Auburn’s Welcome Center features a state-of-the-art exhibition titled “Seeing Equal Rights in NYS” where New York State’s progressive history supporting equality comes to life through interactive displays. Experience the creative ways New Yorkers organized to stand for justice, and learn about the key contributors from the 1800s to modern day.
See where iconic American heroes Harriet Tubman and William H. Seward lived while helping lead enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad. View outstanding examples of Tiffany glass at the Willard Memorial Chapel, Cayuga Museum of History & Art and Westminster Presbyterian Church. Visit the birthplace of talking films at the Case Research Lab and take in a contemporary art exhibit or quilt show at the Schweinfurth Art Center. Top off your day with a comedy act, play or even a dance performance at Auburn Public Theater.
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This web site is produced by the City of Auburn’s Historic & Cultural Sites Commission, a group of organizations whose mission is to promote Auburn’s attractions through collaborative marketing, programming, and tourism strategies. The Commission site organizations include Auburn Public Theater, Cayuga Museum & Case Research Lab, Harriet Tubman Home, Schweinfurth Art Center, Seward House, and Willard Memorial Chapel. The Commission agencies include Auburn Enlarged City School District, Auburn Schine’s Theater, Cayuga County Arts Council, Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, Cayuga County Historian’s Office, Cayuga County Office of Tourism, and Downtown Auburn Business Improvement District.
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