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Visits to Downtown Syracuse are Always Eventful!Join the 5.1 million people who enjoy the high-quality arts and entertainment experiences that only Downtown Syracuse can deliver. The visitor experience promises a spectacular line-up of Broadway-caliber theater performances, museum exhibits, riveting live music, sporting events, and much more. With a host of shopping, dining and nightlife options to bookend the event experience, Downtown is Instagrammable! |
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Festival of Trees
Celebrate the season with a visit to one of CNY’s most treasured holiday events. Take in the beautiful sights, purchase items to decorate your home or office, and pick up tips for your own creations. Beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, and unique displays are donated and all items sold benefit the Everson Museum. Visit the Holiday Café for lunch, find unique gifts in the Museum Shop, and enjoy live entertainment.
Date | 12/10/2019 |
Multiple Times | Sunday: Noon – 5:00pm |
Runs | 12/06/2019 - 12/15/2019 |
Cost | $5 Members | $8 Non-Members |
Contact Phone | 315-474-6064 |
Contact Email | everson@everson.org |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects
On View November 16, 2019 – March 22, 2020
In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson’s collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum’s collecting priorities, from the Museum’s earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019.
Date/Time | 12/11/2019 (All day) |
Runs | 11/16/2019 - 3/22/2020 |
Cost | Free with Museum Admission |
Contact Phone | 315-474-6064 |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Festival of Trees
The Festival of Trees is an annual ten-day event featuring over 100 uniquely decorated trees, wreaths, and special holiday displays. In addition to the beautiful visual displays, there will be holiday music and dance performances offered by individuals and groups who perform in the Rosamond Gifford Sculpture Court and the Hosmer Auditorium.
Date/Time | 12/11/2019 (All day) |
Runs | 12/06/2019 - 12/15/2019 |
Cost | $5 Members | $8 Non-Members |
Contact Phone | 315-474-6064 |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Earth Piece
Named after Yoko Ono’s 1963 Earth Piece, a score that invites the reader to “Listen to the sound of the earth turning,” this exhibition examines artists who have combined clay and ceramics with performance art, photography, conceptual art, and even land art. Far from being used as “just another material,” clay comes freighted with millennia of associations with material culture.Earth Piece highlights the work of well-known figures from the art world, as well as lesser-known artists whose work shaped the field of ceramics into a vibrant discipline that is equally at home in both domestic and contemporary spheres.
Date/Time | 12/11/2019 2:00 PM |
Runs | 7/20/2019 - 1/05/2020 |
Cost | FREE with museum admission |
Contact Phone | 315-474-6064 |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Santa Saturdays
Pre-registration is encouraged
A visit on these special days includes a visit with Santa, an opportunity to create a holiday craft, and a snack of milk and cookies (coffee or tea for adults).
Date/Time | 12/14/2019 1:00 PM |
Runs | 12/07/2019 - 12/14/2019 |
Cost | $10 Adults | $5 Children (includes Museum/Festival admission) |
Contact Phone | 315-474-6064 |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects
On View November 16, 2019 – March 22, 2020
In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson’s collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum’s collecting priorities, from the Museum’s earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019.
Date/Time | 12/15/2019 (All day) |
Runs | 11/16/2019 - 3/22/2020 |
Cost | Free with Museum Admission |
Contact Phone | 315-474-6064 |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |