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July 1 - September 13 |
"Perceiving Buffalo" Presented by the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society in BECHS’ second-floor Community Gallery. It will run through Sunday September 13, 2010. Details. |
September 5 |
Pan-American Walking Tour Sunday September 5 Tours begin at 12:30 p.m. at the History Museum, 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue. The popular docent-led tour - an easy one and a half hour walk - features historical spots and notable happenings from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. Highlights include the point where the 375 foot Electric Tower once stood, exploring the location where a 12,000-seat stadium held mock battles, and the opportunity to stand where McKinley was shot by a young anarchist. The tour cost is $10 per person and includes a souvenir guide map. Reservations are requested; each tour is limited to 20 people. Tours are weather permitting with no rain date. To reserve a spot or for more information, call 873-9644 x 301, email education@bechs.org. |
September 19 |
Gallery talk by Susan Eck, curator of the Niagara Square exhibit. The Niagara Square exhibit is on display in the State Court of the History Museum through January 11, 2011. 1:30 p.m. Free with museum admission. |
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Paint the Town The Annual Auction/Fundraiser is coming! Thursday, September 23 |
October 3 |
Pan-American Walking Tour Sunday October 3 Tours begin at 12:30 p.m. at the History Museum, 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue. The popular docent-led tour - an easy one and a half hour walk - features historical spots and notable happenings from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. Highlights include the point where the 375 foot Electric Tower once stood, exploring the location where a 12,000-seat stadium held mock battles, and the opportunity to stand where McKinley was shot by a young anarchist. The tour cost is $10 per person and includes a souvenir guide map. Reservations are requested; each tour is limited to 20 people. Tours are weather permitting with no rain date. To reserve a spot or for more information, call 873-9644 x 301, email education@bechs.org. |
October 13 |
“’The Keystone of the Arch of the Plan’: Edward H. Bennett's ‘Buffalo of Tomorrow’ and John J. Wade's ‘Buffalo City Hall’”
Please join us for an illustrated talk in the museum's auditorium by Jennifer Walkowski. Walkowski is Acting President of the Louise Bethune Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. In addition, she is Architectural Historian for Clinton Brown Company Architecture in Buffalo, specializing in historic places. Walkowski is the author of "Americanesque: Exploring Modern Civic Identity at Buffalo City Hall," and received her Masters with High Honors from the University of Virginia.
7 p.m., admission is $7, free for members. |
October 16 |
The Curator’s Tour of Niagara Square Gallery talk by Susan Eck, curator of the Niagara Square exhibit.The Niagara Square exhibit is on display in the State Court of the History Museum through January 11, 2011. 1:30 p.m. Free with museum admission. |
