CHATHAM, NEW YORK, June 23, 2021 – Shaker Museum, which stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives, announced today its latest exhibition The Future is a Gift. Giving a glimpse of what’s to come to Chatham, NY, the exhibition showcases some of the most iconic pieces in the Shaker Museum’s collection and also provides design details on the museum’s new permanent home, which is currently under development and will be an anchor in Chatham’s downtown.
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Sharon Duane Koomler is a Shaker scholar and traditional letterpress printer living in upstate New York. She has academic degrees in American Folklore from Indiana University and Western Kentucky University. Sharon has worked at Shaker Museums from Kentucky to New Hampshire as an educator, curator, consultant, and director. She has written and published on Shaker material culture and spirituality, and lectured widely on Shaker art, life, and belief. Sharon has a particular interest in the under-researched social aspects of Shaker life and ways in which Shakers practiced inclusion and intentionality.