Historic Cherry Hill has announced Multivocal Learning: Albany’s History for Albany’s Students, a school program collaboration with Albany County Historical Association’s Ten Broeck Mansion and the Underground Railroad Education Center at the Myers Residence and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (ARP). [Read more…] about Historic Cherry Hill Grant to Support Multi-Site School Programs
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Free Archaeology Day for Families in Albany on Saturday
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, will host Archaeology Day, a family program on Saturday, July 24th from 10 am to 1 pm. [Read more…] about Free Archaeology Day for Families in Albany on Saturday
6 Albany Museum Sites Offering ‘Immersion’ Tours
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, has announced new Immersion Tours in partnership with five other historic sites and museums. The Immersion Tours allow the public to visit some of the Capital Region’s finest history museums in sequence, focusing on special topics: historic architecture and gardens, the role of enslaved persons, abolitionists, and immigration, and Native American voices. [Read more…] about 6 Albany Museum Sites Offering ‘Immersion’ Tours
Ten Broeck Mansion Re-opens With Tours, Exhibits, Children Free
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, reopens to the public May 14th. The 2021 season will feature guided tours, new exhibits, and outdoor art, architecture, and garden programs. [Read more…] about Ten Broeck Mansion Re-opens With Tours, Exhibits, Children Free
African Americans and the 18th Century Hudson Valley Landscape
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, has announced “The Footprints of Slaves: African Americans and the Landscape of the Hudson River Valley,” a virtual conversation with Dr. Myra Armstead set for Wednesday, April 28th. [Read more…] about African Americans and the 18th Century Hudson Valley Landscape
Rooftops, Railings and Decks Kicks Off Albany Architecture & Gardens Series
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, is hosting an online series exploring connections between Albany architecture and its relationship to landscape history.
The programs are set for Wednesdays at 7 pm, beginning March 24th. [Read more…] about Rooftops, Railings and Decks Kicks Off Albany Architecture & Gardens Series
Ten Broeck Mansion Holiday House Schedule
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, has announced its Holiday House 2020 schedule. The Mansion will be decorated with shimmering lights, festive trees and bright garlands inside and out. [Read more…] about Ten Broeck Mansion Holiday House Schedule
Shakespeare Monologues in Ten Broeck Gardens
The Albany County Historical Association has partnered with Confetti Stage to present “A Summer Afternoon’s Dream: Shakespeare Monologues in the Ten Broeck Gardens,” set for Saturday August 22 from 2 to 3:30 pm. [Read more…] about Shakespeare Monologues in Ten Broeck Gardens
Ten Broeck Mansion Announces Tours, New Exhibits
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, has reopened for tours.
The Mansion is featuring new exhibits in its museum spaces. New exhibits include displays in the 1880s Butler’s Pantry, an exhibit comparing dining in the Federalist period to the late Victorian era, an exhibit on the Ten Broeck Mansion gardens, and display of a historic Dutch family Bible. [Read more…] about Ten Broeck Mansion Announces Tours, New Exhibits
Romantics to Ragtime Concert at Ten Broeck
The Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association (ACHA), has announced “Romantics to Ragtime: A Celebration of Song, Poetry and Art,” a concert set for Saturday, February 15th from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. The concert, exploring the culture of the 1820s-1920s, features the music of Stephen Foster, Amy Beach and Scott Joplin, and Spirituals. [Read more…] about Romantics to Ragtime Concert at Ten Broeck