ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY & ART TO OFFER

FREE ADMISSION ON MUSEUM DAY

 Presented by Smithsonian Magazine and Hyundai Motor America

ALBANY, NY—The Albany Institute of History & Art is pleased to announce that it will be participating in Museum Day on Saturday, September 29, by offering free admission to Smithsonian Magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors.  Presented by Smithsonian Magazine and Hyundai Motor America, Museum Day reflects the spirit of Smithsonian Magazine, and emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington D.C. based facilities.

To receive free admission, attendees must present Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Admission Card. The Museum Day Admission Card is available in the September issue of Smithsonian magazine and a downloadable version is available on the Museum Day website at www.smithsonian.com/museumdaycard. The general public is welcome to participate by going to the Smithsonian.com website and downloading the Museum Day Admission Card. Listings and links to other participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.

During Museum Day, visitors to the Albany Institute of History & Art will be able to enjoy the Albany Institute’s permanent collections, as well as the fall exhibitions INDIAN LADDER, A LYRIC JOURNEY: Photographs by John Yang and FABRICA: Fiber Constructs by Estelle Kessler Yarinsky. Indian Ladder, A Lyric Journey, highlights Yang’s collection of photographs from Thacher Park, and was designed by the Albany Institute with guidance from Yang. FABRICA consists of 20 large-scale works, made of printed and textured fabric, creatively combined to illustrate Yarinsky’s narrative imagery.

For more information on Museum Day and the Albany Institute of History & Art, please call 518.463.4478 or visit www.albanyinstitute.org

Support for Museum Day has been provided by CITGO Petroleum Corporation and TIAA-CREF.

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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, $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6 for 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.