Currier & Ives goes to Washington

Goshen — Senators Lincoln Chafee, a republican from Rhode Island, and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, a democrat from New York, will sponsor an engagement of “The Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives” from April 3 to 14 in Washington, D.C. The presentation, administered by the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, includes 32 framed original lithographs. The selections from the museum’s main collection illustrate harness racing’s role in American culture and history. Prints depicting famous trotting horses, mid-19th century scenes, and comedic adventures, convey a view of Americana prior to the advent and development of photography. Goshen is considered the birthplace of trotting. Today the sport is known as harness racing, and its horses are standardbreds. Home to the world’s largest collection of Currier & Ives trotting prints, the museum’s educational and interactive exhibits are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of America’s first national pastime. The exhibit will be on view daily, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Monday, April 3, until Friday, April 14, in the Russell Rotunda of the Senate Office Building on C Street in Washington, D.C. School groups can visit during the exhibition’s stay in Washington, and additional information, together with supporting classroom materials, can be obtained by calling the museum’s education department. The museum, located at 240 Main Street in Goshen, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April through October. For information, or to schedule a tour, call 294-6330 or visit www.harnessmuseum.com.