(Schedule is subject to change. Check back for updates)
SPRING
In the Spring the museum is open weekdays for school and tour groups by reservation, from 10 am - 2 pm. The general public is welcome during these hours if the museum is scheduled for a group. For information call 845-782-8248. The museum is open on weekends only for specially scheduled events.
MUSEUM VILLAGE TUESDAY NIGHT CRUISES
Every Tuesday through October 4
In addition to enjoying the cars and the friendly automobile camaraderie, there will be a special VIP building tour each week and exciting guest lecturers. Come on in and visit.
Every Tuesday through October 4
In addition to enjoying the cars and the friendly automobile camaraderie, there will be a special VIP building tour each week and exciting guest lecturers. Come on in and visit.
Wallkill River School and Art Gallery
Demonstrations at Museum Village
4 Sundays in May 9:00A – 12:00N
William Noonan at Benedict Farm
Demonstrations at Museum Village
4 Sundays in May 9:00A – 12:00N
| Sunday, May 8 – Bruce Thorne demonstrates a thick paint approach to painting. Sunday, May 15 – Susan Daly-Voss will demonstrate oil painting approach to landscape. Sunday, May 22 – Award winning artist Mary Mugele Sealfon. Sunday, May 29 – Shawn Dell Joyce demonstrates value sketching and capturing light. |  |
| Come watch the Wallkill River School artists capture Museum Village in paint in two hours or less! Museum staff and supporters may join in and paint with artists (materials provided) as they set up easels on the lawn and center space at Museum Village. Painting session is followed by a group critique and local foods picnic (provided). It’s free to try it out! The Wallkill River School is a nonprofit artist’s cooperative that runs a gallery and a full art school in Montgomery, NY. The WRS promotes local artists and integrates art into the people’s daily lives. Part of the organization’s mission is to preserve dwindling open spaces and promote small scale farms and our agricultural heritage. Paintings made at Museum Village will be auctioned off at the annual fall fundraiser. For more info or to register contact www.wallkillriverschool.com (845)457-ARTS |
William Noonan at Benedict Farm
Museum Village Blood Drive
Saturday, May 21, 10:30AM – 2:30PM
A very special thank you to all who donated and helped to save a life!
Saturday, May 21, 10:30AM – 2:30PM
A very special thank you to all who donated and helped to save a life!
Memorial Day Weekend Family Fun
Zerbini Family Circus
http://www.zerbinifamilycircus.com/
Tickets $11.00
Shows Rain or Shine
Friday, May 27 at 7:30PM
Saturday, May 28 at 2:00PM & 5:00PM
Sunday, May 29 at 2:00PM & 5:00PM
Monday, May 30 at 2:00PM & 5:00PM
Orange County Mineral Society Mineral & Gem Show,
Sell & Swap Special Mineral Displays & Lectures
Saturday & Sunday, June 4 & 5, 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Zerbini Family Circus
http://www.zerbinifamilycircus.com/
Tickets $11.00
Shows Rain or Shine
Friday, May 27 at 7:30PM
Saturday, May 28 at 2:00PM & 5:00PM
Sunday, May 29 at 2:00PM & 5:00PM
Monday, May 30 at 2:00PM & 5:00PM
Orange County Mineral Society Mineral & Gem Show,
Sell & Swap Special Mineral Displays & Lectures
Saturday & Sunday, June 4 & 5, 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Silhouette Artist Jean Comerford
Friday & Saturday, June 17 & 18, 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Silhouette artist Jean Comerford will be at the museum doing portraits. With her subjects before her, Ms. Comerford completes the portraits within minutes. The black paper silhouette is then pasted to a white paper support and put in an oval window mat board. The cost is $29 per portrait and $10 for duplicates. Oval and square frames are available for an additional fee. For further information about silhouette portraits and Ms. Comerford’s work please visithttp://www.portraitsinsilhouette.com/artist_bios.
Phone reservations will be taken Wednesday – Friday, June 1 – 3, and Monday – Friday, June 6 - 10, from 9:00AM to – 4:00PM while time slots last. Please call the museum at (845)782-8247/8248 to make reservations. Remember this is on a first come basis.
Wednesdays from July through October from 9am-3pm.
Fruits, vegetables, cheeses, breads, flowers, the best of the best!!
Firefighters Day
Sunday, July 17
Honor our Heroes in Red and help preserve Museum Village’s unique collection of early pumpers, steamers, ladder trucks and hose carts while enjoying a day of games, music, and BBQ. A museum in its own right, the Firehouse boasts two hand pumpers from the 1850’s and 60’s, a steam pumper from 1882 and another from the turn of the century, two hook and ladder wagons, two hose carts, and buckets, axes and hats from the late 19th century.
