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Upcoming EXHIBITION

UNEXPECTED SHAKER

JUNE 8 - AUGUST 25

  • Kinderhook Knitting Mill, Kinderhook, NY

True to its title, Unexpected Shaker focuses on unusual, lesser-known, and one-of-a-kind objects in the museum’s collection of over 18,000 material objects of Shaker culture. 

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Monochord or piano-violin made by Brother Elisha Blakeman, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Upcoming events

2024 Garden Party

AUG 17, 2024

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Shaker Museum Awarded $2.456 Million NYSCA Grant

APR 29, 2024

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Upcoming events

The Fix-It Picnic

MAR 20, 2024

A free, monthly textile reuse, mending, upcycling, and crafting community meet-up

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.