Exhibition Sponsorships

The Columbia County Historical Society partners with corporations, foundations, and individuals to present its exciting exhibitions to our members, visitors and guests.  Sponsoring an exhibition or program at the CCHS is a prominent and effective way for your company or foundation to increase its visibility among a desirable and diverse audience.

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Exposure

Columbia County Historical Society exhibition sponsors receive exposure and acknowledgement before, during, and after the run of the exhibition.
FORTHCOMING SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

 ▪  Floral Motif
 ▪  Daguerreotypes in CCHS Collections
 ▪ ​Exploring Schoolhouses in Columbia County 

Sponsorship opportunities currently exist for several distinct exhibitions, all  during 2019-2020.

Floral Motif —  
"...“I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!  
I will touch a hundred flowers                
And not pick one.”                                                                                                                               --Edna St. Vincent Millay

The image of the flower has remained an iconographic tradition throughout the history of art and culture, from ancient depictions to contemporary art. Botanical elements, floral blooms and various flowers appear in literature, decorative arts and across all art movements.

The natural beauty of flowers has consistently stood the test of time, and our emotional attachment to a flower’s cultural, symbolic, and aesthetic value is why we repeatedly find floral images throughout literary and visual culture. With this exhibit, diverse constructs of the flower in objects from our permanent collection punctuated by poetic verse present a cheerful botanical theme.

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​HandMade Tools from the CCHS Collection—  
Details to be announced. This exhibition will be in the Museum's Main Gallery (upstairs).
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​Daguerreotypes from the CCHS Collection—  

Silvered glass and mercury vapor photographs were among the earliest form of photography available to the public, and their popularity endured for several decades from 1840 to the late 1850s. Images produced with this method were each unique, as no negative or positive template is created in the process.

The mirror-like silver surfaces were protected by a glass top layer and usually encased within small, ornamented cases of embossed leather, velvet and presented in gilt brass mats, A rich alternative was black-lacquered cases ornamented with decorative patterns created by mother of pearl inlays.

The experience of viewing an actual Daguerreotype is akin to viewing a hologram, as the illusive imagery floats within the glass capsule.

Recognition

Depending on sponsorship level, benefits may include:
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• Logo recognition in exhibition materials, including invitations, exhibition catalogues, signage, press releases, the CCHS website, and  History & Heritage magazine
• Recognition at the entrance to the exhibition
• Complimentary gallery tours for VIPs and guests with our Curator and Executive Director
• Opportunity to host private receptions at the Museum
• Opportunity to create a link between your website and the CCHS website
• Complimentary invitations to the exhibition opening previews and events
• Complimentary exhibition catalogs
• Museum membership
• Annual Report Recognition

Sponsorship opportunities currently exist for several
2019-2020  exhibitions

For more information about sponsorship please contact:

​Lori Yarotsky
Executive Director
Director@CCHSNY.org

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New York Portraits from the Permanent Collection
[**NOT AVAILABLE] — "...Columbia County Historical Society is a repository for a vital and representative collection of works that exemplify American painters seeking a style and American subjects yearning for personal perpetuity."— Ruth Piwonka

This exhibition includes some highlights of 19th century New York State portraits of Columbia County families—some on exhibit for the first time in many years.  This exhibition will be installed in the Mandel Gallery of the Vanderpoel House.

Study of Style, part 2: Caned Construction 
​[**NOT AVAILABLE]— Using selections from Columbia County Historical Society’s permanent collection, this exhibit continues the theme of the CCHS furniture collection begun in pursuit of Vanderpoel furnishings, and will be installed in the Masters and Callan Galleries.  ​

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Some Current Exhibitions

'Fragments of the Past: Archaeology at Van Alen House' (currently on view)

'Caned Construction' (currently on view at Vanderpoel House)

'Supreme Sacrifice: Columbia County in WWI' (currently on view)

'100 Years of Collecting' (currently on view)

'Martin Van Buren, Washington Irving and Jesse Merwin & Ichabod Crane' at Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse (currently on view)

'Electric Park' (currently on view)

New York Portraits from the Permanent Collection (currently on view)

'Selections from the Permanent Collection'

Exhibitions