The Arkell Museum in Canajoharie, New York

 

The premier museum of Mohawk River art is the Arkell Museum in Canajoharie, New York, which re-opened in its new home in September, 2007. The museum collection features many paintings of the Mohawk River Valley and the Erie Canal, and includes William Wall’s 1862 painting "New York and the Erie Canal". The logo of the Mohawk River Research Center is based on the famous view in this painting. The painting is also enlarged into a mural in the Great Hall of the museum.

 

The Great Hall of the Arkell Museum features a large floor map of the Mohawk River Valley, illustrating cities and land formations of the basin. Ongoing programs at the museum include a historical activity in which participants are encouraged to locate Mohawk Valley scenes depicted in illustrations in the exhibit, and then photograph them as they look today.

 

The permanent collection of the museum includes works by Winslow Homer, George Inness, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Robert Henri, and Thomas Hart Benton. More information about the museum can be found at their website: www.arkellmuseum.org.