Exhibition Sponsorships

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

Exposure

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

FORTHCOMING SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

▪ shaker Baskets from Mount Lebanon
▪ NY portraits from the permanent collection
▪ a study of style : Caned Construction

Sponsorship opportunities currently exist for this exhibition, opening  in late June 2018.
Shaker Baskets from Mount Lebanon — Generously loaned by the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, and co-curated by Shaker Museum and CCHS Curatorial staff, this exhibition in the new Smook | Peduzzi Gallery in the museum's ground floor will highlight various styles and forms of Shaker Baskets in Columbia County's prominent Shaker community.

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: 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.  

Recognition

Depending on the level of sponsorship, benefits may include:
  • 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

For more information about exhibition sponsorship please contact:

Lori Yarotsky
Executive Director
Director@CCHSNY.org

Some Current Exhibitions

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'Elegance & Strength' (currently on view)
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'Fragments of the Past: Archaeology at Van Alen House'
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'Supreme Sacrifice: Columbia County in WWI' (currently on view)
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'100 Years of Collecting'
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'Washington Irving, Martin Van Buren, Jesse Merwin and Ichabod Crane' — at Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse.
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'Selections from the Permanent Collection' (currently on view)
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'Electric Park' (currently on view)
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'A Study of Style' (currently on view)