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“The docents are so knowledgeable and the artifacts and environment make the students feel like they have really taken a trip back in time.” in 2 reviews
“Also enjoyed the dessert at intermission, but why only vanila?” in 2 reviews
“Went to the playhouse for a great show.” in 2 reviews
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Michael S.
We are seasonal and have specific hours throughout the year, so please be sure to check our website for dates, times and events! Museum Village is a unique and inviting open-air historical museum, which offers visitors the opportunity to explore vignettes of 19th century American life. Using a large collection of eclectic artifacts, the museum provides hands-on educational experiences and exhibits that illustrate the transition from a rural to an industrial culture and economy in America. Hear the blacksmith's hammer clank and the school bell ring. Make a candle in the Candle Shop and churn butter in the Log Cabin. Stop and see the Printer and visit the General Store to see what you may need to buy. We also make and sell our own brooms in the Broom shop. And did you know we have one of three complete mastodon skeletons in the world? Visit and learn about Harry The Mastodon in our Natural History Building. Take a step back in time and come enjoy the day at Museum Village!
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- 7263173May 6, 2023Updated review
Went here yesterday (5/5/2023) to attend "A Murder Is Announced", which is a play that they were doing this year. I enjoyed seeing A Murder mystery, and wanted to go there because I like horror movies, so why not attend this show. Overall enjoyed it. Definetely suggest if one has any hearing disabilities, get some seats towards the front, it really helps! Also enjoyed the dessert at intermission, but why only vanila? I prefer chocolate. I also didn't like the apple pie, as i put in the last review- how about different flavor pies? enjoyed the ice cream though at least. Also their restrooms seemed pretty clean, so that's good. Will be back to see Suessical in September!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Sep 23, 2022Previous reviewBeen here before pre and post pandemic. Musuem Village is a great little village that depicts 19th century living in Monroe NY. They have everything from a candlemaker to a mastodon, to printmaking to all different types of buildings from the 19th century. Even been to civil war weekend, and that's fun. Although i was a kid then, and the fake ampitation sorta scared me- i like horror movies now tho, so might not bother me today. Also, enjoyed the abraham lincoln impersinater during civil war weekend in 2017!
Went here yesterday (9/22/2022) to see Godspell with my family at the playhouse. Am quite happy that they decided to go with something more modern and known. Putting it this way, because i knew Godspell, that's why i came this time to see this show. All other shows because it is lesser known may not sell as much. Although, since it is a small theatre it's not a bad thing. Anyways, i enjoyed this show very much. Liked the ice cream intermission. (they also serve pie, but i'm not a fan of pies honestly unless it is pumpkin.) enjoyed my ice cream tho. you do have to walk to the restrooms tho, and to the tent that serves the food- but that's consistent whether you are seeing a show or walking around during normal hours. Hopefully will be back again if they do something familiar again. (Pure suggestions would be to do the rocky horror picture show for october, maybe something like Avenue Q, Pippin, Into The Woods, Les Miserables, How to Succeed in Business without really trying, even rock of ages would probably be cool.) - Mar 23, 2019
Museum Village is a small local farm community where businesses band together to preserve and foster farming practices of the earlier times pre-metropolitan, pre-urbanize industrialism. Upon entering our party of four were immensely greeted and welcomed for a indoor farmer's market offering free food samples that are locally grown. Museum Village is a nice school field trip where students learn farming history and how to preserve the past but keep a determined future mindset with technology and progress. I am not sure if there are guided group tours for school children. There were no staff member to provide information educational knowledge about 19th or early 20th century farming or lifestyle pre-digital age, pre-machinery of manual labor for our party of four.
This farm community village depicts life as it was of U.S. 19th century and possibly early 20th century, but no staff member wore clothing from this era for a authentic look nor were there any period songs played in the background as a glimpse of history. Progress has both advantages and disadvantages, but it cannot be obstructed with the passage of time progress is evolved further. I wanted to see 19th century and early 20th century daily farming lifestyle activities or routine: schooling, housekeeping duties, farming activities, etc. I believe the concept of a farm community is good, but it must be active in the engagement with visitors. My party of four had the opportunity to see and hear roasters emit crowing sound it was all natural no recording studio sound effects heard here. There is a functioning wind mill on the premise as well as limited live stock farm animals: roasters, chickens, cows, and quails. Select animals are free to roam in a open space without fences while cows are, unfortunately, fenced within. There are some hay visible on the grounds. I was hoping to see farm workers to tend a plow grain, make hay, cut corn, water vegetables, milk cows, farm tools, chop wood for wood burning fireplace.Helpful 13Thanks 0Love this 10Oh no 0Business owner information
Michael S.
