2022 Exhibit Opening: "A New Age of Sail"
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2022 Exhibit Opening Reception: "A New Age of Sail: The History and Future of Sail Freight on the Hudson River"
Sunday, May 29, 2022 | 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
HRMM Members FREE | $15/person general admission
After two long years, we are so pleased to finally be able to invite you to the 2022 exhibit opening! This triple exhibit opening reception celebrates the brand new for 2022 exhibit, "A New Age of Sail: The History and Future of Sail Freight on the Hudson River," and also celebrates two previous exhibits denied their own openings - "Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson," which opened in 2020, and "Warning Signs: Climate Change in the Hudson Valley," which opened in 2021.
“A New Age of Sail” examines the long history of sailing cargo vessels on the Hudson River, from the 17th century until their decline in the mid-20th century, and how the lessons of that era might help us combat the challenges of climate change in the 21st century.
Tracking challenges to and opportunities of sail freight throughout the decades, the exhibit will also include information about late 20th century sail freight endeavors, including those which came out of the Oil Crisis of the 1970s, as well as research and development of improvements on sail freight technologies from the mid-20th century to today, including future plans currently being developed in other nations. The schooner Apollonia will be one of the modern vessels highlighted in the exhibit and an exhibit partner, with a satellite traveling exhibit aboard.
Please join us for this special preview of the exhibit as we celebrate its completion and recognize the sponsors, contributors, donors, and volunteers who made these exhibits possible. Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served.
"A New Age of Sail" is supported in part by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, which also provided support for "Mary Powell: Queen of the Hudson." "Warning Signs" was supported in part by the Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program.