In conjunction with our ESLN partners, CLRC has four permanent exhibits available to be borrowed by members for one-month periods. Immigration in New York State, 1650-1950; Recognizing Women’s Right to Vote in New York State; Two Hundred Years on the Erie Canal; and our new exhibit, Urban Renewal in New York State, also have online components that are available via New York Heritage. Messages from Survivors: One Family’s Holocaust Legacy is on temporary loan from The Memory Project.
Immigration in New York State
Themes: Early European Immigrants; Laws, Restrictions, & Reactions; The Journey; Work; Life
This exhibit focuses on the impact of European immigration on all regions of New York State and the challenges faced by new arrivals. 10 portraits serve as the centerpiece, grounding the exhibit in indvidual experiences
View online: nyheritage.org/immigration
Host physical exhibit: Immigration Exhibit Request Form (CLRC Region)
Recognizing Women’s Right to Vote in New York State
Themes: Suffrage to 1848; Activism and Social Justice; Race and Diversity; Male Allies; Pop Culture; Anti-Suffrage; Impact and Legacy
This exhibit charts the development and evolution of the Women’s Suffrage movement in New York State. There’s a special focus on the precursors to the movement, its cultural impact, and detractors.
View online: nyheritage.org/suffrage
Host physical exhibit: Women’s Suffrage Exhibit Request Form (CLRC Region)
200 Years on the Erie Canal
Themes: Why New York?; Plans and Early Concepts; Building the Canal; Commerce on the Canal; Canal Culture; Moving People and Ideas; Transformation and Criticism; Legacy
This exhibit documents the importance and lasting impact of the Erie Canal in shaping New York State and beyond. Special consideration is given to the canal’s cultural and intellectual legacy.
View online: nyheritage.org/eriecanal
Host physical exhibit: Erie Canal Exhibit Request Form (CLRC Region)
NEW: Urban Renewal in New York State
Themes: Urban Renewal; Public Housing; Housing Subsidies; Race Relations; Racism; Collective Trauma; Eminent Domain; Forced Migration; Segregation; African Americans; Puerto Ricans
Our newest exhibit explores the history and legacy of Urban Renewal in New York State. Ninety communities in the state had Urban Renewal projects, and while those projects promised to revitalize downtown areas and clear out slums, the program is often remembered as a traumatic period where the most vulnerable residents were stripped of their housing and private developers were given publicly subsidized deals on land grabs.
View online: https://nyheritage.org/index.php/exhibits/urban-renewal
Host physical exhibit: Urban Renewal Exhibit Request Form (CLRC Region)
Messages From Survivors: One Family’s Holocaust Legacy
Themes: Holocaust; Holocaust Survivors; World War II; Jewish History; Antisemitism; Fascism; Oral History; Family History; Laws, Restrictions, & Reactions; Legacy
This exhibit, which is on temporary loan from The Memory Project, introduces the Holocaust through powerful personal perspectives. By sharing stories from a family of survivors, “Messages from Survivors” aims to help combat Antisemitic stereotypes while transmitting messages they wished to convey to future generations.
Host physical exhibit: The hosting schedule for 2025-2026 is full. We are no longer accepting requests for this exhibit.
