The Space She Keeps
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; Pine Mountain Settlement School; Twentieth Century Club; Smith College Special Collections; SUNY Adirondack Library; and SUNY Buffalo Special Collections.
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 was on view February 14 – June 2, 2025.
Presented by M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust.
Thought-Built: The Imperial Hotel at 100
Step through a story within a story.
Thought-Built: The Imperial Hotel at 100 offered a rare look at this lost work through original architectural elements rescued from demolition, including tiles, bricks, Ōya stone blocks, and an art glass window, as well as a deeper understanding of Wright’s relationship with the Martins during this formative period in his career.
This exhibition was created in collaboration with the University Archives of the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Presented by M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust.
Banner image: Imperial Hotel H-Shaped Plan, Collection Imperial Hotel Tokyo
