General
Information
Remojadas Culture,
Veracruz.
Smiling Figure. Clay.
Late Classic Period, 600-900 A.D.
Gift of David and Barbara Hunter.
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Ø About the
Museum The Longyear Museum
consists of an exhibition space on the second floor of
Alumni Hall and a teaching collection of archaeological
and ethnographic materials from Africa, Oceania, Native
North America, and the Pre-Columbian cultures of North,
Central and South America.
The basis of the Museum collections
is archaeological materials deposited in the Museum by
former associates of Colgate University. The
collections are strongest in Northeastern archaeological
materials as well as Pre-Columbian sculpture of Mexico
and the Andes.
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The Longyear Museum typically mounts four or
more exhibitions each academic year. The exhibitions draw
upon the Longyear's own collections, as well as loans from
museum, gallery and private collections. The exhibition
program aims to demonstrate the rich artistic heritage of
indigenous peoples past and present; show that indigenous peoples
exist today and continue to produce objects of beauty; and
showcase contemporary art produced within non-European cultures.
In particular, the Longyear attempts to exhibit, on a regular
basis, the traditional and contemporary arts of the Haudenosaunee
or Iroquois people who are indigenous to this area.
Admission is free and open to the public.
| Ø Hours and
Location Hours:
Academic Year Schedule
Weekdays 9:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Closed for school holidays.
To schedule an appointment for
tours, group visits, or to visit the museum on off-hours
call (315)228-7184.
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"Seeing Red:
Haudenosaunee Political Art
March 29 - June 7, 1999
north and east walls
photography by Warren Wheeler
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Location:
The Longyear Museum is located on the 2nd
floor of Alumni Hall in the heart of Colgate University’s campus. Colgate
University is located off of Route 12B (Broad Street) in
Hamilton, New York, approximately one hour southeast of Syracuse.
Ø Staff
The principal Longyear Museum staff are Jordan
Kerber, Curator of Collections and Carol Ann Lorenz, Director and Curator of
Exhibitions. These positions are voluntary or nearly so.
Additional staff includes Lynne Reichhart, Assistant to the Director, and several regular student assistants. Jordan Kerber, who became Curator of Collections in July 2001, has been working to document by digital photography the museum's Iroquois artifacts that may be repatriated. Click
here to see more information on this digital photography
project.
Ø Opportunities
for Colgate Students
Students have opportunities to become
involved in Longyear Museum activities in various ways. They
can engage in research on the collections, assist in mounting
exhibitions, co-curate an exhibition as an intern, or help to
develop programming in connection with an exhibition. Several
work-study students also assist with office work, gallery
preparation, and other tasks. If you are interested in
exploring any of the above listed opportunities and are currently
enrolled at Colgate as a student, then please call the Museum
Curator, Carol Ann Lorenz at (315)228-7184.
James Lallemand
Closet (Des Chemises), 1994
The Longyear Museum Collection
Gift of the artist, 2000
Ø Web Site
Information
Web site created by Sanjay Lafont '01. To contact him:
olafont@mail.colgate.edu
http://people.colgate.edu/olafont/
