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The staff and museum professionals at the Harlem Museum and Welcome Center understand that we have visitors and patrons that come to the museum from far away - including our international visitors. However, our first duty is to protect the artifacts and preserve them to the best of our ability. By rotating the artifacts we allow them to take a breather from the lights, humidity, and temperature differences in the main exhibition/gallery space versus the more stable environmental conditions in our archive. Sometime soon we will be uploading a link to our database so our long-distance visitors can see our collections online.

The staff at the Harlem Museum and Welcome Center request that visitors not reach out and touch anything on display that is within reach. We understand the temptation, especially with the 1926 Ford Model T and the 1938 Home Comfort Model DA Range on display, but by opening the doors, picking up, and touching the artifacts you can potentially cause irreparable or expensive damage to the object, or even worse - you can cause the artifact to lose its historic integrity. Your skin alone produces oils that may not harm you, but they are acidic and can cause damage to the artifacts. Please, keep in mind future generations of museum visitors when you consider touching an artifact on display. 

The Oliver Hardy Festival is always held on the first Saturday of October unless the weather causes dangerous conditions.