List of museums in New York (state)

This list of museums in New York is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit art centers and galleries.

The following museums are in New York but their lists are maintained separately:

• List of museums in New York City
• List of museums on Long Island for museums in Nassau and Suffolk counties
• List of university art museums and galleries in New York State

Also a list of museum ships in New York includes some ships which are museums on their own, plus individual ships within larger museums.

The list

Museums in New York State besides those in NYC, Long Island, or universities are:

Defunct museums

• Balmanno Cottage, Geneva, formerly operated by the Geneva Historical Society, closed in 2013^[53]
• Boswell Museum, Springfield Center, no longer any physical museum, just a website, preserves music of the 1920s and 1930s
• Bridgewater Auto Museum, Bridgewater, closed in 1989 after the death of Walt Meyer, its founder^[54][55]
• Campbell-Whittlesey House Museum, Rochester, closed in 2010
• Cudner-Hyatt House, Scarsdale, formerly operated by the Scarsdale Historical Society^[56]
• Deansboro Music Museum,^[57] Deansboro
• Dinosaur Walk Museum, Riverhead, closed in 2008, branches still exist in Branson, Missouri
• Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science, New Hyde Park, closed in 2006^[58]
• Greenwood Museum
• Harwood's Grist Mill Farm, East Hartford^[59]
• Ithaca College Museum of Art
• Museum of Cartoon Art, Port Chester, became the National Cartoon Museum when the collection moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 1992
• Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences, formerly operated by Stony Brook University
• Museum of the Peaceful Arts
• National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum, Oneonta, museum closed in 2010, inductions will continue
• Noteworthy Indian Museum, Amsterdam^[60]
• Pedaling History Bicycle Museum, Orchard Park, closed in 2009
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Amesterdamn Move to Wichita Falls, TX in 2016
• Rail City Historical Museum, Sandy Creek, closed in 2015^[61]
• Retro Arcade Museum, Beacon, website^[62]
• Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum, Ticonderoga, closed in 2010^[63][64]
• Tired Iron Tractor Museum, Cuylerville, collection of vintage farm machinery, tractors, trucks, horse-drawn equipment, farm toys, sold in 2013,^[65] photos
• Toy Town Museum, East Aurora, closed in 2009^[66]

Regions

The "Region" column in the sortable table can be used to help locate museums and understand which museums are in the same area. The list uses regions made up of the following counties or boroughs:

• Adirondack Region (counties all or partly in the Adirondack Park, except counties in the Capital District): Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties.
• Buffalo Niagara Region: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming counties.
• Capital District: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene and Saratoga counties.
• Central Leatherstocking: Broome, Delaware, Chenango, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Oswego, Schoharie counties.
• Finger Lakes: Onondaga County, Cortland County, Tioga County, Chemung County, Tompkins County, Cayuga County, Seneca County, Wayne County, Monroe County, Livingston County, Ontario County, Yates County, Schuyler County, and Steuben County.
• Lower Hudson: Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties.
• Long Island: Nassau and Suffolk counties.
• Mid-Hudson: Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.
• New York City: Boroughs of Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

See also

• List of museums in New York City
• List of museums on Long Island for museums in Nassau and Suffolk counties
• List of university art museums and galleries in New York State
• List of nature centers in New York

