Past Events

After lunch, guests will have a museum pass to visit the rest of the museum. Explore the permanent collection or visit one of the other special exhibitions:

• "In Profile: A Look at Silhouettes," which traces the development of this popular art form — at first, black profile cut paper or painted images — that emerged as a popular form of portraiture in nineteenth-century America, when there were few trained portrait painters. The exhibition showcases works by professional practitioners, including such masters of the genre Augustin Edouart; Charles Willson Peale; and Moses Williams, a Peale family slave who earned his freedom and worked producing silhouettes at the Peale Museum.

• "Life Cut Short: Hamilton’s Hair and the Art of Mourning Jewelry," which examines the history of hair jewelry through a display of approximately thirty bracelets, earrings, brooches, and other accessories from the N-YHS collection. A highlight of the installation is a gold mourning ring containing a lock of Founder Alexander Hamilton’s hair clipped by his wife, Elizabeth, as a keepsake while he was on his deathbed.
  

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The Historical Society of Rockland County
20 Zukor Road
New City, NY 10956

Phone: (845) 634-9629
Fax: (845) 634-8690

Cancellation Policy: Please note that refunds will be given only if space can be filled by another guest prior to trip. A waiting list will be compiled, and available spaces will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Only those with who have made full payment can be accommodated.