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Buffalo Niagara Heritage
Village (formerly
Amherst Museum) is a local history museum, with an emphasis
on the social, cultural and technological history of the
Buffalo Niagara
region, with an emphasis on the Town of Amherst.
In addition to the historic
buildings, the
exhibit buildings also offer visitors the chance to see a
wide selection of
19th-century artifacts. In the main exhibit building, with
more than 20,000
square feet of exhibit space, there are several exhibitions.
They include: the
Schmidt Gallery of Decorative Arts, which features some of
the fine china and
decorative pieces common to the more prosperous Amherst
residents; the
Communications Gallery, which documents the early history of
radio and wireless
communications and local contributions to this field; the
Avenue of Shops,
19th-century dioramas of a general store,
watchmaker/jeweler's shop, barber
shop and apothecary; the Textile Gallery, which has changing
exhibits from
BNHV’s extensive costume and textile collection, including
one of the finest
collections of antique wedding gowns in North America and a
large collection of
antique quilts and replicas. Visit BNHV’s
website, www.bnhv.org, for
a complete listing
of current exhibits.
In addition to the exhibits on
display, there
are several folk art guilds affiliated with the Museum. Members of these
groups preserve the
traditions of quilting, lacemaking, blacksmiths, weaving,
Victorian Dance, herb
gardening and more to pass these vital parts of this region’s
history to future
generations.
If that is not enough, there
are several special
events every year at the Museum that do even more to bring
this history to
life.
Buffalo
Niagara
Heritage Village is open year-round from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30
p.m.
Tuesday -Friday. For their summer season from May – October,
the Museum is also
open Saturdays from 10:30 - 4:30 and Sundays from 12:30 - 4:30
p.m. The Museum
is closed Mondays and municipal holidays. The schedule changes
somewhat with
special events.
General Admission during the
off season is $6
for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for children.
During the summer season from May – October, admission
increases to $8
for adults, $6 for seniors and $4 for
children. Museum members are
admitted free of charge. Special events have various admission
fees which change
annually.
·
Joseph G. Weickart, Executive Director
·
Jessica Johnson, Collections Curator
·
Kayla Shypski, Assistant Curator
·
Kathy Slade, Education Coordinator
·
Rachel Scott, Admissions
·
Tim Lewis, Facilities Manager
·
Lee Leiser, Facilities