The Albany Institute of History & Art will offer free admission to the galleries on Friday, November 10, 2017 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Current exhibitions include:
· Well-Dressed in Victorian Albany: 19th Century Fashion from the Albany Institute Collection
· Paintings of Addy®: Dahl Taylor’s Original Illustrations for American Girl
· The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute
· Spotlight: Albany & Anti-Suffrage
· The Fashionable Portrait
· Ancient Egypt
· Traders & Culture: Albany and the Formation of American Identity. [Read more…] about Free Admission at Albany Institute Honoring Veterans Day
The Albany Institute of History & Art has announced Maria Vann as the new Director of Education.
On Thursday, May 11, 2017 from 6 to 7 pm the Albany Institute of History & Art will host artist Renée Ridgway and archaeologist Paul Huey for a discussion about the discovery of wampum production in Albany’s first almshouse.
On Saturday, April 8 from 4 to 7 pm, the Albany Institute of History & Art will host the sixth annual Hudson Valley Hops. This regional craft beer tasting event is a fundraiser for the museum and is sponsored by the Times UNions’ Table Hopping blog.
The Albany Institute of History & Art is partnering with the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, the Capital District Black Chamber of Commerce, and the JAFJR Community Foundation to host a traveling panel exhibition created and curated by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at The New York Public Library.
On Wednesday, November 9th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, the Albany Institute of History & Art will have a small reception, display a pop-up exhibition called “Dan Button: Victory!”, and host guests – including author William Kennedy – to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the election of Daniel Button. 
The Albany Institute of History & Art has announced The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design, on view from October 1 through December 31, 2016.
The Albany Institute of History & Art continues celebrating its 225th anniversary with the new exhibition, Masterworks: Paper, on view through October 16.
The Board of Directors of the Museum Association of New York (MANY) has announced the appointment of Erika Sanger as Executive Director. Sanger brings with her more than 30 years of experience as an educator and museum professional, and a background in program planning connecting museums and their collections with new audiences.
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), was a brilliant politician-lawyer who served as an indispensable aide to George Washington during and after the American Revolution.