Iroquois Indian Museum

infobox Museum
name= Iroquois Indian Museum


established= 1992
location= 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, New York, USA
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website= [http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/ Iroquois Indian Museum]

The Iroquois Indian Museum in Howes Cave, New York is an educational institution that uses Iroquois art as a tool for teaching Iroquois culture. The museum, which opened in 1992, is located in Schoharie County, homeland of the Mohawk Indians, one of the Iroquois tribes.

About

The Iroquois Indian Museum, which opened in 1992, is built in the form of a traditional longhouse, allowing its physical space to highlight aspects of Iroquois culture.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4DB173DF930A35755C0A964958260|title=New Museum Shows Lives of Iroquois|accessdate=2008-06-02|year=1992-06-03|author=Harold Faber|work=The New York Times] The museum was built at a cost of $1.3 million and is seen by its creators as a tool for the public to learn more about who the Iroquois are, since many live in their own communities in New York, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Ontario and Quebec. The museum houses the largest collection of Iroquois art and the Iroquois Performing Arts Amphitheater, part of the museum, helps to bring the culture's 10,000 years of history alive for current visitors.Cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF9BF592F4F9E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=If You Go to Howe Caverns|accessdate=2008-06-02|year=1999-05-02|work=The Buffalo News] It also takes into account the Iroquois tradition of using music and dance to tell their stories.Cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.com/lifestyles/local_story_279041504.html?keyword=topstory|title=A Nation Long Before Columbus|accessdate=2008-06-02|year=2007-10-06|author=Mark Simonson|work=The Daily Star] Although the museum declares a focus on art and history, their exhibits include cultural aspects, such as Native American baseball players.Cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/travel/20080511_Online_Traveler__Where_baseball_s_enshrined.html|title=Online Traveler: Where Baseball's Enshrined|accessdate=2008-06-02|year=2008-05-11|author=Roger Petterson|work=The Ohiladelphia Inquirer]

Partners

The Iroquois Indian Museum has partnered with a number of other museums in different locations throughout the United States including:Cite web|url=http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/|title=Iroquois Indian Museum|accessdate=2008-06-02]
*Mashantucket Pequot Museum
*Mystic Aquarium
*Institute for American Indian Studies
*Heritage Museum & Gardens
*Old Sturbridge Village
*Shinnecock Museum
*Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art

References

External links

* [http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/ Iroquois Indian Museum]