck spent many years living in central New York, and became known in the area for his paintings depicting the American Revolution. It was natural then, in 1929, for Bartlett Arkell to commission Buyck, to create two paintings to celebrate the early pioneers and the 150th anniversary of the United States. In this particular painting Buyck paid attention to loca...l geography and history- included in this painting is Reuff's Tavern, the Frey House, and the Van Alstyne House. The Arkell Museum's second painting by Buyck is of a similar vantage point, and depicts the mustering of troops for the Clinton-Sullivan Campaign of 1779. Edward Buyck (1888-1960) Canajoharie about 1780, 1929 Oil on canvas Gift of Bartlett Arkell, 1930

Happy New Year to all our visitors, patrons and followers! Wishing you all a healthy, gentle, and kind 2021!

The Arkell Museum galleries will be closed from December 31, 2020 to March 3, 2021 for our usual winter break. We use this time we develop and install new exhibitions! So stay tuned! 2021 is going to be a great year at the Arkell Museum! *As always the Canajoharie Library will maintain its normal hours.

Looking for some super cool family fun tomorrow? Join Hanford Mills Museum for Ice Harvesting Online! https://fb.me/e/3oOTKtym6

Artist Janet Marie Yeates captures simple beauty and vibrant colors in her landscape Follow The Road. This piece is on view in our Region Art Gallery as part of the the Arts Factory Members Show. Regional Art Gallery admission is free and all pieces are for sale! @theartsfactory518 #ArkellMuseum #CanjoStrong #MomentofZen #MuseumMomentofZen... Janet Marie Yeates Follow The Road Oil on stretched linen

Check out our latest Musical Art Exhibition featuring the talented artists Caroga Arts Collective: Caroga Lake Music Festival and the landscapes of our permanent collection! View it here on Facebook Youtube at https://youtu.be/nc9_i0L93BM

International Mountain Day celebrates the ecosystems, enjoyment and preservations of these unique landscapes. Will you be hiking a mountain today? Albert Bierstadt(1830-1902) El Capitan, ca. 1872 ... Oil on paper mounted on linen Gift from the Estate of Laura Platt, 1964 Currently On View #InternationalMountainDay #ArkellMuseum #AlbertBierstadt #ElCapitan

Hannukah is the Jewish Festival of Lights, and is celebrated beginning this year at sundown on December 10 and lasts eight days. We suggest exploring The Jewish Museum's collection of menorah: https://thejewishmuseum.org/collection/search?q=menorah

#ThrowbackThursday to circa 1929 soon after the opening of the Art Gallery (now known as Arkell Museum). Note the door leads to the original library building (now our historic reading room). #ArkellMuseum #Canjostrong

It is Museum Meme Day! #MusMeme #ArkellMuseum Thomas Dewing (1851-1938) ... The Letter, 1889 Oil on panel Gift of Bartlett Arkell, 1928 See more

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