Cayuga Museum – & Case Research Lab

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Visit the Birthplace of Talking Movies

Collections Case Research Lab

Case Research Lab

This collection contains the equipment, notebooks, technical drawings, photographs, manuscripts, patents, and scrapbooks spanning the 18 year history of the Lab- the Birthplace of Talking Movies.

Programs and Events

Check out our schedule of monthly programs and special events!

Exhibits

We offer rotating and permanent exhibits on the history of Auburn, Cayuga County, and the Finger Lakes Region.

Eileen McHugh

Executive Director

Eileen McHugh came to the Cayuga Museum from the Chico Museum in northern California in 2000. McHugh earned a double major in History and English from SUNY Oswego, and spent many years as an advertising copywriter. She believes passionately in the importance of museums as places of learning and stewards of cultural heritage. McHugh helped steer the Cayuga Museum to full physical accessibility in 2012.

McHugh is also a canine enthusiast and avid knitter.

Kirsten Wise

Curator

Kirsten Wise has been the Curator of the Cayuga Museum since 2013. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Penn State University and a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies from Syracuse University. At the Museum she is responsible for the development and implementation of exhibits, managing the collection, developing programs and jointly operates Theater Mack.

Prior to joining the Cayuga Museum, Wise was a Preventive Conservation and Collections Assistant at the Museum of Texas Tech University. She serves on the Facilities and Collections Committee of the Seward House Museum and is passionate for animals, volunteering for Recycle-A-Bull Bully Breed Rescue in Syracuse, NY.

Julisa Stone

Curatorial Assistant

Julisa Stone moved to Auburn in 2007 when she enrolled in Cayuga Community College where she earned her degree is Studio Art and Design. She continued her education at Wells College and received her Bachelors in Visual Arts where she minored in Book Arts. Her Book Arts minor provided her will a specialty skill set where she learned how to hand print on a Vandercook Printing Press as well as hand book binding. It was during her time at Wells that she began as an intern at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art. She recently furthered her education at Full Sail University, receiving a Masters of Fine Arts in Media Design.

The Italian Americans documentary continues Thursday

August 23, 2017 by Kirsten Wise

Kirsten Wise

Thursday, August 24 we will show Episodes 3 and 4 of the PBS documentary The Italian Americans. Both episodes will be shown at 2 PM AND at 6 PM in the Carriage House Theater behind the Cayuga Museum. FREE and open to the public.

Zumba starting August 22!

August 9, 2017 by Kirsten Wise

Kirsten Wise

Beginning August 22nd, there will be a new place in town for Zumba- the carriage house! Zumba with Laurie Walker at The Carriage House Theater (formerly Theater Mack) Class Schedule: Tuesday’s - 5:30p Wednesday’s - 5:30p Saturday’s - 8:30a Walk-in’s and Punch Cards available Cost: Walk-in’s- $7 Punch cards options: 3…

New #TedCaseTuesday post!

July 27, 2017August 23, 2017 by Kirsten Wise

Kirsten Wise

Check out our weekly posts this summer all about Case. Every Tuesday we are featuring interesting and little known facts about Ted Case and the Case Research Laboratory on our Facebook page. Follow us here!

Fall series of word, revisited starting soon!

May 30, 2017August 23, 2017 by Kirsten Wise

Kirsten Wise

We are looking forward to another session of spoken word and open mic sharing. The fall series begins on Thursday, September 14 with featured reader Elinor Cramer. Click here to read about Elinor and the rest of the season's line-up.