SHAKER MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
Special Events & Workshops
WINTER 2008
JANUARY 18-27, 2008
AT THE 2008 WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW, NEW YORK CITY
"An Eye Toward Perfection: The Shaker
Museum and Library,"
Sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
The Winter Antiques Show, the most pretigious antiques show in America, has selected the Shaker Museum and Library as the loan exhibition for its 2008 show. Past exhibitors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, Winterthur, and George Washington's Mount Vernon.
The exhibition will feature over 100 pieces from the museum's definitive collection, from furniture and other iconic Shaker objects to textiles and gift drawings, and will include newly-restored pieces and new acquisitions.
For general information about the show, including opening hours and daily admission, which includes admission to the loan exhibition, visit www.winterantiquesshow.com
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008 5:00 TO 9:00 PM
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008 12:00 TO 2:00 PM
SIMPLY SHAKER: A LECTURE SERIESSponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
The Winter Antiques Show, the most pretigious antiques show in America, has selected the Shaker Museum and Library as the loan exhibition for its 2008 show. Past exhibitors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, Winterthur, and George Washington's Mount Vernon.
The exhibition will feature over 100 pieces from the museum's definitive collection, from furniture and other iconic Shaker objects to textiles and gift drawings, and will include newly-restored pieces and new acquisitions.
For general information about the show, including opening hours and daily admission, which includes admission to the loan exhibition, visit www.winterantiquesshow.com
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008 5:00 TO 9:00 PM
- WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Guests of the Shaker Museum and Library
will enjoy early admission to the Gala Opening of the 54th Winter
Antiques Show. Tickets are available starting at $1,000 per
person. Call David Stocks at the museum offices, 518-794-9100 ext
218 for more information.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008 12:00 TO 2:00 PM
- SUNDAY BRUNCH AT THE ARMORY
The Museum will host an intimate brunch
in th Armory's historic Tiffany Room. Tickets are $125 per
person, and include full-day admission to the show and curator's tour
of the museum's exhibition. Call David Stocks at the museum
offices, 518-794-9100 ext 218 for more information.
As part of the Winter Antiques Show, the Shaker Museum and Library will present the following lectures in the Armory's Tiffany Room, which are complimentary with show admission ($20.)
MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2:30 PM
- "POINTS AND SWALLOWTAILS: ANATOMY OF THE SHAKER OVAL BOXES"
presented by Jerry V. Grant, Director
of Research, Shaker Museum and Library
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2:30 PM
- "MOUNT LEBANON SHAKER VILLAGE: AN EXPANDED VISION FOR THE SHAKER MUSEUM AND LIBRARY"
- "INTIMATE TOUR OF THE LOAN EXHIBITION"
presented by Robert W. Wilkins, of
Suzanne Courcier*Robert W. Wilkins, exhibitor at the Winter Antiques
Show
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2:30 PM
- "'I AM HOLY WIDSOM...' GIFT DRAWINGS AS UNIQUE EXPRESSIONS OF SHAKER FAITH"
presented by Sharon Duane Koomler,
Director of the Museum, Shaker Museum and Library
2008 GALA BENEFIT 'RAISE THE ROOF!"
If
you would like additional information regarding any of our events,
please call 518-794-9100.
please call 518-794-9100.
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