Come support the library and museum and get your holiday shopping done! Our annual holiday fair features local arts and crafts vendors selling soaps, wreaths, quilts, cards, art prints, woodcrafts, pottery, knit items and more! Spend the day and enjoy lunch and baked goods from the Palatine Literary Society.
At 12:00pm families can join us in the Reading room for a performance of Holly Jolly Holidays by the musical storytelling duo “Tales n Tunes.” A festive combination of music and storytelling excitement, this performance will spark kids' imaginations and get everybody in a holiday mood. Do you hear sleigh bells jingling? Come and sing along! From 11:00-3:00 families can build a miniature gingerbread house to take home and enjoy.
Family Day
Friday, December 7, 2012 - 5:00pm
Elves Night Out & Juried Art Opening
Join us for Canajoharie's village wide Christmas celebration. Local restaurants and shops will be staying open late and horse drawn carriage rides will take off from in front of the museum. The library and museum are open for business and children can create a fun holiday ornament to take home. Inside the library we are hosting the opening reception for our Annual Juried Art Show.
Art & History Sandwiched-In
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 12:00pm
Black Families in 19th Century Canajoharie Presented by Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar
Kelly has worked in the Montgomery County Department of History & Archives since 1996 with an appointment to County Historian/RMO in 2000. She has been researching the Underground Railroad and African American community in Montgomery County for the past 8 years. With funding from the Preservation League of New York State and the expertise of consultant, Judith Wellman, many wonderful findings resulted from a year-long survey.
The mission of the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie and the Canajoharie Library is to promote and celebrate the understanding and enjoyment of the arts and humanities in Canajoharie, the Mohawk Valley, and beyond.
The Arkell Museum collects, preserves, researches and presents American Art and Mohawk Valley History, and promotes active participation in art and history related activities, to enhance knowledge, appreciation and personal exploration by all.
