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In observance of the holiday, the SHM is pleased to offer all of our tours for free on June 19th. Reservations recommended. Reserve your spot by calling the Museum at (315) 252-1283 or online here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seward-house-museum-free-tours-on-juneteent...

Nineteenth-century LGBTQ+ figure Charlotte Cushman comes to life in this two-part series commemorating Pride Month. First, SHM Summer Intern Grace Wiseman portrays Cushman in a dramatic reading of the famous stage actresses’ letters to the Seward family. Then SHM Director of Education Jeff Ludwig will discuss Cushman’s life and legacy.

This event will be held at the Auburn Equal Rights Heritage Center, and is FREE and open to the public.

Join us for a First Friday reception. Enjoy complimentary refreshments, an exhibit of plein air paintings by artist Meg Vanek, and a mix of instrumental classical music and light jazz by Bob Piorun and Julie Howard. Also, explore our latest exhibit Who Belongs in America? Immigration Then and Now.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Join us for a very special First Friday event featuring a concert by the Auburn Civic Band, an open house of the Museum, a gift shop exhibit by Finger Lakes native Don Ellis, and a dramatic performance inspired by William Seward's many Fourth of July orations delivered right here at 33 South Street. Popular reenactor Jack Sherman returns to the role of Mr. Seward, revisiting the Independence Day speeches that riveted his friends and neighbors over the course of nearly half a century.

The Seward House Museum proudly presents the second installment of O Cara Mia: The Rebecca Carr Memorial Classical Concert Series. Set against the backdrop of the Museum's historic gardens, soloists Steven Stull and Lynn Craver will take listeners through a musical journey of classical and American Songbook standards, accompanied by pianist Richard Montgomery.

1866 Addition Tour

Stewart Talk

160 years ago, in 1866, the Seward family made sweeping architectural changes to their home on 33 South Street. The elements that defined those alterations will be the focus of this specialty tour with SHM Director of Operations Mitch Maniccia. Guests will explore areas of the home not exhibited on a normal tour and will have an opportunity to see a display of original building pieces from the 19th century.

For many historians, Senator William Seward’s 1858 “Irrepressible Conflict” speech was the event that ultimately doomed his presidential ambitions. Retired judge Richard Dollinger takes us back into the room where it happened: Rochester’s Corinthian Hall. How did this singular speech change the course of Seward’s career? How did it play on the state and local level? Find out at this Lunchtime Lecture.

This event will take place at the SHM Event Center and is FREE and open to the public.

Join us for a First Friday reception. Enjoy an art show by Ithaca artist Jules Hojnowski, complimentary refreshments including a mead tasting courtesy of Combgrown Mead, Museum exhibits, and a musical performance by Aidan Thomas McKenna.

This event is FREE and open to the public!

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