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Albany Institute For History and Art

The Historical Art of L. F. Tantillo Exhibition Opens In Albany

February 11, 2021 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

The General Store 1938 by Len TantilloThe Albany Institute of History & Art has announced A Sense of Time: The Historical Art of L. F. Tantillo, a new exhibit highlighting the artist’s forty-year career, bringing together a selection of over 90 works of art by one of the most noted painters of historical subjects and marine views of our time. [Read more…] about The Historical Art of L. F. Tantillo Exhibition Opens In Albany

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Albany Institute For History and Art

Music & History of Motown: A Virtual Performance, Lecture

February 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

motown storyThe Albany Institute of History & Art is set to host two virtual events led by Donald “The Soul Man” Hyman, on Saturday, February 6th, and Saturday, February 13th. [Read more…] about Music & History of Motown: A Virtual Performance, Lecture

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Albany Institute For History and Art

America’s First Christmas Card & An Early Albany Department Store

December 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

America's First Christmas Card, Designed and printed by Richard H. Pease for his "Pease's Great Variety Store in the Temple of Fancy" c.1851. Image courtesy of Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections.Before F. W. Woolworths’, Whitney’s, or even Myer’s department store, there was Pease’s Great Variety Store, located in the Temple of Fancy at 516 and 518 Broadway in Albany, NY.

As with other fancy goods stores, Pease’s catered to the middle and upper middle class selling highly decorated goods like ceramics, prints, furniture and other decorative household items that progressively thinking people might have wanted to purchase. [Read more…] about America’s First Christmas Card & An Early Albany Department Store

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Albany Institute For History and Art, Art History, Christmas, Cultural History, Holidays, Instagram, Pop Culture History

Winter Amusements at the Albany Institute of History & Art

December 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany City Hall by Harry FennThe Albany Institute of History & Art has announced Winter Amusements, a season of safe and enjoyable activities at the museum this winter.

Running through February 2021, Winter Amusements showcases special seasonal displays at the museum, including a new pop-up outdoor exhibition, traditional favorites, festive decorations, and art activities to go. [Read more…] about Winter Amusements at the Albany Institute of History & Art

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Albany Institute For History and Art

Confronting Slavery: Hudson Valley Family History

October 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

confronting slaveryThe Albany Institute of History & Art is set to host “Confronting Slavery: Discovering Family History in the Hudson Valley,” an online program with genealogists Eleanor Mire and Debra Bruno on Sunday, October 18th. [Read more…] about Confronting Slavery: Hudson Valley Family History

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Albany Institute For History and Art, Genealogy

Albany Institute Presenting ‘Voices of HerStory’ Virtual Programs

August 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

HerStoryThis August, the Albany Institute of History & Art is set to present “Voices of HerStory,” a series of public programs exploring diverse perspectives on the women’s suffrage movement and its continuing legacy today. [Read more…] about Albany Institute Presenting ‘Voices of HerStory’ Virtual Programs

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Albany Institute For History and Art, Political History, Suffrage Movement, womens history

Hudson River School Exhibit Digital Tour Launched

May 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Study of NatureThe Albany Institute of History & Art has announced the launch of a new 3D digital tour of their Hudson River School exhibition.

The Albany Institute has one of the largest collections of Hudson River School style paintings and now, visitors can explore the landscapes and scenes of the Hudson River School painters from anywhere in the world. [Read more…] about Hudson River School Exhibit Digital Tour Launched

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New Exhibits Tagged With: Albany, Albany Institute For History and Art, art, Art History, exhibits, Hudson River, Hudson River School

Recycled & Refashioned: The Art of Ruby Silvious

January 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hay Bales by Ruby SilviousFor the past five years, Ruby Silvious has been painting and drawing on tea bags that have been steeped in hot water, emptied, and dried. The stained paper (and occasionally cloth) of the tea bags offers a distinctive canvas for her miniature paintings, which present a visual journal of her life and travels — a watercolor of breakfast or flowers encountered on a walk, a street scene of a French town, or a museum gallery and its art-loving crowds. [Read more…] about Recycled & Refashioned: The Art of Ruby Silvious

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Albany, Albany Institute For History and Art, Art Exhibit

Teaching Black History Through Theatre

January 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Walter Simpkins and Donald HymanThe Albany Institute of History & Art is set to host a special program in honor of Black History Month entitled “Teaching Black History through Theater,” on Saturday, February 1st, at 2 pm.

Re-enactors Donald Hyman, Penny Meacham, Walter Simpkins, and Clifford Oliver will portray prominent local and national African Americans including Judge James C. Matthews, Sojourner Truth, Moses Viney, and Solomon Northrup. Each presenter will provide insight into how theatrical performances and re-enactments help tell the often unknown stories of important historical figures. There will also be a time for Q&A with event attendees. [Read more…] about Teaching Black History Through Theatre

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: African American History, Albany, Albany Institute For History and Art, Black History

Albany Institute Free On MLK Day

January 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany institute of history and artThe Albany Institute of History & Art has announced they will offer free admission to the galleries on Monday, January 20, 2020 from 10 am to 5 pm.

Current exhibitions include: A Brilliant Bit of Color: The Work of Walter Launt Palmer; Painting the American Southwest: The Work of Otto Plaug; Joan Steiner’s Look-Alikes; The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute; Ancient Egypt; and Traders & Culture: Albany and the Formation of American Identity. [Read more…] about Albany Institute Free On MLK Day

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany Institute For History and Art

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