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Scheduling Museum Lessons

Museum Lessons are available by advance appointment only; please schedule your visit at least four weeks in advance. Lessons are available Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm; Saturdays and Sundays may be available.

Lesson Length
Programs are one hour in length.  Programs with on site art activities can be one and half or 2 hours in length.

Group Size
To help ensure the quality of the learning experience and the safety of the works of art on display, we cannot accommodate more than 60 people in a single visit.  No more than 30 students will be allowed in one gallery lesson (due to gallery size); however, larger groups can rotate between two lessons or add a supplemental art activity.  For more information on art activities, please call the education department for further information.

Chaperone Requirements
There must be one adult chaperone for every ten students. Additional chaperones are charged a $10.00 admission.

Fees
First Museum Lesson, $8 per student. For each additional Museum Lesson or art-making activity, add $1 per student. Additional chaperones are $10 each. Museum Lessons qualify for BOCES reimbursements; call your BOCES for information.

Accessibility
All schools and youth organizations are encouraged to visit.  The museum provides learning experiences for home school groups, at-risk children, physically challenged classes and others.  The museum has complete physical accessibility and will do everything possible to accommodate special needs.

Lunch
AIHA does not have a lunchroom; however, special arrangements can sometimes be made for small groups.   Please inquire when booking your lesson.  In good weather, students also use our front lawn for a picnic.  Student groups are also allowed to use the Concourse at the Empire State Plaza for lunch, located two blocks east of AIHA.

Buses and Parking
Groups can be delivered to the front of the Albany Institute on Washington Avenue.  The bus driver must stay with the bus if it remains on Washington Avenue.  Buses can also pull up to the Albany Institute's north (rear) entrance in the parking lot at the corner of Dove and Elk Streets to deliver their groups.  Buses cannot remain in the parking lot.  If you travel by car or van, there is limited parking in the museum's lot and plenty of on and off street parking on adjacent streets.
 

To schedule a Museum Lesson, contact:
Education
Tel: 518.463.4478
Email: education@albanyinstitute.org

Self-Touring Groups
Schools and extra-curricular groups are welcome to visit by appointment on their own during regular public hours. Self-tours must be scheduled four weeks in advance by calling the Education Department at 518.463.4478.

Group Size
Self-touring groups must be at least six students and no more than 60 students. The group must be sub-divided into sections of no more than 30 students due to the size of the galleries.  Self-touring groups must yield to guided museum lessons in the galleries.

Chaperone Requirements
There must be one adult chaperone for every ten students. Chaperones must actively supervise the group at all times.

Fees
$8 per student, grades K - 12. Additional chaperones are $10 each. 
 

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