Join us for a celebration of art, crafts, baked goods, books, food, and more, all handcrafted and homemade by regional artisans!

The Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair features an amazing selection including jewelry, photography, toys (for kids and pets!), quilted goods, soaps and lotion bars, sculpture and gourd art, fudge and candy, baked goods, and more!

The Palatine Literary Society concession stand will offer soups, sandwiches, and baked goods; all concession sales benefit an award to a graduating senior.

Meet the talented vendors, get a jump on your holiday shopping, take a chance on a basket raffle, shop our Holiday-themed Used Book Sale!

Admission to the Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair is FREE.

Discounted Museum Admission $5.

For more information and a list of vendors check out our Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair 2024 Page.

For more information, email Curator of Education & Public Engagement Mary Alexander or call 518-673-2314 ext. 113.

David Siegenthaler, author of six books, will discuss his book, "The Airlift Mission: A Human Interest Story Blended with History of the U.S. Air Force Airlift Mission." Siegenthaler will focus on the evolution of the United States Air Force Airlift Mission, whose role it was to transport personnel and cargo into combat zones beginning as early as World War I. He will also discuss his own personal service as a flying crew chief on the Douglas C-47 from 1954-1958. Copies of his book are available for purchase in the Arkell Museum gift shop.

This is a free program, and donations are always appreciated. The Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library are located at 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie with off-street parking. For more information, please contact Curator of Education & Public Engagement Jenna Peterson Riley at jriley@arkellmuseum.org or (518) 673-2314.

Join us on Saturday, September 23 for Museum Day Live! Over 1,000 museums across the United States are participating in the 13th Annual initiative recognizing the extraordinary power of museums and other cultural institutions to provide visitors with insight and inspiration.

On September 23rd, the Arkell will explore the connections between art and weather, and the wonderful ways in which artists like Winslow Homer, Albert Bierstadt, Grandma Moses, and more played with the wind, the sun, snow, and more in the art. Hands-on art activities for visitors of all ages will be available in our classroom!

Tickets are available to download at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday, and the Arkell Museum will accept both printed or digital versions.