The Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, is a graduate research institute of Bard College that opened in New York City in 1993. Today the BGC offers two programs of study, one leading to a master of arts degree and the other to a doctor of philosophy degree. Students in these programs can select from a wide array of courses dealing with various aspects of the cultural history of the material world.

We are dedicated to developing and operating the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Center and War of 1812 Museum. In this effort we will collect, preserve and maintain appropriate artifacts and undertake a national education effort to publicize the significance of the Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812 and our nation’s history.

The Museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located in Bethel, NY at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival. Our musuem focuses on the culture of the 1960s and has a permanent exhibit and well as several special exhibits each year.

The Bethlehem Historical Association, located in the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse, features local history exhibits and offers speakers on a wide range of historic topics at their monthly meetings.