March is Membership Month!
For the month of March, 2020, the Hudson River Maritime Museum is offering 20% off for 2020 membership as part of March Membership Madness! As a member, you get lots of benefits, including unlimited FREE museum admission, FREE admission to our Lecture Series, FREE admission to our Museum Mates program, and discounts on other events and classes.
To receive your discount, just use the coupon code: "MARCH2020" when you purchase any membership level between March 1 and March 31, 2020!
To receive your discount, just use the coupon code: "MARCH2020" when you purchase any membership level between March 1 and March 31, 2020!
Bottles & Brews: Prohibition in the Hudson Valley
Saturday, March 21, 2020
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Museum East Gallery
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19, NEW DATE TBA
Prohibition in the United States began in January, 1920 when the 18th Amendment went into effect. But in the Hudson Valley, some people found ways around the prohibition on alcohol. Come to the museum for this special program on the history of Prohibition in the Hudson Valley. The program includes:
- Special one-night only exhibit of bottles from Kingston breweries
- Brief talk on the history of Prohibition in the Hudson Valley, including tales of bootleggers and rum runners
- Special viewing of historic 1930s silent film footage from the Dwyer family of a Kingston "party barge"
- Historic 1920s and '30s canapes and hors d'oeuvres
- Historic non-alcoholic punch from the Prohibition era (with recipe!)
- Historic alcoholic punch from after Probhition was repealed (with recipe!)
- Spirits tasting with Tuthilltown Spirits, including souvenir tasting glass
NEW PRICE! Tickets are $35 for HRMM members, $45 for non-members and include the hors d'oeuvres, punch, tasting with Tuthilltown Spirits, and a free souvenir glass.
Not a member? Join on or before March 21st and not only will you receive $10 off admission to this special event, you'll also get a discount on membership as part of our March Membership Madness Drive! Just use the coupon code "MARCH2020" when you sign up. Learn more.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Museum East Gallery
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19, NEW DATE TBA
Prohibition in the United States began in January, 1920 when the 18th Amendment went into effect. But in the Hudson Valley, some people found ways around the prohibition on alcohol. Come to the museum for this special program on the history of Prohibition in the Hudson Valley. The program includes:
- Special one-night only exhibit of bottles from Kingston breweries
- Brief talk on the history of Prohibition in the Hudson Valley, including tales of bootleggers and rum runners
- Special viewing of historic 1930s silent film footage from the Dwyer family of a Kingston "party barge"
- Historic 1920s and '30s canapes and hors d'oeuvres
- Historic non-alcoholic punch from the Prohibition era (with recipe!)
- Historic alcoholic punch from after Probhition was repealed (with recipe!)
- Spirits tasting with Tuthilltown Spirits, including souvenir tasting glass
NEW PRICE! Tickets are $35 for HRMM members, $45 for non-members and include the hors d'oeuvres, punch, tasting with Tuthilltown Spirits, and a free souvenir glass.
Not a member? Join on or before March 21st and not only will you receive $10 off admission to this special event, you'll also get a discount on membership as part of our March Membership Madness Drive! Just use the coupon code "MARCH2020" when you sign up. Learn more.
Lecture: “Workers, Riders, Owners: African Americans on the Hudson River in the Nineteenth Century”
Saturday, March 14, 2020 | 2:00 PM | Wooden Boat School Classroom
$5/person | HRMM Members FREE
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Dr. Myra Young Armstead presents an overview of the direct connection of African Americans to the river as laborers on Hudson River docks and on vessels that plied the waters between Manhattan and the Albany area. Charting the experiences of blacks as passengers on the steamboats that operated after 1807, Dr. Armstead will focus on Samuel Schuyler and his descendants, highlighting an African American family of entrepreneurs who established an independent Hudson River steamboat line.
$5/person | HRMM Members FREE
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Dr. Myra Young Armstead presents an overview of the direct connection of African Americans to the river as laborers on Hudson River docks and on vessels that plied the waters between Manhattan and the Albany area. Charting the experiences of blacks as passengers on the steamboats that operated after 1807, Dr. Armstead will focus on Samuel Schuyler and his descendants, highlighting an African American family of entrepreneurs who established an independent Hudson River steamboat line.
Museum Mates: Water! Water! Everywhere
Sunday, March 15, 2020 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Wooden Boat School Classroom
$5/person | HRMM Members FREE
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
In the last Museum Mates of the spring, students will learn about the effects of water pollution on the Hudson River, the ongoing Hudson River clean-up efforts, and actions that can help keep it clean. This family-friendly program will demonstrate how wastewater is treated and released back into the Hudson River. There will be a guide-led tour of the museum, a water quality-test completed under black light, and a hands-on water cleaning activity.
This event is geared toward children ages 5 to 12 years old. Adults and children must register. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
$5/person | HRMM Members FREE
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
In the last Museum Mates of the spring, students will learn about the effects of water pollution on the Hudson River, the ongoing Hudson River clean-up efforts, and actions that can help keep it clean. This family-friendly program will demonstrate how wastewater is treated and released back into the Hudson River. There will be a guide-led tour of the museum, a water quality-test completed under black light, and a hands-on water cleaning activity.
This event is geared toward children ages 5 to 12 years old. Adults and children must register. Children must be accompanied by an adult.