Current Exhibits:
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Pandemic Perspectives - 2021
Throughout history, pandemics have transformed individuals and society in a multitude of ways. This exhibit draws parallels between the COVID-19 era and Saranac Lake’s history as a community that welcomed people suffering from tuberculosis. What is your pandemic perspective? |
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Online exhibits:
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Art of the Cure - 2019
This collection displays an array of the beautiful pieces created by the diverse community of tuberculosis patients who came to Saranac Lake in the early 1900s. While curing, patients were encouraged to participate in occupational therapy programs which allowed them to create, develop new skills, and improve their mental wellbeing. At the Sanatorium worship, patients learned jewelry making, leather craft, bookbinding, basket making, and photography, among other artistic crafts. Artists such as Amy Jones and Ray Ridabock offered lessons to patients and performers such as the opera singer Grace Moore put on benefit shows.The flourishing arts community established during this time period continues to influence Saranac Lake today. |
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Past exhibits:
Roaring Twenties - 2017
The Roaring Twenties exhibit allowed you to explore what Saranac Lake looked like during this vibrant decade. The exhibit was on display to align with the reopening of the historic Hotel Saranac. Featuring local photographs, historic films, and 1920’s artifacts, this interactive exhibit allows you to step back in time. Visitors could explore the fashion trends while diving through the social change occurring during the Roaring Twenties.
Medical Marvels - 2015
The Medical Marvels exhibit explored a vast range of seemingly strange medical treatments from throughout history. The collection included devices donated from Saranac Lake locals as well as an array of medical curiosities on loan from the renowned Ripley’s Believe It or Not collection. From pleural fluid drains to the Super Marvel Ultraviolet Ray to a pneumothorax apparatus, many of the pieces on display represent ways that tuberculosis was treated during the era before antibiotics. These various machines, tools, and techniques allow us to reflect on how medicine has evolved over time, and make us question, was it science or quackery? How will we look back on today’s medicine 100 years from now?
The Roaring Twenties exhibit allowed you to explore what Saranac Lake looked like during this vibrant decade. The exhibit was on display to align with the reopening of the historic Hotel Saranac. Featuring local photographs, historic films, and 1920’s artifacts, this interactive exhibit allows you to step back in time. Visitors could explore the fashion trends while diving through the social change occurring during the Roaring Twenties.
Medical Marvels - 2015
The Medical Marvels exhibit explored a vast range of seemingly strange medical treatments from throughout history. The collection included devices donated from Saranac Lake locals as well as an array of medical curiosities on loan from the renowned Ripley’s Believe It or Not collection. From pleural fluid drains to the Super Marvel Ultraviolet Ray to a pneumothorax apparatus, many of the pieces on display represent ways that tuberculosis was treated during the era before antibiotics. These various machines, tools, and techniques allow us to reflect on how medicine has evolved over time, and make us question, was it science or quackery? How will we look back on today’s medicine 100 years from now?