Apr 11, 2019
Dear Tina C. -
Thank you for taking the time to review our museum. You attended one of our free Winter Exhibits when we only house a new exhibit in our Visitors Center. The rest of the museum was closed for the season. This is why you did not have the full experience of stepping back in time at MUSEUM VILLAGE. We are a seasonal operation April-November and require these warmer months for the public to truly enjoy walking around on the grounds and take in the full experience of 19th century life. We do have tours available where a costumed interpreter will walk you through our buildings and describe in great detail how people lived and worked in the 19th century. You'll learn about the Drug Store, Log Cabin, Print Shop, Broom Shop, School House, Candle Shop and more! Our chickens, roosters and guinea hens do roam freely, however for safety reasons (for the animals and people) we need to fence in our goats. We do not have cows. Please visit our website and Facebook for all the great information about our museum and take advantage of everything we have to offer. Come back and enjoy one of our special events. We are confident you will have a much more enjoyable experience when the entire museum is open! www.museumvillage.org - Brooke C.Bloomingburg, NY06Jun 13, 2022
This place is awful! Minimal interactions available for kids. I just chaperoned my sons first grade class and the children and parents were bored to tears. The "actors" seemed bored, unmotivated and super unfriendly! The lady in the candle making house needs to hang up her wick! She was incredibly nasty to the children, yelling at them and yelling at the parents and teachers. She made it very clear she wanted absolute silence in that house and did not want to hear the children. It was a class trip, the children were excited to finally go on a class trip. You could hear a pin drop in there, she had them so scared.
The best part of the trip was when the children got to play tag outside on the lawn. This place was a bust! There was nothing there. I would post the video of the candlemaker, I want to protect the privacy of the kids. The candle maker should not be allowed to work with children and the rest of them could use some training.Helpful 2Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Debra S.Brooklyn, NY640111234Nov 8, 2015
I loved this place as a little girl, and now I love it as a mom.not much has changed and that's just the way I like it. Everything seems to change these days, faster, more modern, flashier...more shopping. I expected the worst and was delighted to be thrown back in time just as I was 20 years ago. The buildings are fascinating, the people are friendly and we liked the turkey and thanksgiving events.
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Michael S.
Dec 12, 2019
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a nice review. We're glad you continue to enjoy your visit's and hope you'll come back to see us again soon!
- Jill G.Accord, NY01May 29, 2019
This was a great place to take a 4th grade on a field trip. There are great educational resources for prior, during and after the trip! I would highly recommend this place.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Lina M.Cornwall, NY617416Oct 3, 2014
Went to the playhouse for a great show. With apple alamode and coffee at intermission.
Fun time and very affordable. Nice people. Comfortable seating.
Would definitely go again! :-)Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Michael S.
Dec 12, 2019
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a kind review. We're glad you enjoyed your visit to the Playhouse and hope you'll come back to visit our Historical Museum Exhibits.
- Joan S.Mamaroneck, NY01Oct 25, 2019
Another fantastic trip to Museum Village! The entire fourth grade from our school district has been visiting this establishment for the past 20 years and the students love it every year. The docents are so knowledgeable and the artifacts and environment make the students feel like they have really taken a trip back in time. This experience pairs nicely with our Colonial America unit and allows the students to experience what life was like back then first hand. They were even able to make candles and dye bracelets just like the people did during the 18th century. We highly recommend visiting this amazing "village" and are looking forward to coming back next year!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Donna B.Warwick, NY01May 23, 2019
Our class trip was to Museum Village. We traveled with about 100 students and adults to the museum. We were greeted and provided with directions as to how to move about the museum. The children had a great time visiting the different museum venues and learning about life in the past. The staff was well informed and did a great job including the children in their presentations. Many of the venues offered the children and opportunity to participate. We had a picnic style lunch that we brought and enjoyed the green in the middle when we needed a break. The many wondering chickens made the green extra fun! Overall it was a great day for the first graders!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Russ F.Monroe, NY051Aug 8, 2016
It's a dive for youngsters to take a school field trip and an activity for the Townies to enjoy. Very overrated...
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Micaela D.Highland Mills, NY021Jul 24, 2014First to Review
This place is the best place to take family to see historical places. It is so fun to be at. The tours are great and the place is beautiful. Everything for what it is is very clean and well taken care of. It's a great place to send your kids to volunteer if you need school ours. The civil war reenactments are magnificent to watch, even all the young ones have fun. I would take my friends and family to this place any day. There's even a fully put together mastodon! There's only three fully put together in the country and one of them is there! The environment there is so friendly. They have chickens and roosters that can freely walk around. They have giant turkeys and other fun animals at the barn there. All of the old artifacts there are so nicely taken care of. In some of the buildings you can do hands on work like the candle shop. You can make your own wax candles there! The staff there are very very friendly and fun to talk to. Everyone can enjoy the wonders of museum village even if your there alone!
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Michael S.
Dec 12, 2019
Thank you so much, Micaela! We are so glad you enjoyed visiting us! We hope to see you again when we reopen in April 2020!
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