This highly interactive exhibit consists of audio/visual experiences, informative displays, and a collection of artifacts, some of which are owned by The Museum and others of which are on loan to The Museum.

Special Exhibits

► Collecting Woodstock: Recent Museum Acquisitions

• Introduction Area — Quotes and performance clips from Woodstock performers and attendees as well as Sixties icons and images serve as an introduction to the themes of The Museum. Their stories are continued throughout the exhibit.
• The Sixties — The decade of the 1960s was one of optimism, idealism, cultural change, turmoil, and the coming of age of the Baby Boomers. The election of John F. Kennedy signaled the passing of the torch to a new generation, a generation that, in turn, created new styles, sounds, and attitudes, and challenged traditions.

- Timeline
- Civil Rights and the Rights Revolution
- Space race
- The Cold War Comes Home
- The Counterculture: Retreat and Renewal

• The Woodstock Festival is Born/Planning — What inspired four young men to create the largest music festival of all time, why did it take place in Bethel instead of the town it was named for, and what did it take to pull it all together?
• The Journey to Woodstock — They came from near and far, by VW Beetle, helicopter, bus and thumb, to take part in an Aquarian Festival. Re-create the journey and get on the bus for a spirited film about the road to Woodstock.
• Three Days of Peace and Music — Experience the entire festival, from the audience perspective, in a nine-minute immersive multimedia presentation, explore the festival site through a touch screen interactive, and examine artifacts such as staff T-shirts and the 1969 equivalent of instant messaging.
• The Legacies of the 1960s and Woodstock — What Do the Sixties and Woodstock Mean Today? Leave your thoughts, browse other people's, and hear from personalities of the era as well as contemporaries as they address the lasting impact of the civil rights movement, the protest movement, the movement to care for the environment and much more. Explore music that extends the legacy of Woodstock and the Sixties to today and share your suggestions for additional songs that continue the legacy to the future.
  
  View The Museum exhibit map.

• Woodstock festival photographs shot by then 18-year old Doug Lenier.
  These photographs are representative of a selection of 90 photographs recently purchased from Lenier by the museum. These photographs offer a fresh look at the festival, the crowds, and the artists. Mr. Lenier was a photo student in the late Sixties, and he played as a musician at the 1967 and 1968 "sound-outs" in Woodstock, NY, the precursors of the famous Woodstock festival. He was determined to photograph the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY - he grabbed his girlfriend and his Nikon FTn, and his girlfriend's dad drove them to the festival. Mr. Lenier is a professional photographer and currently works in the music industry in California. Upon reading about The Museum at Bethel Woods, he reviewed his old festival photos and contacted the museum. He was encouraged by friends to get his images in the pubic purview, and the museum is pleased that he reached out. We are especially excited to finally have photographic documentation that confirms the existence of the oft-mentioned but never previously seen, Ferris wheel which was located atop the hill near where the museum is currently located.

• Woodstock festival photographs by Richard Gordon.
  His photos offer new perspectives on navigating the festival site.

• Journal of artists and set lists donated by John Marvelle.
  Kevin Marvelle sat through the entire festival, from Richie Havens through Jimi Hendrix, and he maintained a handwritten journal that documents the performance of each act as they happened. This journal, is the ultimate corroboration for recent revisions to the history of "who played when."

• Hog Farm "Red Rag"
  The Hog Farm, the New Mexico commune hired by the Woodstock promoters to set up the campground and assist with "public safety," sent 12 people via bus to Bethel, NY to work the festival. Other communards joined them, and there were as many as 100 Hog Farmers working to develop campgrounds, prepare kitchens to feed the crowds, and maintain order prior to the start of the concert. Volunteers soon joined their ranks, and the criteria for becoming a Hog Farmer was someone who cared and would inspire others to do the same, and who could lead but not by directing. The farmers were considered "the power station" or generator of the spirit that would define the festival, yet they did not receive credentials, tee shirts, or jackets from the festival staff. To create an identity for the Hog Farmers and their volunteers, Paul Foster, Hog Farmer and Merry Prankster, made a drawing of a hog with wings. Alton Kelley, one of the decade's most highly regarded poster artists of the San Francisco psychedelic era, screen-printed the image on red fabric, torn into strips to be distributed to all Hog Farmers and volunteers. The red rags, as they were known, became both an all-access pass to any area of the site and symbol of the spirit of the festival. This red tag symbolized the entire community that came together to make the dream of Three Days of Peace and Music a reality.

• Yasgur Farm Artifacts
  By the late 1960s, Max Yasgur's dairy was the largest milk producer in Sullivan County with a farm of 650 cows. When Woodstock festival promoters were greeted with hostility when they tried to find a last-minute location to move their festival, Max Yasgur agreed to lease one of his alfalfa fields in Bethel, NY, and the rest is history. Artifacts from the Yasgur's dairy farm include a milk crate, creamery hat, bottle cap, and "swag" syrup pitcher that was distributed to his customers.

• Object Identification Open House
  During the summer, we will announce fall weekend "Object Identification Open Houses" at which historians, collectors, and curators identify and authenticate your treasured Sixties objects and provide information about their history.

