Arkell Museum is Celebrating the Art of Illustration in 2020

The Museum season kicks off on February 29! Leap Day! Stop by from 12:00 - 5:00 and check out our two new exhibitions: Garth Williams: Illustrator of the Century and Winslow Homer: Illustrator featuring the Arkell Museum's permanent collection of Winslow Homer watercolors.

Admission to the Arkell Museum is $9.00, $6.50 for students and seniors, and free to children under 11. Active duty military members are also free, and receive 50% off for their entire party. And don't forget that admission is always free for Museum members!

For more information contact Mary Alexander, Curator of Education and Public Engagement, 518-673-2314 ext. 113.

See what is on display by visiting our current exhibitions page.

Winslow Homer
Sponge Fishing, Bahamas, 1885
Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
Gift of Bartlett Arkell, 1940

Garth Williams
The Sailor Dog (cover art),1953
Gouache on paper
© 1953 by Garth Williams
Garth WIlliams: Illustrator of the Century is supported in part by the C. J. Heilig Foundation

Kids and families are welcome to join us every Friday in August From 3:30 - 4:30 pm for science, creativity, and exploration in our NBT Bank Makerspace!

This is a FREE program sponsored by NBT Bank

August
9 Melty Melty Perler Beads ~ Make some melty creations!

16 Geology Rocks! ~Find out why!

23 Magnets ~ Lets see what sticks!

30 Span The Mohawk ~ We are getting out all the building materials and building bridges and locks all over our floor mural of the Mohawk Valley!

Ages +6 Welcome
No registration required
Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information contact Mary Alexander, Curator of Education and Public Engagement, 518-673-2314 ext. 113.

Kids and families are welcome to join us every Friday in August From 3:30 - 4:30 pm for science, creativity, and exploration in our NBT Bank Makerspace!

This is a FREE program sponsored by NBT Bank

August
9 Melty Melty Perler Beads ~ Make some melty creations!

16 Geology Rocks! ~Find out why!

23 Magnets ~ Lets see what sticks!

30 Span The Mohawk ~ We are getting out all the building materials and building bridges and locks all over our floor mural of the Mohawk Valley!

Ages +6 Welcome
No registration required
Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information contact Mary Alexander, Curator of Education and Public Engagement, 518-673-2314 ext. 113.