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Free Admission To Baseball Hall of Fame on Cooperstown Day
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COOPERSTOWN, NY—On Sunday, June 1, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum, and The Farmers’ Museum will host “Cooperstown Day,” a community-wide celebration in recognition of the residents of the Cooperstown area, by offering complimentary admission to residents and employees. The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and the Fenimore and The Farmers’ Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Residents and employees in the fire districts of Cooperstown, Fly Creek, Toddsville, Oaksville, Hartwick, Hartwick Seminary and Middlefield are invited to tour the museums free of charge. The general public is also welcome to visit the museums at regular admission prices and, as always, Baseball Hall of Fame Museum members and members of the New York State Historical Association are admitted at no cost.
Visitors to the Fenimore Art Museum will experience Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel, a major exhibition organized by the American Folk Art Museum, New York, that tells the story of a little-known aspect of American carousel history and its connection to Jewish visual culture. The exhibition traces, for the first time, the journey of Jewish woodcarvers and papercut artists from Eastern and Central Europe to America. The Fenimore Art Museum will mark the final and only stop outside of New York City for this remarkable exhibition - on view through September 1, 2008.
Also at the Fenimore Art Museum, an exhibition on the furniture of celebrated turn-of-the-century designer and manufacturer and leading spokesman for the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Gustav Stickley. Gustav Stickley: The Enlightened Home features 40 pieces of original Stickley furniture and decorative objects. The exhibition explores Stickley’s well-designed and carefully crafted furniture within the context of his philosophical contribution to the American Arts and Crafts movement.
Across the street at The Farmers’ Museum, viewers will be taken on a delectable journey through the rich history of ice cream in the exhibition, Ice Cream: Our Cool Obsession. Through historical artifacts, photography, and a children’s interactive area, visitors will learn about the world’s first ice creams—primitive water ices made with juices and wines circa 336-323 BCE— and their development into the incredible ice cream flavors of today. Plus, museum patrons can indulge in their favorite ice cream novelty at the Stone Barn Dairy Bar, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor located at the lower end of the Main Barn.
Visitors to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum can catch a pair of exhibits on display for 2008, in addition to a treasure trove of memories throughout baseball history on display year-round.
Home Games: A Century of Board Games from the Collection of Dr. Mark Cooper features more than 50 games from 1860-1960, depicting the passion represented for baseball in the form of board game entertainment. The exhibit is on display in the Museum’s Halper Gallery through the end of 2008. Also throughout the 2008 season, Hall of Fame visitors will be treated to a minor league photo exhibit from noted photographer Roger Freeman, who has captured black and white photographic memories of the minor league baseball experience.
On the second floor, outside the Today’s Game exhibit, the Museum features an exhibit dedicated to those major leaguers who have recorded 3,000 hits or 3,000 strikeouts in their careers. Club 3,000 features fascinating historical moments in a year in which a number of current major league players are vying for the exclusive thresholds. In the Today’s Game exhibit, the Museum spotlights a number of artifacts already acquired during the 2008 season.
Open seven days a week the year round, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Hall of Fame is open daily from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. until Labor Day. Ticket prices are $16.50 for adults (13 and over), $11 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $6 for juniors (ages 7-12). Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children six years of age or younger, active and retired card-carrying military personnel. For more information, visit our Web site at baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.
The Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum, two distinct institutions that together explore and present the diverse history, art, and culture of rural American life, are located across from each other on Lake Road, Route 80, in Cooperstown, NY. Admission to each museum is $11 for adults, $9.50 for visitors age 65 and over, and $5 for children age 7 to 12; children 6 and under and members are admitted free. Reduced price combination admission tickets that include both museums and The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum are also available. Fenimore Art Museum is open from April 1 through December 31; The Farmers’ Museum is open from April 1 through October 31, with special events throughout the year.
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