Programs

  • Collections Care and Stewardship

    COLLECTIONS CARE AND STEWARDSHIP - WITH MORE THAN 18,000 OBJECTS, SHAKER MUSEUM STEWARDS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF SHAKER MATERIAL CULTURE AND ARCHIVES. THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE OF SHAKER MANUSCRIPTS, IMPRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, EPHEMERA, AND SECONDARY SHAKER MUSEUM AND LIBRARY RESEARCH MATERIALS ATTRACT VISITORS AND RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. THE MUSEUM ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE COLLECTION, AS WELL AS ITS INTERPRETATION, THROUGH EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY THE MUSEUM AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND THROUGH LOANS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS. MUSEUM STAFF ALSO RESPOND TO INQUIRIES FROM RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT SHAKER HISTORY AND OBJECT PROVENANCE. SHAKER MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IS DISPLAYED ON ITS WEBSITE, SHAKERMUSEUM.US, WITH BOTH INFORMATION AND IMAGES IN AN ONLINE DATABASE THAT IS FREE AND FULLY PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $319.8K

  • Exhibitions, Tours, and Workshops

    EXHIBITIONS, TOURS, AND WORKSHOPS - SHAKER MUSEUM IS IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATING AND BUILDING AN EXPANSIVE NEW FACILITY DESIGNED BY SELDORF ARCHITECTS. THE PHYSICAL BUILDING WILL EMBODY SHAKER VALUES OF INCLUSION, INNOVATION, AND EQUALITY TO CREATE A MUSEUM THAT SHOWCASES SHAKER MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, HOSTS EXHIBITIONS, TELLS THE SHAKER STORY, AND IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. WHILE THE MUSEUM IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE COLLECTIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE, THROUGH GUIDED TOURS OF THE STORAGE AREA, AND IN EXHIBITIONS AT TEMPORARY "POP-UP" LOCATIONS. PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS ALSO CONNECT SHAKER MUSEUM WITH THE PUBLIC.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $322.5K

  • Historical Site Preservation

    HISTORICAL SITE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION - SHAKER MUSEUM STEWARDS THE NORTH FAMILY HISTORIC SITE AT MOUNT LEBANON. FOUNDED IN 1787, MOUNT LEBANON WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZED BY THE SHAKERS AND WAS THE LEADER IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPIRITUAL MATTERS FOR ALL THE SHAKER COMMUNITIES THAT EMERGED THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTH AND WEST INTO KENTUCKY, OHIO, AND FLORIDA. ITS COMMUNITY PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENDEAVORS, AS WELL AS ITS SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, BECAME MODELS FOR THE OTHER SHAKER VILLAGES. AT ITS PEAK IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY, MOUNT LEBANON SPANNED OVER 6,000 ACRES AND AROUND 600 PEOPLE LIVED AND WORKED IN HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS. WITHIN THIS CENTRAL COMMUNITY THE SHAKERS DEVELOPED THEIR PROGRESSIVE IDEAS ON GENDER EQUALITY, RACIAL EQUALITY, PACIFISM, COMMUNAL PROPERTY, THE VALUE OF LABOR, AND SUSTAINABILITY. THEY ALSO ESTABLISHED THE NOW FAMOUS SHAKER AESTHETIC OF SIMPLICITY, EXPRESSED IN THEIR OBJECTS, FURNITURE, BUILDINGS, AND VILLAGE PLANNING. TODAY VISITORS TO THE NORTH FAMILY ENCOUNTER 10 ORIGINAL SHAKER BUILDINGS ON 91 ACRES. VISITORS ARE WELCOME YEAR-ROUND, WEATHER PERMITTING, TO STROLL THE GROUNDS, HIKE THE NORTH PASTURE TRAIL, OR HAVE A PICNIC IN THE MEADOW.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $128.6K