Shaker Museum elevates Shaker material culture to animate Shaker values and beliefs and inspire individuals and communities to deepen bonds and seek meaningful approaches to social, economic, environmental, and spiritual issues. Shaker Museum stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives and is the leader nationwide among organizations devoted to Shaker history. The museum stewards the historic Shaker site in New Lebanon, NY and has a campus in Old Chatham, NY, which is open year-round by appointment, where the administrative offices, collections, library, and archives are housed.
Industry
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos, Libraries, Leisure, culture and entertainment, Leisure & Tourism
HQ Location
88 Shaker Museum Rd
Old Chatham, NY 12136, US
Keywords
historic sitehistoric preservatiomuseum collectionsAmerican historycommunalismrchitectureesigfurnitureShakersgender equality