Cayuga Museum of History and Art & Case Research Lab

06/04/2026

Get together with your fellow Museum Members and explore the Museum after 5 PM on Thursday, June 6!

Members receive 25% off at the Museum bar and anyone who joins or renews their membership at this event will receive a 10% discount on their annual membership. An evening tour of the Case Research Lab will take place from 6 – 6:30 PM. Museum Members are permitted to bring up to three guests each. Learn More: https://cayugamuseum.org/museum-after-hours/

06/03/2026

Join us this Saturday, June 6 for the Opening Celebration of the new exhibit “Sa:gwá yo’ Gayogohó:nǫ’ / Cayuga People, We Returned.” The Celebration will kick off with the Ganǫ́hǫnyǫhk (also known as the Thanksgiving Address) given by Hoyá:neh Sam George (Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ/Cayuga, Bear Clan), followed by a talk by Dan Longboat Roronhiakewen (Ganyęǵ ehó:nǫˀ/Mohawk). The day’s events will feature musical performances, dancing, Make-and-Take workshops, and samplings of traditional Hodinǫhsǫ́:nih foods. Be sure to explore the exhibit on display at the Cayuga Museum & Schweinfurth Art Center as well! Admission is free and open to the public.

Learn More: https://cayugamuseum.org/cayuga-people-returned-opening-celebration/

06/02/2026

We are exceedingly grateful to be one of the four sites selected in Central New York to receive capital funding from the New York State Council on the Arts. This support will go towards the revitalization of the flooring in the Willard-Case Mansion, our primary exhibition space, in anticipation of major exhibition upgrades and increased foot traffic. This funding will be transformative for our continued efforts to make the Museum accessible for all who visit.

Governor Hochul announced $82.2 million has been awarded through the New York State Council on the Arts’ Capital Projects Fund to support 132 projects in every region of the state.

05/29/2026

Join us tomorrow, May 30 for the opening of CNY Emerging Artist Haley Indorato's "People Seen, Places Been." The Cayuga Museum will be open from 10 AM - 4 PM. A free opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 4 - 6 PM at the Cayuga Museum & Schweinfurth Art Center

05/28/2026

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we’re recognizing the occasion with a series of special cultural activities this Saturday, May 31. Throughout the day, you may join us in the Cayuga Museum’s classroom for a paper fan making activity, then explore the Museum with your family to complete a scavenger hunt and win a special prize. Then join public historian Anneliese Meck from 1 - 3 PM for a unique living history pop-up which will explore the Chinese American experience in the fight for women’s suffrage.

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Living History Pop-Up | “Voices Without Ballots: Chinese Americans in the Suffrage Movement”
1 – 3 PM

Explore the untold fight for women’s suffrage and civil rights among Chinese and Chinese American communities in the early 20th century. Join Chinese American public historian, Anneliese Meck , to uncover remarkable stories like that of Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee – a Chinese immigrant, scholar, and activist – who led a major, 1912 New York City suffrage parade on horseback. Visitors will learn how Chinese women like Dr. Lee championed women’s rights, even when their citizenship and the vote were denied under the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Admission is free for families.

05/18/2026

We are closed to the public from May 20 – 29 as we install our summer exhibitions.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (315) 253-8051