The Rockwell Blog: Updates From Our Staff


Sherman Alexie: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Rockwell Museum supports all facets of Western-inspired art, including written pursuits. The Museum is currently highlighting the work of Sherman Alexie, a prolific Native American author, named one of The New Yorker’s Top 20 Writers of the 21st Century. Alexie will be presenting live at The Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium as part of […]

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The Horse as an Icon of the Old West

Horses have been a time honored subject of paintings and other artistic mediums. The stateliness of the horse has been used as an allegory for war heroes, symbols of a country, and religious iconography. Art of the American west captures not only the allegory but also the reality. Horses represented freedom, and they were necessary […]

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Celebrate Holiday Traditions at the Rockwell!

Imagine a giant Christmas tree adorned with hundreds of precious ornaments, the perfect Santa scene and a holiday vintage toy display. Now stop imagining it and come experience it at the Rockwell! Throughout the holiday season, we feature drop-in craft activities for all ages, a charming winter woodland tree (that you can decorate!), and much […]

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Lock, Stock and Barrel

Over the past 4 decades, Bobby has amassed an impressive collection of over 800 historic firearms. The Rockwell Museum is proud to display an important selection of historic long arms and handguns from the Robert F. “Bobby” Rockwell, III collection. His fascination began more than 40 years ago when he began firing antique firearms in […]

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