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Bakelite in Yonkers: Pioneering the Age of Plastics

February 6–June 6, 2010 • Yonkers, New York

Organizer name and contact info:
 The Hudson River Museum
Phone: 914.963.4550
http://www.hrm.org

Event hours:
 Wed – Sun, 12-5 pm
Friday, 12-7:30 pm.

Cost:
 Museum: $5 adults, $3 seniors & youth 5-16
Children under 5 and Members; free
Fridays 5-7:30 pm Museum and Planetarium admission FREE.

Web page (URL):
 http://www.hrm.org/pressbox/Bakelite.html

Other information:
 The word Bakelite® conjures images from a glamorous Art Deco bracelet to hardworking handles on pots and pans. It is the “Material of a Thousand Uses.” Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented the plastic called Bakelite in his Yonkers laboratory in 1907. Beginning February 6, the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, will bring, for the first time, more than 300 rare objects made from Bakelite and the more modern melamine. The exhibition, Bakelite in Yonkers: Pioneering the Age of Plastics, will be on view through June 6.

The largest cultural institution in Westchester County, the Hudson River Museum is a multi-disciplinary complex that draws its identity from its site on the banks of the Hudson River, and seeks to broaden the cultural horizons of all its visitors. It engages in the presentation of exhibitions, programs, teaching initiatives, research, collection, preservation, and conservation – a wide range of activities that interpret its collections, interests and communities.

This event is a museum event and expects 501-1000 people.

Note: Please confirm event details with the organizer before traveling long distances to attend this event.


Comments

  1. Robert Howe, 1 month, 10 days ago
    Are there bakelite ashtrays in this exhibition? If not, are there any in the master collection?
  2. Bartholomew Bland, 1 month, 10 days ago
    Yes, there are several astrays in the exhibition, including a black ashtray made for the Monsanto Chemical Plastic Ashtray; a publicity ashtray for German Bakelite, featuring the Bakelite trefoil logo; and a more modern ashtray in melamine created in 1996 by the desinger Anna Castelli Ferrieri.

    Hope you get a chance to see the show!
  3. Reindert Groot, 1 month, 7 days ago
    Dear Bart,

    I am sorry to say but "the more modern ashtray in melamine created in 1996 by the desinger Anna Castelli Ferrieri" was created in 1979 for the Italian design company Kartell. It was in production from that date till 1996. I hope this is helpful.

    Reindert Groot (owner amsterdambakelitecollection.com)

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