Cayuga Museum of History and Art & Case Research Lab

Cayuga Museum of History and Art & Case Research Lab Visit us to foster an appreciation of Cayuga County's fascinating history, the arts, and the invention of sound film.
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The Cayuga Museum campus operates in three buildings: the mansion, the Case Research Laboratory, and the carriage house. The mansion is home to several changing exhibits each year as well as a permanent exhibit about Auburn Correctional Facility. The Case Research Laboratory is the home of talking movies, where Theodore Case invented the first commercially successful system of sound on film, which

visitors can now explore on a guided tour to learn about the history of sound film. The carriage house is a recently renovated multi-purpose space used for museum and community events. Our mission is to provide a forum for the public to realize, interact with and appreciate Cayuga County’s shared past and unfolding present to help shape a better future.

Join us in July for the return of our summer "Music at the Museum" series! Bring a chair or blanket, sit under the ginkg...
06/12/2026

Join us in July for the return of our summer "Music at the Museum" series! Bring a chair or blanket, sit under the ginkgo, and enjoy some tunes out on on the Museum lawn. Our featured bands include "Monster" and "Petty Thieves." Be sure to grab food from Monchot's Authentic Cuisine food truck, and of course get a drink from the Carriage House Theater. Admission is "Pay What You Wish!"

In celebration of Juneteenth with our fellow cultural sites throughout Harriet Tubman's chosen hometown, enjoy free admi...
06/12/2026

In celebration of Juneteenth with our fellow cultural sites throughout Harriet Tubman's chosen hometown, enjoy free admission to the Cayuga Museum all day on Friday, June 19! Check out everything going on in our community for the holiday: https://www.tourcayuga.com/events/celebrate-juneteenth/

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Image Credit: Harriet Tubman w/ scarf (Cayuga Museum Collection)

Thank you to the Zonta Club of Auburn for awarding funding for scholarships that will allow three girls to attend the 20...
06/11/2026

Thank you to the Zonta Club of Auburn for awarding funding for scholarships that will allow three girls to attend the 2026 C.A.S.E. Camp for middle school aged youth. Learn More and Register: https://cayugamuseum.org/case-camp/

06/11/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Come hear it straight from the queens!

Join Thom Barron, Zariah Gosha & Jacob Craig-Dodge for a LIVE Drag Queen Panel

—Saturday, June 13th at 3PM. Carriage House Theater, West End Arts Campus.

All are welcome! 👑✨

More info: www.auburnnypride.com

Get out this weekend for and see all the amazing celebrations! Be sure to stop by the Carriage House Theater at 3 PM o...
06/11/2026

Get out this weekend for and see all the amazing celebrations! Be sure to stop by the Carriage House Theater at 3 PM on Saturday, June 13 for an in-depth presentation and discussion with local drag queens. Get to know what goes into this distinctive artform and be sure to come with any questions you have about what it takes to be a queen on stage! NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center

www.auburnnypride.com

Join us this Wednesday, June 10 in the Carriage House Theater for three distinct talks exploring the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ (Cayu...
06/08/2026

Join us this Wednesday, June 10 in the Carriage House Theater for three distinct talks exploring the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ (Cayuga) Reoccupation of their Homelands after the 1779 Sullivan-Clinton Invasion, the Treaty of Cayuga Ferry (1795), and Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫˀ Community Perspectives on the Treaty of 1795. Admission is free.

Featured speakers include:

-Peter Whiteley, Curator of North American Ethnology & Curator-in-Charge of African & Pacific Ethnology, American Museum of Natural History

-Kurt Jordan, Professor of Anthropology at Cornell University

-Steve Henhawk, First-language Gayogohó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) speaker, Historian, and Faithkeeper

The program will begin at 6 PM with the Ganǫ́hǫnyǫhk (also known as the Thanksgiving Address, or the Words that Come Before All Else), given by Hoyá:neh Sam George (Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ/Cayuga, Bear Clan). This program will be recorded by Auburn Regional Media Access and will be broadcast for public access.

Learn More: https://cayugamuseum.org/cayuga-people-returned-panel-discussion/

06/08/2026

The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 19.

06/07/2026

Thank you to the Schweinfurth Art Center and the Cayuga Museum of History and Art & Case Research Lab for hosting such a great event. Thank you to all the vendors, performers, attendees and behind the scenes crew.

Address

203 Genesee Street
Auburn, NY
13021

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(315) 253-8051

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