Solar Spectacle: Total Solar Eclipse Genesee Country Village & Museum

Something exciting is coming to Genesee Country Village & Museum in April of 2024! The Total Solar Eclipse will be occurring over the greater Rochester area and Mumford, NY. We can’t wait for this truly historic experience and to host both local and visiting eclipse aficionados alike! Join us for three days of fun leading up to the eclipse, during which we’ll be sharing exciting special programming, performances, and activities. Or, select your unique home-base for Eclipse Viewing Day – whether that is a private home in the Historic Village, one of our unique hospitality locations, or our South Field Drive-In option! Enjoy a full weekend of historical happenings at GCV&M leading up to the total solar eclipse! The Museum will be open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, April 5, Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7, for fascinating programming and historical happenings. As you make your way around our 19th-century Historic Village, explore how 19th-century Americans viewed, understood, and recorded total solar eclipses (there was a total solar eclipse in Rochester in 1860!). Learn more: https://www.gcv.org/event/2024-total-eclipse-at-gcvm/