Celebrating

the

Heritage

Hours

The museum is open to the public year-round.

Tuesday through Friday: 1pm - 5pm

Saturdays: 10am - 4pm

Closed Sunday & Monday

Closed Independence Day, Thanksgiving, December 24-25 & 31, January 1

Admission

Adults: $5.00

Youth (ages 12 and under): FREE

Slate Company Employees and Families: FREE

Groups of 10 or More: Please call ahead for details

This Slate Valley Museum offers an exciting range of programs, exhibitions, and special events that share its mission to collect, catalogue, conserve, exhibit, and interpret materials, artifacts, machines, and information that demonstrate the geology of slate and the history of slate quarrying and the quarrying community in the Slate Valley of New York and Vermont.

We invite you to join us and...

explore...

exhibits of historic artifacts from the area's renowned slate quarries and mills
displays revealing the science and art of slate quarrying, and its influence on the Slate Valley culture
a quarry shanty, complete with all the machinery and tools used in traditional slate quarrying
a geological display illustrating the natural history of slate
examples of how slate has been used in the structure and decor of local buildings and as an inspriration for artworks in various media
and our new multi-media exhibit:

HEAVY LIFTING:

A Human and Technological History of Moving Slate from Quarry to Market, 1850-Present

All displayed within a restored historic 19th Century New World Dutch Barn

experience the distant and recent past through...

videos of quarry workers in action that show how slate is processed
an extensive collection of documentary photographs that reveals the people, atmosphere, and traditions of 150 years of slate quarrying
a WPA Federal Art Project mural created in 1939 for the local high school that commemorates "Men Working in Slate Quarry"
art and paintings by local artists that celebrate the impact of slate quarrying on community life
a schedule of engaging public programs ranging from quarry and mill tours to industrial archeaology walks, from lectures to workshops and demonstrations

discover...

how slate formed within the Earth
why slate comes in different colors
how the discovery of slate in the Slate Valley forever changed the region
why the Slate Valley is truly unique in all the world
how slate was first quarried, and the impact of modern technology on quarrying today
how slate has been and continues to be used both for its strength and beauty in architecture, including national landmarks such as the White House
why immigrants came to the United States from many different parts of the world to work in the Slate Valley, and the histories of those who settled in the area