Past Exhibitions

Explore our exhibitions archive and revisit the groundbreaking displays and unforgettable stories that have shaped our museum and the Ardens.

Treasures of Childhood: Growing Up in the Ardens

Dates October 2024 – September, 2025 Celebrate the Arden Craft Shop’s 20th Anniversary with a new exhibition Treasures of childhood: Growing up in the Ardens. A childhood in the Ardens is full of adventures, new experiences, and freedoms. Many organizations led by residents of all ages create the special experience ...

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Women Artists of the Ardens: 1900-1960

Dates October 2023 – September, 2024 This exhibition showcased the history of women artists of the Ardens. The displays ranged from pottery to poems and from greeting cards to stained glass and all represented work done by the women artists who have graced the community of the Ardens. Exhibition Inquiry ...

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Ardentown Celebrates One Hundred!

Dates October 2022 – August, 2023 Our exhibition showcases the history of Ardentown as it celebrates is hundredth anniversary. Enjoy an exhibition filled with artifacts related to the founding, residents, businesses, and cultural organizations that make up Ardentown and it’s history. Exhibition Inquiry Contact

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Images from the Ardens: 1900-1960

Dates January – August, 2022 Our exhibition showcases our collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture created or collected by residents of the Ardens from 1900 to 1960. Come see the condensed version of this show in the Bernie Schwab Community Room. Exhibition Inquiry Contact

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Equality: A Tradition in the Ardens

Dates October 2020 – August, 2021 This exhibition celebrates the traditions of Equality in its many forms in the Ardens. Of course, nationally 2020 marked the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, bringing equality to the voting booth, but equality has many forms. In the Ardens we ...

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“They gave us good leave to wander…”

Dates October 2019 – October, 2020 An Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years of the Arden Community Recreation Association The Arden Community Recreation Association (ACRA) began more than 70 years ago with a clear purpose: to provide recreational programming for all age groups in the Ardens. The objective of this exhibition is ...

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There’s a Gild for That!

Dates October 2016 – October 2017 There’s a Gild for That! showcases a number of Gilds, past and present and in doing, illustrates the wide variety of talents and interests that bring so much life to the Ardens. The Arden Club and its Gilds are an important part of the ...

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A Rose by Any Other Name…

Dates June 2016 – September 2016 Fifth Annual Shakespeare Exhibition The costumes on display have been loaned by the Shakespeare Gild from their extensive collection. While they have been designed to show the richness necessary to reflect the status of their noble wearers, they also reveal the practicality of designing ...

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Authors of the Ardens

Dates October 2017 – October, 2018 Storytellers, Historians, and Dreamers Storytellers have long held a central place in the communities that nurture them. Whether they are recounting the brave history of their societies, spinning tales of fun and fantasy, or preserving the wisdom of their time, these tellers of tales ...

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Additional Past Exhibitions

Customary Suits of Solemn Black (June 2015)

The Craft Shop: A Place to Work, To Live, To Dream (October 2014 – October 2015)

An Ostentation of Peacocks, Or, What Are Those Men Wearing? (June 2014 – September 2014)

A Taste of Arden (April 2014 – May 2014)

Dressed to the Nines: The T-Shirts of the Arden Fair (October 2013 – October 2014)

Louise Roberts Christmas Cards (December 2013 – March 2014)

What’s in a Costume? (June 2013 – September 2013)

Remembering Bernie (Spring 2013)

A Walking Tour of the Ardens (October 2012 – October 2014)

Modern Interpretation of a Classic: Shakespeare in the Ardens (Summer 2012)

Betty Solway Smith (Spring 2012)

Johanne Schroeder (Spring 2012)

Artisans and Athletes (Summer 2011)

Current Exhibition

Step into Arden’s past as our latest exhibition invites you to explore rare artifacts, untold stories, and captivating history brought to life at the museum.