Meet new friends and renew old ties that bind us together at Shaker Village. Join the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community for this exclusive opportunity to share in the life and learn about the Shakers directly from the Shakers. Information on the annual Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Friends’ Weekend can be found here.
Shaker Study Group member John Keith Russell has partnered with Thomas Queen and Bray & Co. Auctions, Portsmouth, NH, to curate The Shaker Sale, an inaugural auction devoted exclusively to Shaker furniture, woodenware, manuscripts, and related material drawn from estates and private collections. The auction will take place on August 15, and Bray & Co. […]
Join us at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls for a special curatorial walkthrough of Form and Function: The Beauty of Shaker Design, an exciting new exhibition showcasing exceptional objects drawn primarily from two private collections — many on view in a museum for the first time. Guided by curator Bryn Schockmel, members of the […]
Information coming soon! EVENT INFORMATION: 12:00 pm: Convene in the Petersham Town Hall for lunch, 1 S. Main Street, Petersham, MA 01366 1:00 pm: Discussion of selections from the Testimonies of the Life, Character, Revelations, and Doctrines of Mother Ann Lee, led by Steve Paterwic 2:30 pm: Visit to the David and Mary Hammond House 3:30 […]
Join us for a presentation with Beverly Gordon followed by a group conversation. Gordon will discuss how working at the Shaker Workcamp and Hancock Shaker Village in the 1970s impacted her subsequent academic research projects, her spiritual energy, and her creative artwork. Beverly Gordon, Professor Emeritus, Design Studies Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught a variety […]
This summer, Hancock Shaker Village opens a newly imagined Visitor Center & Center for Shaker Studies. As the gateway to the historic living museum, this renovated structure will enable dramatic enhancements to the visitor experience through creative orientation, expanded program offerings, close encounters with elements of the museum’s extensive Shaker collection, and impressive views of […]
This virtual conversation features Doug Winiarski in dialogue with authors from the new publication, Shakers at the Center: Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles in Nineteenth Century America. Information coming soon …