2022 marks the centennial of three historic events that ignited public interest in exploring the Adirondack wilderness and climbing the “46” high peaks: formation of the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), publication of Robert Marshall’s High Peaks of the Adirondacks, and Grace … [Read more...] about 1922 Centennial: Evolution of the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness
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“Paul Matthews ~ An Adirondack Artist” Exhibition at the Adirondack History Museum
Paul Matthews was a complicated artist. Sometimes an expressionist, sometimes a realist, he veered across conventional categories at will, switching back and forth from luminous portraiture to macabre narrative, and from mythological erotica to Fauve collage. In his Keene studio, … [Read more...] about “Paul Matthews ~ An Adirondack Artist” Exhibition at the Adirondack History Museum
Museum Celebrates “A Woman’s View ~ Recognizing Artists in the Adirondack”
A gala reception welcomed museum patrons and art lovers to the formal celebration of the art show, "A Woman's View ~ Recognizing Artists in the Adirondacks" in the Rosenberg Gallery at the Adirondack History Museum. With over 100 visitors, the museum provided light fare and … [Read more...] about Museum Celebrates “A Woman’s View ~ Recognizing Artists in the Adirondack”
Adirondack History Museum Welcomes Sculptor Randi Renate
Work progressing on sculpture “blue is the atmospheric refraction I see you through" The internal stairway and frame of a new, temporary sculpture are taking shape outside the Adirondack History Museum. A scaffold of thick, fresh-sawn local cedar from Westport has slowly taken … [Read more...] about Adirondack History Museum Welcomes Sculptor Randi Renate
Adirondack History Museum Open for 2021 Season
Doors to the Adirondack History Museum opened Memorial Day weekend with additions and new exhibits that promise to intrigue, inform and delight. Lobby and ground floor rooms and halls welcome area residents and guests to explore the history of fishing in the Adirondacks with … [Read more...] about Adirondack History Museum Open for 2021 Season