ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY & ART ANNOUNCES

JANUARY THIRD THURSDAY PROGRAM

ALBANY, NY— Stay in town – or come downtown – for evening gallery hours, wonderful finds in the Museum Shop, and special programs during the Albany Institute of History & Art’s monthly Third Thursday Program. 

On Thursday, January 18, the Albany Institute of History & Art will offer an informal gallery talk of the exhibition, SNOW SCENES By Walter Launt Palmer at 6:30 pm as part of it’s monthly Third Thursday Program.

Tammis Groft, AIHA Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions, will explore the 10 snow scenes along with a selection of letters, photographs, diaries and other related material, by Walter Launt Palmer.  Frequently called “The Painter of the American Winter,” the Albany-born Walter Launt Palmer (1854-1932), produced more than three hundred snow scenes from 1884 to 1932.  In his 1910 essay on “The Painting of Snow,” published in Palette and Bench, Palmer who had embraced Impressionism, acknowledged his debt to John Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites for influencing his early work, especially the discovery that the shadows on snow are blue, and important original element found in all of his snow scenes.

Third Thursday Programs take place from 5:30-7:30PM and are FREE to the public. The gallery talk of SNOW SCENES By Walter Launt Palmer will begin at 6:30PM.  Reservations for the tour are not required but are requested and can be made by calling 518-463-5502 ext. 469.

The Albany Institute of History & Art is located at 125 Washington Avenue in downtown Albany, one block from the New York State Capitol.  For more information on this program, please visit www.albanyinstitute.org or call 518-463-4478. 

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Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA) is a 501(c) 3 cultural and educational institution dedicated to public service.  As a museum, its mission is to collect, preserve and interpret the art, history and culture of Albany and the upper Hudson Valley region from the 17th century to the present.  AIHA acquires collections, conducts research, produces publications, and offers a wide range of exhibitions, educational and public programs that appeal to diverse audiences ranging from pre-K to senior citizens.  The museum is open year round, Wednesday-Sunday. Admission is free to members and children under 6, $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students and $4 for children ages 6-12.  The Albany Institute of History & Art is accredited by the American Association of Museums and chartered by the New York State Department of Education.