Basic Organization Information
ADIRONDACK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
- Also Known As:
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Adirondack Museum
- Physical Address:
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Blue Mountain Lake
12812 0099
- EIN:
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13-5635801
- Web URL:
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www.adkmuseum.org/
- NTEE Category:
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A54 History Museums
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B Educational Institutions
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B70 Libraries, Library Science
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A51 Art Museums
- Year Founded:
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1957
- Ruling Year:
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1992
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Individuals - $683,279
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Businesses/Corporations - $81,844
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Foundations and Trusts - $457,743
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Mission Statement
The Adirondack Museum expands the public understanding of Adirondack history and the relationship between people and the Adirondack wilderness, fostering informed choices for the future. The Adirondack Museum welcomes more than 50,000 annual visitors and more than 4 million to date. Visitors come primarily from New York State, the New England States, Canada and beyond. Outreach programs are offered to K-12 students throughout the Adirondack Park serving up to 7,000 students annually.
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Leadership
Mr. David J Kahn
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Program:
Adirondack Museum Programs
- Budget:
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$4,891,125
- Category:
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Museums
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
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None
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None
Program Description:
Museum visitors observe and learn about the history of the Adirondack region through activities, exhibits, programs, workshops, and demonstrations by traditional artisans. These included a No-octane Regatta weekend, a seasonal Monday Evening Lecture Series, a Garden Festival, an Antiques Appraisal Day, and a Juried Rustic Furniture Fair. Demonstrations include rustic furniture making; basket-weaving; quilt making; fleece spinning, wool carding, yarn dying, and knitting; traditional blacksmithing; Swedish rug weaving; and Apple Pressing with a steam-powered cider press. Rustic mirrors, rustic tables, pine needle baskets, pressed flowers, Adirondack pack baskets, birch bark containers, and porcupine quillwork workshops are held. Ongoing hands-on activities include a boat shop for kids, a row on the pond in a restored nineteenth-century skiff, and an active guideboat builder's shobut predominately the eastern United States.
Program Long-Term Success:
Opening of the 27,000 square foot Collections Study and Storage Center, a state-of-the-art storage facility, created so that objects in the museum's collection can be brought into the best possible environment for their care and study.
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