The Oneida Nation breaks ground on a new location for their museum. The more than $15 million project is expected to be done in 2026.
- Watch the Oneida Nation break ground on the site of their new museum, the former Woodland Church on Airport Drive.
- The current museum on County Highway EE will be open until the new location can be opened to the public.
- Hear why the museum’s director says spaces like this are important.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story.)
The former Woodland Church here will be the site of the new Oneida Nation Museum. I’m your Oneida neighborhood reporter Pari Apostolakos here on why this multi-million dollar project is a long time coming.
The Oneida Nation Museum is moving down the street and getting a makeover.
“We are going from 500 square feet of exhibit gallery space at the old museum to over 20,000 square feet of gallery space,” Oneida Nation Museum Director Stacy Coon said at the groundbreaking Tuesday.
Coon said the museum’s collection has grown exponentially since it first opened on County Highway EE more than 40 years ago thanks to a bicentennial grant.