A dark silhouette of a building with light blue windows stands in the foreground against a background of colorful, abstract shapes representing trees and sky.

Dr Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for History & Culture

Enjoy the full program with access to all main activities.

General Admission

Margaret Wade-Lewis Center
PO Box 745
New Paltz, NY 12561

Join MWLC Executive Director, Esi Lewis, for a guided tour of Open for Unfinished Business led by artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak. Uncovering overlooked histories of New Paltz, this unique showcase features artifacts from the MWLC collection, including original windows from the Margaret Clow House, built by Jacob Wynkoop, a pioneering Black builder who also built the Ann Oliver House (future home of the MWLC). Wynkoop is credited with constructing eight homes in the late 1800s, creating a vital neighborhood of free Black residents right here in New Paltz including the historic Ann Oliver House. This year the MWLC is begin the rehabilitation of this incredible piece of history to serve as the permanent home and office of the MWLC.&nbsp; We need your help to bring the Ann Oliver House back to life as we relaunch our capital campaign &quot;It Takes a Village&quot; to match the $750,000 we have already raised. Every dollar you contribute brings us closer to securing this permanent space for history, education, culture, and community.&nbsp;

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1787437167/wysiwyg/rfj4zx1otjy3fqcntkmn.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; -webkit-user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for our Museum Mixer! I look forward to seeing you there. If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer, or talk to your friends about our cause! Sincerely,&nbsp;Esi Lewis, Executive Director&nbsp;MWL Centerinfo@mwlcenter.org

Join MWLC Executive Director, Esi Lewis, for a guided tour of Open for Unfinished Business led by artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak. Uncovering overlooked histories of New Paltz, this unique showcase features artifacts from the MWLC collection, including original windows from the Margaret Clow House, built by Jacob Wynkoop, a pioneering Black builder who also built the Ann Oliver House (future home of the MWLC). Wynkoop is credited with constructing eight homes in the late 1800s, creating a vital neighborhood of free Black residents right here in New Paltz including the historic Ann Oliver House. This year the MWLC is begin the rehabilitation of this incredible piece of history to serve as the permanent home and office of the MWLC.  We need your help to bring the Ann Oliver House back to life as we relaunch our capital campaign "It Takes a Village" to match the $750,000 we have already raised. Every dollar you contribute brings us closer to securing this permanent space for history, education, culture, and community.

Dr Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for History & Culture

Museum Mixer

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art

General Admission

Free