Folk Art Exhibits
Through Polish-American Eyes: The Art of Alice Wadowski Bak
March 27, 2011 - November 27, 2011
Through Polish-American Eyes: The Art of Alice Wadowski Bak is the first major retrospective of the work Bak created to illustrate traditional Polish customs, celebrations and beliefs. The daughter of immigrant parents, artist Alice Wadowski-Bak (1935-2008) grew up in a thriving Catholic, Polish-American community in Niagara... Learn More »
Artistic and Functional: Aprons from the Karen Anderson Collection
January 25, 2009 - July 19, 2009
Artistic and Functional: Aprons from the Karen Anderson Collection features a diverse selection of 47 aprons collected by Mrs. Karen Anderson of Lynn Center, Illinois. These beautiful pieces of domestic art demonstrate the ingenuity of a century of American women who fashioned aprons from recycled... Learn More »
Devotional Displays: Personal and Community Traditions
April 4, 2008 - December 14, 2008
Devotional displays are created at the crossroads of folk and formal religious belief. They exist in a wide variety of forms in cultures worldwide—and in many communities in the Greater Niagara region. This exhibition will draw on photographic works from the museum’s permanent collection as... Learn More »
