Calendar of Events
Events in September 2019
- Summer Hours End
- Museum Closed for Thanksgiving
- Traveling Museum of WWII
Traveling Museum of WWII
75 years ago, soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy in the largest amphibious operation in history. This combined assault known as D-Day remains as a pivotal, epochal moment in our collective memory of the Allied liberation of Western Europe from the clutches of the Third Reich. Join us for a fascinating program hosted by WWII Veterans History Project founder, Benjamin Mack-Jackson.
Benjamin is a 17-year-old filmmaker, writer, and historian. He created the nonprofit WWII Veterans History Project to educate future generations about history, veterans, compassion, generosity, bravery, and giving back, while encouraging young people to find their passion and create a voice for themselves.
Benjamin’s Traveling Museum of WWII allows people to get up close to original wartime artifacts, engaging them with the experiences of the men and women who served in the war. In the Carriage House Theater, hear first-hand accounts from veteran interviews, explore historical artifacts, and see what the battlefield looks like today.
Benjamin has interviewed over 90 WWII veterans over the past three years: collecting their stories and experiences that they may be shared with a new generation.
Admission is free, although donations are welcomed.
- First Friday featuring the Flock of Free Range Children
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First Friday featuring the Flock of Free Range Children
Join us for a First Friday event at the Cayuga Museum. Artwork by Renqian Yang will be on display, and the Flock of Free Range Children will be playing on the front porch of the Museum.
Free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served.
- Classics @ the Carriage House: Fury
Classics @ the Carriage House: Fury
Screening Fury (1936) (Directed by Fritz Lang)
Classics @ the Carriage House is a collaboration between the Cayuga Museum and Cayuga Community College. The cost for a season pass to the course is $45. Guests who are not enrolled in the class are always welcome at $5 admission. Anyone can sign-up online at Cayuga-cc.edu/communityed or by mail. Students of the course will receive emailed written notes and analysis prior to each viewing, along with curated reviews and insights from some of the best minds in film criticism.
The class meets once a month, on the first Monday of each month, from September through May. The class is held at 7:30 pm, with an introductory lecture by Michael Reiff. Michael Reiff is a teacher of Film and Media at Ithaca High School and CollegeNow Instructor at Tompkins Cortland Community College.
- Yoga in the Galleries
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Yoga in the Galleries
Need a midweek refresh? Join artist and yoga instructor Victoria Fitzgerald on the mat for a vinyasa flow in an artful atmosphere.
No experience needed, just bring a mat and channel your inner creative yogi!
Yoga in the Galleries is held on the second Wednesday of each month. In correspondence with the CNY Emerging Artist Project, we will feature the artwork of a different artist each month, inciting a new artful experience each session.
$10 drop in fee, $20 for 4 session package (September-December).
- Jeff Delbel at word, revisited
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Jeff Delbel at word, revisited
Spoken word enthusiasts, join us for an evening of celebrating writing in all of its forms.
Our program will begin with featured speaker Jeff Delbel.
---After the featured speaker’s program, there is an open mic portion of the evening in which audience members can share some of their own written work.
Word, revisited is held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month, November 14. Doors open at 5:30, program begins at 6:00. Admission is $3.
Word, revisited is a collaborative program of the Cayuga Museum, Olive Trees, a local literary magazine, and aaduna, an online adventure with words and images.
- Power of Protest Film Series: Ai WeiWei's Never Sorry
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Power of Protest Film Series: Ai WeiWei's Never Sorry
Screening Ai WeiWei's Never Sorry (2012) (Directed by Alison Klayman)
Description: "Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention." Dr. Phillip Guingona, Assistant Professor of History at Wells College, will moderate: inviting audiences to consider the context of the film in reference to other prominent public protests in China, including the recent movement in Hong Kong. Click Here for a Full Film Description.
Change Makers Around the World, a Power of Protest Film Series, is presented in four, monthly documentaries from September to December. Each session will be hosted in the Carriage House Theater from 6:30-8:30PM.
Admission for each session is free, though donations to the museum are welcomed.
- Christine Chin's Emerging Artist Project Opening
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Christine Chin's Emerging Artist Project Opening
Join us for the opening reception for the 7th artist in our series- Christine Chin.
Admission $5 general public, Museum members free.
- Dionna Vereen at word, revisited
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Dionna Vereen at word, revisited
Spoken word enthusiasts, join us for an evening of celebrating writing in all of its forms.
Our program will begin with featured speaker Dionna Vereen.
---After the featured speaker’s program, there is an open mic portion of the evening in which audience members can share some of their own written work.
Word, revisited is held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month, November 14. Doors open at 5:30, program begins at 6:00. Admission is $3.
Word, revisited is a collaborative program of the Cayuga Museum, Olive Trees, a local literary magazine, and aaduna, an online adventure with words and images.
Ongoing Programs:
Classics @ the Carriage House showcases classic cinema on the big screen. September – May. $5 Admission. More details here.
word, revisited is a collaborative initiative between the Museum, aaduna, and Olive Trees, celebrating the spoken word. Held on the second and fourth Thursday (minus July and August), each program has a featured speaker and open mic session for the public to share their work. $3 admission. More details here.