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Bring your folding chairs and love of live theater to the SHM gardens for an open-air performance not to be missed. Set against the backdrop of the Museum’s historic gardens and South Porch, actors from Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park perform Merchant of Venice. This performance is free and open to the public but donations are suggested.

Join us Friday, June 2nd for the first of our Summer First Friday events. We will be hosting a group show from Erica Manners and Arthur Hutchinson in our gift shop and complimentary refreshments will be provided. Along with the show in the gift shop we will also have the 'Network to Freedom' and 'Rooted in Reform' exhibits open for interpretation.

Due to an Evening with Angela Davis, the Seward House Museum will be closed to help prepare for the event. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

The Seward House Museum is pleased to announce that iconic activist, feminist, and acclaimed author Angela Davis will keynote a community-wide commemoration of Juneteenth on Thursday, June 15th.

Davis is Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz; she is also a living witness to the historical struggles of our contemporary era.

Join us for our April First Friday event! We will be hosting a gift shop exhibit by local artist Marika Chew which will be on display at the SHM for the entire month of April. Complimentary refreshments will be provided and rooms in the Museum will be open for interpretation. We look forward to seeing you there!  

The return of the SHM’s lunchtime series finishes its spring run. In this installment, SHM Fellow, Walker Goodemote explores the curious biography of William and Frances Sewards’ eldest son, Augustus. Often considered the most reclusive and mysterious of the Seward children, Walker peels back the layers to reveal a most enigmatic personality. This event is free and open to the public and being hosted at the Equal Rights Heritage Center. 

 

Relive the “upset in Chicago” on the anniversary of the very day—May 18, 1860—that Abraham Lincoln defeated William Seward at the Republican Convention. Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Edward Achorn brings these stories to life in his new book, The Lincoln Miracle (2023). He will take us behind the scenes, moment by moment, to share how Lincoln overcame all odds to best the heavily-favored Seward, forever changing history in the process. This event is bring hosted at the Carriage House Theater, tickets are $10 for Museum Members and $15 for Non-Members. 

Experience an afternoon of creative writing, inspired by the words of the Seward family’s youngest child, Fanny. Join best-selling author and transformational writing coach, Laura Ponticello, and dive into the past to discover your inner artist. Express your written word in a group setting following a tea in the Seward gardens. Tickets are $20, reservations are required, and this event has a 25 person maximum. 

Click here to purchase tickets.

Join us for First Friday on May 5th, from 5-7PM. We will be hosting local photographer Todd Tanner in our gift shop gallery. This evening will also serve as the opening reception for our new exhibit, Rooted in Reform. This exhibit explores the founding of the Auburn Correctional Facility, the relationships to the Miller and Seward family, and the criminal justice system from its beginnings until today. This event is free and open to the public.

The return of the SHM’s lunchtime series continues. If William Seward had his way, the Dominican Republic would be a U.S. state today. The Secretary of State, however, came up short. In this talk, Purdue University Professor Emeritus of History Robert E. May will explain what went wrong and introduce you to the audacious woman from Troy, New York who defied all nineteenth-century gender norms and tried to bend Seward and U.S. foreign policy to her own will. This event is free and open to the public. 

 

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