Solar Spectacle: Total Solar Eclipse at GCV&M April 8, 2024
*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 04/08/2024
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Why Mumford, NY?
Enjoy access to acres of wide open space and un-obstructed eclipse views when you join us at Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY, for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024!
Step outside of the hustle and bustle of cities like Rochester and Buffalo when you join us for a festival-like atmosphere without the crowds or light pollution big cities will see during this weekend of high-traffic tourism. Enjoy free, non-competitive parking, four designated viewing areas with un-obstructed sightline to totality, an all-access pass for food and non-alcoholic beverage included with the cost most ticket packages, fascinating hands-on historical programming in our 19th-century Village, Gallery, and Nature Center, and so much more.
Fewer than 2,000 lucky individuals (spread out over hundreds of acres!) will have the opportunity to join us for this solar spectacle – don’t hesitate – reserve your spot today!
Explore the 19th-century eclipse experience
Programming in the Historic Village
Enjoy a once-in-a-century experience on Monday, April 8! As you make your way around our 19th-century Historic Village, explore how 19th-century Americans viewed, understood, and recorded total solar eclipses (there was a total solar eclipse in Rochester in 1860!).
- Learn about the connections between eclipses, the weather, and the US Navy in the Telegraph Office
- Visit the Print Office to see reproductions of 19th-century articles about eclipses in production
- Learn about women in science like Maria Mitchell (pictured here) when you visit the Romulus Seminary
- Write your own celestially-inspired poem and learn about Mary Loomis Todd in the One Room Schoolhouse
- Explore religious interpretations of celestial phenomena in the Shaker Trustees’ Building
- Delve into celestial photography in the Eastman Boyhood Home
- Learn all about 19th-century astronomical observation and scholarship in Rochester through historical figure Lewis Swift in the Livingston-Backus House
- and so much more!
Step into the science of solar eclipses
Programming in the Nature Center
Step into the science of total solar eclipses at our Nature Center! Join naturalists for fascinating programming during our eclipse event!
- Make your own pinhole camera
- Observe the skies through a telescope with the help of a naturalist
- Participate in an interactive “to-scale” eclipse model on the Great Meadow
- and so much more!
Totality Tasty
Food & Drink Offerings
Hospitality Package ticket purchasers will have access to day-long food and non-alcoholic drink by Partyman Catering (menu coming soon!), but we’ll also have a number of totality tasty food and drink offerings throughout campus, accessible to all visitors:
- 19th-century celestially-themed treats and baked goods in the D.B. Munger & Co. Confectionery
- Rohrbach’s Brewing Co. Totality Black Lager on draft
- Food and drink available in the Depot Restaurant
- GCV&M’s historical craft beers (Fat Ox Ale and Stocking Hill Ale) on draft
- and so much more!
Learn through art and Museum collections
Programming in the John L. Wehle Gallery
Make your way to the John L. Wehle Gallery to explore the concept of total solar eclipse and other celestial happenings throughout history using art, collections, and objects!
- Attend 19th-century-style Magic Lantern Shows (twice daily)
- Explore a brand new exhibit installation underway in our main gallery
- Enjoy the exhibit “Becoming Gendered: Garment as Gender Artifact”
- and so much more!
Explore our ticket packages for eclipse viewing day
Choose your home base! Select from our VIP experience (rent a historic home for the day), our Hospitality Package (enjoy our cozy event spaces), or select our most affordable option – South Field Drive-In/Festival Grounds (bring your own picnic and pop-up, plus have access to all festival grounds and programming).
All packages include eclipse viewing glasses, all-day historical programming and festivities in the Village, Gallery, and Nature Center.
Our Historic Village and Hospitality packages offer all-day access to food and non-alcoholic beverage.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.