Erie Canal Museum
The Erie Canal Museum, located in Downtown Syracuse, NY, engages the public in the story of the Erie Canal’s transformative impacts on peoples and places in the past, present, and future. We are stewards and interpreters of Erie Canal related materials and heritage.
Hours and Admission – Erie Canal Museum
Museum Admission Includes the Gingerbread Gallery from November 22 – January 12: $10 Adults | $7 Seniors (65+) | $4 Children 3-17 | Free 2 & Under. Guided Tours: The Erie Canal Museum is set up for a self-guided experience. However, we often have docents available to guide guests through the Museum.
Museum – Erie Canal Museum
When the Erie Canal Museum opened its doors on October 25, 1962, it celebrated and preserved the life of the last remaining weighlock building in America. This Greek revival building stands as a monument to the Erie Canal’s transformative role in the history of the United States.
About - Erie Canal Museum
The Erie Canal Museum engages the public in the story of the Erie Canal’s transformative impacts on peoples and places in the past, present, and future. Our Vision. The Erie Canal Museum is …
Permanent Exhibits - Erie Canal Museum
The Erie Canal Made New York This is the Erie Canal Museum’s new permanent first floor exhibit, which was years in the making and finally completed in 2015. This comprehensive exhibit details the history and construction of the Canal, from earliest conception to …
Visit - Erie Canal Museum
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2025 Sloan Lecture Series – Erie Canal Museum
As we commemorate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal’s completion in 2025, the Erie Canal Museum aims to examine these diverse transformative impacts on peoples and places in the past, present, and future in a variety of ways, which we look …
39th Annual Gingerbread Gallery – Erie Canal Museum
Nov 22, 2024 · Each year the Erie Canal Museum transforms into a festive 1800’s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows. In a typical year, we see over 4,000 visitors during the Gingerbread Gallery!
The Erie Canal – Erie Canal Museum
The Barge Canal system, utilizing canalized rivers and lakes and enlarged sections of the Old Erie, opened in 1918. Today it continues to use several of the old routes, Champlain, Erie, Cayuga-Seneca and Oswego, and has been renamed the New York State Canal System.
Current Exhibits – Erie Canal Museum
Information about current exhibits of art, artifacts and collection items in the Erie Canal Museum's second-floor Weighlock Gallery and first-floor Link Gallery.