References

1. "Agricultural Memories Museum". Fingerlakes Wine Country Tourism. Retrieved January 26, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "American Museum of Cutlery". I Love NY: Amish Trail. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
3. "Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum". Lake Champlain Region Tourism. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
4. "Ashford Historical Society Museum". Enchanted Mountains. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
5. "Official site". Darwin R. Barker Historical Museum. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
6. "Official site". Bemus Point Historical Museum. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
7. "Call Homestead Museum". AmericanTowns.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
8. "Visit Camden". Camden Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
9. "Catamount People's Museum". J.W. Ocker: Odd Things I've Seen. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
10. "Caverns Creek Grist Mill Museum". Route 20 Association of NY. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
11. "Clay Historical Park & Cigarville Railroad Station Museum". Visit Syracuse. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
12. "Historical Dream". The Leader Herald. February 15, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
13. "Discover WNY's Cheese Making History Grab a Slice of History in Allegany County". Western New York Explorer's Guide. September 9, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
14. "Cuba Historical Society". Allegany County Historical Society. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
15. "Dart Airport Aviation Museum". I Love NY. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
16. "David Sayre Store & House Museum". Cooperstown/Otsego County Tourism. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
17. "Dayton Historical Museum". Enchanted Mountains. 23 April 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
18. "Local Historical Societies". The Historian's Office, Town of DeKalb NY. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
19. Visit our Locations and Sites. Dia Art Foundation. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
20. "Durham Center Museum". Greene County Tourism. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
21. "Nathaniel Dyke Museum". Allegany County Historical Society. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
22. "East Otto Historical Museum". Enchanted Mountains Cattaraugus County. 23 April 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
23. "Edwin Welling Van Duzer Memorial House". I Love NY. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
24. "Ellicottville Historical Museum". Ellicottville, NY. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
25. "Fire Museum of Syracuse". Visit Syracuse. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
26. "Groups and Organizations". Fleischmanns, NY. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
27. "Fleischmann Museum of Memories". Skene Memorial Library. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
28. "Madison County History Trail Guide" (PDF). Madison County Bicentennial Guide History Trail Committee. p. 10. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
29. "Groton Historical Association Museum". Visit Ithaca. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
30. "Iron Center Museum". Historic Port Henry-Moriah. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
31. "John D Murray Firefighters Museum". I Love NY. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
32. "Our History". Johnstown, NY. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
33. "Museums around Sacandaga Lake". The Great Sacandaga Lake. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
34. "Longyear Museum of Anthropology". Colgate University. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
35. "Marian E. White Anthropological Research Museum". University at Buffalo Department of Anthropology. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
36. "Maybrook Railroad Museum". Village of Maybrook. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
37. "Mexico Museum". l Love NY. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
38. "O & W Napanoch Train Station Museum". Ulster County Alive. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
39. "Ner-A-Car Motorcycle Museum". I Love NY. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
40. "Niagara Wax Museum of History: Lincoln's Haircut Chair". Roadside America. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
41. "Planes take wing in Berkshire County". Berkshire Eagle. August 14, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
42. "Joshua Pickering House". Hounsfield History. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
43. "Pickering Beach Museum and Cottage". Adirondack North Country Association. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
44. "Pulaski Historical Society & Museum". Visit Oswego County. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
45. "Grand Island Historical Society". Isle Grand. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
46. "Rough & Ready: Part One- Fire Extinguishers". Greenwich NY History Blog. July 23, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
47. "Salvation Army Museums". Salvation Army. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
48. "Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame & Museum". I Love NY. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
49. "Attractions". Sharon Springs Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
50. "Suffern Railroad Museum" (PDF). Suffern, NY. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
51. "Suffern Museum" (PDF). Suffern, NY. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
52. "History of Porter". Town of Porter. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
53. "Balmanno Cottage Closing Friday, August 23, 2013". Geneva Historical Society blog. 16 August 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
54. Fenster, J.m. (3 June 1990). "5 Museums With a Feel for the Road". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
55. "Walt Meyer Auto Museum? - AACA Forums". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
56. "What's To Become of Cudner-Hyatt House". Scarsdale 10583.com. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
57. "Update On Fate Of The Music Museum - General Concertina Discussion". concertina.net. 10 December 2003. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
58. http://www.mathfactory.org/Goudreau+Museum Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Museum of Mathematics
59. http://www.michael-craig-campbell-realty.com/Harwood%27sGristMillFarm.htm Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Estate Sale listing with museum history, photos and details, accessed September 28, 2010
60. "Displaced museum eyes Noteworthy building, denies collection sale". Recorder News. April 15, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
61. "About Us". Rail City Historical Museum. Retrieved February 2, 2016. The Rail City Historical Museum was permanently closed in 2015.
62. Peter Applebome (September 12, 2010). "Dream Dies as Museum of Pinball Goes TILT". New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
63. "The Comics Reporter". www.comicsreporter.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
64. "Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum Collection to be Donated to Pittsburgh's ToonSeum", Americantowns.com, July 26, 2010
65. "Tired Iron Tractor Museum goes to the auction". GeneseeNow. March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
66. "Antique & Collectible Toy Show & Sale - History". Fisher-Price Collector's Club. Retrieved September 26, 2014.

