Museum Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11am - 4pm Clothing is much more intertwined with culture and communication than it may seem. The Jacquard machine, a loom invented in 1804 in order to speed up the process of producing complex textiles, became the foundation for modern day computers. The colloquialism “weaving a tale” is used when someone tells a long and intricate story. The act of creating textiles is both a metaphor for and an example […]

The Auburn Prison, known today as the Auburn Correctional Facility, is one of the oldest prisons in the country. For just over 200 years the facility has housed incarcerated individuals and during that time many changes have been made. This exhibit is a midpoint between old and new as we endeavor to create a permanent exhibit about the Auburn Correctional Facility. As we work to include missing stories and improve the space we hope you will […]

The Auburn Prison, known today as the Auburn Correctional Facility, is one of the oldest prisons in the country. For just over 200 years the facility has housed incarcerated individuals and during that time many changes have been made. This exhibit is a midpoint between old and new as we endeavor to create a permanent exhibit about the Auburn Correctional Facility. As we work to include missing stories and improve the space we hope you will […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Finger Lakes-area artist Kevin Carr depicts his life journey in his multidisciplinary artwork on display in the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, both in Auburn. He is part of the institutions’ joint Emerging Artists Project, which highlights an artist’s work in both locations simultaneously. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St.,  and Cayuga Museum of History & Art, 203 Genesee St., both in Auburn, NY Schweinfurth galleries are open 10 a.m. […]

Come take your own FREE PICTURES with the Grinch and celebrate the Holiday Season! All kids receive a candy cane reward!

Join the Community Preservation Committee for the Wada Quartet on Saturday December 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Willard Chapel. The Wada family, a household of musicians, relocated from Allegany, NY to Auburn, NY this summer. The parents, Rintaro and Ritsuko, have established the Wada Music School at 80 E Genesee St. Their daughter, Karino who graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago this year and is now a member of the Civic Orchestra while working […]

Experience a full Victorian Christmas with all the trimmings and trappings. Costumed guides lead candlelit tours of the home, which is decorated in holiday splendor, as visitors learn about Christmas traditions of the Sewards through heart-warming holiday memories shared from their letters and diaries. Admission: $15 Adults, $10 Children (12 & under). Reservations required, purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/749495078957?aff=oddtdtcreator

Experience a full Victorian Christmas with all the trimmings and trappings. Costumed guides lead candlelit tours of the home, which is decorated in holiday splendor, as visitors learn about Christmas traditions of the Sewards through heart-warming holiday memories shared from their letters and diaries. Admission: $15 Adults, $10 Children (12 & under). Reservations required, purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/749495078957?aff=oddtdtcreator