Old Fashioned Fun: (TBA)
Saturday, August 6
Civil War Era Re-enactment
Saturday & Sunday, September 3 & 4
More than two hundred re-enactors take over the museum grounds for the weekend, bringing history to life. Museum visitors get to witness living history on a grand scale as families prepare their meals and tend to the children, wash laundry and meet their other basic needs. The men, dressed in exacting reproduction uniforms of both Union and Confederate armies, drill for battle and happily stop to explain their arms, clothing, or 1860’s politics to passers-by who show an interest.
Visitors get to stroll through the historic camps of the Union and Confederate soldiers asking questions about uniforms or weapons, lifestyle and their military units. The sutlers, merchants who followed the soldiers and provided goods, will have booths set up with 19th century style merchandise as well as authentic antiques for sale. Fashion shows, riding demonstrations, medical exhibits, and a church service Sunday morning round out the event.
The highlight of each day is the battle re-enactment taking place on the eastern slope of the museum grounds. Canons, artillery, men on horseback and soldiers dodging bullets and sniping from tree cover animate the hillside while onlookers relax in the shade of the trees enjoying their lunch.
The Civil War reflects a distant past to most Americans.
Monroe Wine & Cheese Party
Saturday, August 27, 6:00PM – 10:00PM
In the fall the museum is open weekdays for school and tour groups by reservation, from 10 am - 2 pm. The general public is welcome during these hours if the museum is scheduled for a group. For information call 845-782-8248. The museum is open on weekends only for specially scheduled events.
Museum Village Annual Benefit Fundraiser
October 20, 2011
Extended Hours for Succoth
Wednesday, October 12 – Tuesday, October 18
No Scare Halloween
Sunday, October 23
Thanksgiving Tasting
Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13
Traditional Thanksgiving dishes prepared over the open hearth.
Christmas in the Village
Saturday & Sunday, December 3 & 4
Friday & Saturday, June 17 & 18, 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Silhouette artist Jean Comerford will be at the museum doing portraits. With her subjects before her, Ms. Comerford completes the portraits within minutes. The black paper silhouette is then pasted to a white paper support and put in an oval window mat board. The cost is $29 per portrait and $10 for duplicates. Oval and square frames are available for an additional fee. For further information about silhouette portraits and Ms. Comerford’s work please visithttp://www.portraitsinsilhouette.com/artist_bios.Phone reservations will be taken Wednesday – Friday, June 1 – 3, and Monday – Friday, June 6 - 10, from 9:00AM to – 4:00PM while time slots last. Please call the museum at (845)782-8247/8248 to make reservations. Remember this is on a first come basis.
SUMMER
In the summer the museum is open Tues-Sun 11-6.
$5 for general public
Members free
In the summer the museum is open Tues-Sun 11-6.
$5 for general public
Members free
Farmers' Market
Museum Village hosts the local Farmers' Market in our parking lotWednesdays from July through October from 9am-3pm.
Fruits, vegetables, cheeses, breads, flowers, the best of the best!!
Sunday, July 17
Honor our Heroes in Red and help preserve Museum Village’s unique collection of early pumpers, steamers, ladder trucks and hose carts while enjoying a day of games, music, and BBQ. A museum in its own right, the Firehouse boasts two hand pumpers from the 1850’s and 60’s, a steam pumper from 1882 and another from the turn of the century, two hook and ladder wagons, two hose carts, and buckets, axes and hats from the late 19th century.
Old Fashioned Fun: (TBA)
Saturday, August 6
Civil War Era Re-enactment
Saturday & Sunday, September 3 & 4
More than two hundred re-enactors take over the museum grounds for the weekend, bringing history to life. Museum visitors get to witness living history on a grand scale as families prepare their meals and tend to the children, wash laundry and meet their other basic needs. The men, dressed in exacting reproduction uniforms of both Union and Confederate armies, drill for battle and happily stop to explain their arms, clothing, or 1860’s politics to passers-by who show an interest.
Visitors get to stroll through the historic camps of the Union and Confederate soldiers asking questions about uniforms or weapons, lifestyle and their military units. The sutlers, merchants who followed the soldiers and provided goods, will have booths set up with 19th century style merchandise as well as authentic antiques for sale. Fashion shows, riding demonstrations, medical exhibits, and a church service Sunday morning round out the event.
The highlight of each day is the battle re-enactment taking place on the eastern slope of the museum grounds. Canons, artillery, men on horseback and soldiers dodging bullets and sniping from tree cover animate the hillside while onlookers relax in the shade of the trees enjoying their lunch.
The Civil War reflects a distant past to most Americans.
Saturday, August 27, 6:00PM – 10:00PM
AUTUMN
In the fall the museum is open weekdays for school and tour groups by reservation, from 10 am - 2 pm. The general public is welcome during these hours if the museum is scheduled for a group. For information call 845-782-8248. The museum is open on weekends only for specially scheduled events.
October 20, 2011
Extended Hours for Succoth
Wednesday, October 12 – Tuesday, October 18
No Scare Halloween
Sunday, October 23
Thanksgiving Tasting
Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13
Traditional Thanksgiving dishes prepared over the open hearth.
Christmas in the Village
Saturday & Sunday, December 3 & 4
