The village, which attracts up to 10,000 visitors a year, has been open to the public since 1931, when the Shaker Museum and Library was established.

At the Shaker Museum in Old Chatham, the exhibits delineated the sober, diligent lives behind the inspired design sense.

The North Family site is currently being occupied and renovated by the Shaker Museum and Library.

"We did not care for that at all," said Leonard L. Brooks, director of the Shaker Museum and Library.

The North Family property is occupied and being restored by the Shaker Museum and Library historical society.

Shaker Museum may refer to a museum in the United States:

In 1972, the Shaker Museum was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

The most historic structures now belong to the Shaker Museum and Library.

You can tour several of their buildings on a visit to the Shaker Museum.

They farm and practice a variety of handicrafts; a Shaker Museum and Sunday services are open to visitors.