Click to contribute a Woodstock Reminiscence or to Donate a Woodstock Artifact

This highly interactive exhibit consists of audio/visual experiences, informative displays, and a collection of artifacts, some of which are owned by The Museum and others of which are on loan to The Museum.

Special Exhibits

► Collecting Woodstock: Recent Museum Acquisitions

• Introduction Area — Quotes and performance clips from Woodstock performers and attendees as well as Sixties icons and images serve as an introduction to the themes of The Museum. Their stories are continued throughout the exhibit.
• The Sixties — The decade of the 1960s was one of optimism, idealism, cultural change, turmoil, and the coming of age of the Baby Boomers. The election of John F. Kennedy signaled the passing of the torch to a new generation, a generation that, in turn, created new styles, sounds, and attitudes, and challenged traditions.

- Timeline
- Civil Rights and the Rights Revolution
- Space race
- The Cold War Comes Home
- The Counterculture: Retreat and Renewal

• The Woodstock Festival is Born/Planning — What inspired four young men to create the largest music festival of all time, why did it take place in Bethel instead of the town it was named for, and what did it take to pull it all together?
• The Journey to Woodstock — They came from near and far, by VW Beetle, helicopter, bus and thumb, to take part in an Aquarian Festival. Re-create the journey and get on the bus for a spirited film about the road to Woodstock.
• Three Days of Peace and Music — Experience the entire festival, from the audience perspective, in a nine-minute immersive multimedia presentation, explore the festival site through a touch screen interactive, and examine artifacts such as staff T-shirts and the 1969 equivalent of instant messaging.
• The Legacies of the 1960s and Woodstock — What Do the Sixties and Woodstock Mean Today? Leave your thoughts, browse other people's, and hear from personalities of the era as well as contemporaries as they address the lasting impact of the civil rights movement, the protest movement, the movement to care for the environment and much more. Explore music that extends the legacy of Woodstock and the Sixties to today and share your suggestions for additional songs that continue the legacy to the future.
  
  View The Museum exhibit map.

• Woodstock festival photographs shot by then 18-year old Doug Lenier.
  These photographs are representative of a selection of 90 photographs recently purchased from Lenier by the museum. These photographs offer a fresh look at the festival, the crowds, and the artists. Mr. Lenier was a photo student in the late Sixties, and he played as a musician at the 1967 and 1968 "sound-outs" in Woodstock, NY, the precursors of the famous Woodstock festival. He was determined to photograph the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY - he grabbed his girlfriend and his Nikon FTn, and his girlfriend's dad drove them to the festival. Mr. Lenier is a professional photographer and currently works in the music industry in California. Upon reading about The Museum at Bethel Woods, he reviewed his old festival photos and contacted the museum. He was encouraged by friends to get his images in the pubic purview, and the museum is pleased that he reached out. We are especially excited to finally have photographic documentation that confirms the existence of the oft-mentioned but never previously seen, Ferris wheel which was located atop the hill near where the museum is currently located.

• Woodstock festival photographs by Richard Gordon.
  His photos offer new perspectives on navigating the festival site.

• Journal of artists and set lists donated by John Marvelle.
  Kevin Marvelle sat through the entire festival, from Richie Havens through Jimi Hendrix, and he maintained a handwritten journal that documents the performance of each act as they happened. This journal, is the ultimate corroboration for recent revisions to the history of "who played when."

• Hog Farm "Red Rag"
  The Hog Farm, the New Mexico commune hired by the Woodstock promoters to set up the campground and assist with "public safety," sent 12 people via bus to Bethel, NY to work the festival. Other communards joined them, and there were as many as 100 Hog Farmers working to develop campgrounds, prepare kitchens to feed the crowds, and maintain order prior to the start of the concert. Volunteers soon joined their ranks, and the criteria for becoming a Hog Farmer was someone who cared and would inspire others to do the same, and who could lead but not by directing. The farmers were considered "the power station" or generator of the spirit that would define the festival, yet they did not receive credentials, tee shirts, or jackets from the festival staff. To create an identity for the Hog Farmers and their volunteers, Paul Foster, Hog Farmer and Merry Prankster, made a drawing of a hog with wings. Alton Kelley, one of the decade's most highly regarded poster artists of the San Francisco psychedelic era, screen-printed the image on red fabric, torn into strips to be distributed to all Hog Farmers and volunteers. The red rags, as they were known, became both an all-access pass to any area of the site and symbol of the spirit of the festival. This red tag symbolized the entire community that came together to make the dream of Three Days of Peace and Music a reality.

• Yasgur Farm Artifacts
  By the late 1960s, Max Yasgur's dairy was the largest milk producer in Sullivan County with a farm of 650 cows. When Woodstock festival promoters were greeted with hostility when they tried to find a last-minute location to move their festival, Max Yasgur agreed to lease one of his alfalfa fields in Bethel, NY, and the rest is history. Artifacts from the Yasgur's dairy farm include a milk crate, creamery hat, bottle cap, and "swag" syrup pitcher that was distributed to his customers.

• Object Identification Open House
  During the summer, we will announce fall weekend "Object Identification Open Houses" at which historians, collectors, and curators identify and authenticate your treasured Sixties objects and provide information about their history.

Click to contribute a Woodstock Reminiscence or to Donate a Woodstock Artifact