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A.T. Museum Announces Opening of Benton MacKaye “Sky Parlor” Exhibit

9/24/2021

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The Appalachian Trail Museum invites the public to attend a special exhibit opening on October 16, 2021 from 1 PM to 4 PM to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publishing of the article, “An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning,” in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects, authored by Benton MacKaye. This article established MacKaye as the founder of the Appalachian Trail project.
 
The exhibit, Celebrating a Century of the A.T. Vision: Benton MacKaye & Sky Parlor, tells the story of this remarkable conservationist, regional planner, and wilderness preservationist, who first envisioned and then proposed a long-distance trail following the Appalachian Mountain Range and accessible to the country’s heavily populated east coast.

The exhibit opening will be held on the grounds of the museum and will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and several talks about Benton MacKaye and the special collection of furniture, artifacts, and books that comprised his study, Sky Parlor. Many of these items will be on display to the public for the first time.
 
The exhibit, designed and fabricated by Graphik Masters of York, PA, and curated by museum board Vice President Gwenyth Loose, is made possible through generous donations from members of the Appalachian Trail Museum Society. The event is open to the public and is held in conjunction with Pine Grove Furnace State Park’s Fall Festival.
  
The Museum’s third floor Research Library will also have an open house on October 16. The Library will feature a MacKaye exhibit of books and photos and a reading list for visitors of books on the history of the A.T.
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