Hartwick College has welcomed most of our new and returning students to campus, while others will be attending classes remotely. While the campus community is back, the Hartwick College campus is currently closed to the public, due to the continuing challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, this means that the Museum continues to be closed and in-person public programs are cancelled until further notice.
The Museum will be open to members of the Hartwick community Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 12 Noon to 4 pm, beginning Thursday, September 3. We will also be open to Hartwick community members by appointment at other times.
We will continue to share the Museum’s exhibits and collections virtually via social media and this webpage. On Thursday, October 29, at 6 pm, the Museum will host our annual storytelling event, “The Horror in the Museum,” via Facebook Live! We’ll be announcing additional virtual programming soon.
We miss you and look forward to welcoming you back to the Yager as soon as we are able. Please follow the link below to stay up-to-date on the College’s status. Please follow the Museum’s Facebook page (@yagermuseum) to enjoy highlights and stories from the Yager’s collections!
What’s more, the Museum functions as a hands-on learning environment where Hartwick students integrate academic knowledge with practical skills through Museum Studies courses to create exhibitions and programs for the public.
Our Mission:
The Yager Museum of Art & Culture, a center for exploration of our artistic, archaeological, ethnographical, historical materials and culture heritage, serves as an experiential learning lab that engages students in the museum’s efforts in collecting, preserving, researching and interpreting collections according to the highest standards of professional practice.
Our Vision:
Through engaging exhibitions and programs that capture the imagination of students and the public, the Museum facilitates contemplation and discussion of objects and ideas from the past to spark creativity, insight, and inspiration about diverse cultures, including realities from the past and prospects for the future.
We are on Facebook and Instagram.
Beginning September 3, 2020, the Yager Museum will be open to the Hartwick College community (students, faculty and staff) only.
Thursday – Saturday 12:00 Noon – 4:00 p.m, or when Hartwick College is in session. The Museum offices are staffed Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Virtual programs will be continuing and will be announced on this page and on the Museum’s Facebook page (@yagermuseum).
For more information, please call 607-431-4480 or email museum@hartwick.edu.
Thursday, October 29, 6 – 8 p.m. The Horror in the Museum, a storytelling event
Join us for the Yager’s annual Halloween storytelling event ,”The Horror in the Museum,” this year live-streamed on Facebook Live. Readings & performances by Hartwick faculty, staff, & students of classic & current tales of haunting prose & poetry are guaranteed to virtually thrill and chill. For details see facebook.com/yager museum.
All virtual events are free and open to the public.
Doug Kendall, Ph.D., Museum Coordinator/Museum Studies Coordinator
Quentin P. Lewis, Ph.D., Collections and Program Manager
David W. Anthony, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of Anthropology
Student Museum Assistants, Fall 2020: Coming Soon!
The Yager Museum of Art & Culture is a member of the Museum Association of New York, the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries, and the American Alliance of Museums.
