Welcome to The Finger Lakes Museum

Imagine a place where you can look through a 12,000-year window of time to discover the Finger Lakes Region—its past, its present, and its future; a place where you can explore the water, the wildlife, the wonders, and the diverse peoples of this unique region of New York State.

The Finger Lakes Museum Project is an initiative to create a world-class educational institution that will showcase the cultural heritage and ecological evolution of the 9,000-square-mile Finger Lakes Region through the use of static, interactive, and live-species exhibitions.

Themes throughout the Museum will include: Amish, Mennonite, and Native American cultures, early colonization, and the histories of agriculture, commerce, viticulture, and tourism. Exhibits will range from antique boats and farm equipment to a large freshwater aquarium containing the fish species that inhabit the Finger Lakes.

Outdoor habitats will feature live specimens of native wildlife like bald eagles, black bears, river otters and the unique Seneca White Deer in their natural settings. Special attention will be given to invasive species such as lamprey eels, purple loosestrife and zebra mussels, and their impacts on our environment.

The Finger Lakes Museum will not only educate its visitors, but will also teach pride and stewardship to its residents, adults and children. Through inspiration and education the protection of these renowned and revered natural resources that make the Finger Lakes so special will be ensured for future generations and for the future of the world.