Exhibitions

The Space She Keeps

On view February 14 – June 2, 2025

Martin House was profoundly shaped by the generations of women who lived and worked here. This exhibition gives voice to their remarkable stories through personal objects, photographs, archival materials, and artifacts that highlight female contributions and experiences during a significant era of change.

The Space She Keeps is a focused examination of gender roles, specifically as they relate to women’s participation within family, community, and culture during the turn of the American twentieth century as seen through the lens of Martin House. Themes explored include education, suffrage, the arts, social reform, travel and leisure, and women’s household and paid labor.

This display showcases rarely-exhibited works from the collections of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library; Buffalo History Museum; Buffalo Seminary; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; SUNY Adirondack Library; and SUNY Buffalo Special Collections. It features notable figures representing women from all segments of society to include Katherine D. Reidpath, Isabelle R. Martin, Dorothy R.  Martin, Cora M. Herrick, and Louise F. Mueller among others.

Organized by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House, The Space She Keeps is part of a series of exhibitions and programs that seeks to bring our community together through creative collaborations and cultural experiences.

This exhibition will be on view February 14 – June 2, 2025

Note:

All Martin House tour tickets include FREE admission to this exhibition.

If you have already purchased your tour ticket, you do not need to purchase an exhibition ticket separately; it is included in your tour admission.

All exhibition tickets include a discount on Martin House tour tickets, which can be redeemed now through June 2, 2025.