I am so happy I looked into the website that was provided in the syllabus. Although I was upset that I haven't been able to attend a couple of classes I am happy I was given the opportunity to attend the events in th3. On Thursday April 16th I was able to go to the Erie Canal Museum as well as Eureka Crafts.
The Erie Canal Museum was very fun to walk through. I learned a lot about the city of Syracuse that I did not know before. Also, I was able to view a lot of different mediums of art. Museums are a great place for showing a lot of different styles of art and show the importance of them. For example, in the museum there was a watercolor painting of the museum that was painted in 1976. It was great to show what the museum looked like back then through a painting. There was also oil paintings, photography, and other forms of art included in the museum. I enjoyed the models that were included in the exhibit. There was a model of a weighlock in Syracuse made of wood and paint. There was also a large model of a boat that would travel on the canal. Inside the boat I learned that the money that the Erie Canal brought in allowed funding for Syracuse University to be built!
In the Erie Canal Museum I also read about the importance of Arts & Crafts in the city. The movement that Syracuse took was against the Industrial Revolution. Artists, Writers, and Designers made their own goods using quality material and emphasis on craftsmanship. Also I found it interesting that the New York State Fair was decided to be in Syracuse because of how easy it was to get to Syracuse with the railroads, turnpikes, toll roads, and of course the Erie Canal.
*The pictures were taken with my phone of things I liked in the Museum*
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