External links

• I Love New York - official state tourism guide
• New York State Canals
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• NYC Arts - Culture Guide and Calendar

Defunct museums

• Balmanno Cottage, Geneva, formerly operated by the Geneva Historical Society, closed in 2013^[1]
• Boswell Museum, Springfield Center, no longer any physical museum, just a website, preserves music of the 1920s and 1930s
• Bridgewater Auto Museum, Bridgewater, closed in 1989 after the death of Walt Meyer, its founder^[2][3]
• Campbell-Whittlesey House Museum, Rochester, closed in 2010
• Cudner-Hyatt House, Scarsdale, formerly operated by the Scarsdale Historical Society^[4]
• Deansboro Music Museum,^[5] Deansboro
• Dinosaur Walk Museum, Riverhead, closed in 2008, branches still exist in Branson, Missouri
• Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science, New Hyde Park, closed in 2006^[6]
• Greenwood Museum
• Harwood's Grist Mill Farm, East Hartford^[7]
• Ithaca College Museum of Art
• Museum of Cartoon Art, Port Chester, became the National Cartoon Museum when the collection moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 1992
• Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences, formerly operated by Stony Brook University
• Museum of the Peaceful Arts
• National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum, Oneonta, museum closed in 2010, inductions will continue
• Noteworthy Indian Museum, Amsterdam^[8]
• Pedaling History Bicycle Museum, Orchard Park, closed in 2009
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Amesterdamn Move to Wichita Falls, TX in 2015
• Rail City Historical Museum, Sandy Creek, closed in 2015^[9]
• Retro Arcade Museum, Beacon, website^[10]
• Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum, Ticonderoga, closed in 2010^[11][12]
• Tired Iron Tractor Museum, Cuylerville, collection of vintage farm machinery, tractors, trucks, horse-drawn equipment, farm toys, sold in 2013,^[13] photos
• Toy Town Museum, East Aurora, closed in 2009^[14]

Regions

The "Region" column in the sortable table can be used to help locate museums and understand which museums are in the same area. The list uses regions made up of the following counties or boroughs:

• Adirondack Region (counties all or partly in the Adirondack Park, except counties in the Capital District): Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties.
• Buffalo Niagara Region: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming counties.
• Capital District: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene and Saratoga counties.
• Central Leatherstocking: Broome, Delaware, Chenango, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Oswego, Schoharie counties.
• Finger Lakes: Onondaga County, Cortland County, Tioga County, Chemung County, Tompkins County, Cayuga County, Seneca County, Wayne County, Monroe County, Livingston County, Ontario County, Yates County, Schuyler County, and Steuben County.
• Lower Hudson: Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties.
• Long Island: Nassau and Suffolk counties.
• Mid-Hudson: Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.
• New York City: Boroughs of Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

See also

• List of museums in New York City
• List of museums on Long Island for museums in Nassau and Suffolk counties
• List of university art museums and galleries in New York State
• List of nature centers in New York

References

1. "Balmanno Cottage Closing Friday, August 23, 2013". Geneva Historical Society blog. 16 August 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
2. Fenster, J.m. (3 June 1990). "5 Museums With a Feel for the Road". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
3. "Walt Meyer Auto Museum? - AACA Forums". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
4. "What's To Become of Cudner-Hyatt House". Scarsdale 10583.com. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
5. "Update On Fate Of The Music Museum - General Concertina Discussion". concertina.net. 10 December 2003. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
6. http://www.mathfactory.org/Goudreau+Museum Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Museum of Mathematics
7. http://www.michael-craig-campbell-realty.com/Harwood%27sGristMillFarm.htm Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Estate Sale listing with museum history, photos and details, accessed September 28, 2010
8. "Displaced museum eyes Noteworthy building, denies collection sale". Recorder News. April 15, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. "About Us". Rail City Historical Museum. Retrieved February 2, 2016. The Rail City Historical Museum was permanently closed in 2015.
10. Peter Applebome (September 12, 2010). "Dream Dies as Museum of Pinball Goes TILT". New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
11. "The Comics Reporter". www.comicsreporter.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
12. "Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum Collection to be Donated to Pittsburgh's ToonSeum", Americantowns.com, July 26, 2010
13. "Tired Iron Tractor Museum goes to the auction". GeneseeNow. March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
14. "Antique & Collectible Toy Show & Sale - History". Fisher-Price Collector's Club. Retrieved September 26, 2014.

External links

• I Love New York - official state tourism guide
• New York State Canals
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• NYC Arts - Culture Guide and Calendar
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation