About The Stickley Museum

A century of furniture making has its advantages. At Stickley, we have amassed thousands of items that stretch from Gustav's earliest Arts and Crafts furniture to freshly cut, fragrantly finished new products straight from our factory floor. Stickley furniture can be found in many of America's best museums, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Art Institute of Chicago. It was only natural for us to create a public exhibition of our Well-Crafted Legacy—Stickley furniture.

Creating a museum was in our hearts for years, and we are so proud to share our history with the public—in our original factory, no less! Ideas began to develop soon after we moved into our state-of-the-art factory down the road in Manlius in 1985. During the move we discovered a treasure trove of historic Stickley materials tucked in old closets and under floorboards. Our oldest and dearest friends donated early furniture to complement our pieces, and throughout the 1990s the collection grew.

In 2003, we sold the old factory to the Fayetteville Free Library. Since that time, the library has developed into a wonderfully vibrant asset for the Fayetteville community. We knew the time had come—adding our museum to the site would create a unique and valuable cultural center.

Amanda Clifford, Director of the Stickley Museum, smiling in a warmly lit interior filled with handcrafted furniture. She is wearing a patterned top and earrings, with soft lighting emphasizing the wood tones in the background.

Amanda Clifford, Director of The Stickley Museum, has a diverse background in the arts that includes administration, collections care and management, developing exhibitions, and managing an artist-in-residency program. Previous positions provided an opportunity for her to experience many regions of the country, including Philadelphia, Houston, Syracuse, and even Fairbanks, Alaska.

Amanda earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Master of Arts degrees in both Art History and Museum Studies from Syracuse University.

She currently serves as a board member of the Arts and Crafts Society of Central New York. Amanda is a respected community ambassador for Stickley, participates in community festivals, and welcomes inquiries about the history of the company and the Museum.

A long exhibition hall at the Stickley Museum showcasing historic wooden furniture and interpretive panels about the history of the L. & J.G. Stickley company, featuring vintage chests, writing desks, and an early Windsor-style chair on raised platforms.
Close-up of an early 20th-century Mission-style rocking chair with vertical slats and white seat cushion, displayed under warm lighting at the Stickley Museum with historical signage in the background.
Collection of vintage wooden chairs and settees from various eras displayed on tiered platforms in the Stickley Museum, highlighting craftsmanship styles such as Windsor and Colonial Revival.
Historic photograph of the original L. & J.G. Stickley factory, showing a large red brick industrial building with rows of tall windows and a prominent water tower on metal supports. The factory sits along a dirt road with bare trees and grassy areas in the foreground, evoking an early 20th-century setting.

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The Stickley Story

At the beginning of the 20th century, brothers Leopold and John George Stickley bought a furniture factory in Fayetteville, New York, and incorporated it as L. & J.G. Stickley.

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