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Saturday, April 26


All programs are FREE with museum admission unless otherwise noted.
 

10:30-11:30am
STORYTELLING & ART-MAKING
Story: How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors? by and Felicia Bond
Art Activity: Experience the fun of finger painting and color.
This hour long program for preschool children and their companions begins with a story in our galleries and is followed by an art activity in our studio. $10 fee for adults and children are free. Registration is required. Please contact Kristen Schweigard, Public and Family Programs Coordinator, at 518.463.4478 Ext.435 or schweigardk@albanyinstitute.org


 

2:00pm
GALLERY TALK: Explore the current special exhibitions with one of our docents


 

2:30-4:30pm
FAMILY ART & GALLERY ADVENTURE: Stamps and Correspondence.  Look more in-depth at Victorian designs found in our galleries.  Choose a design to sketch and follow with printing techniques to create a stamp.  Create your own stationery and letters by using decorative papers and folding methods. Intergenerational programs for children ages 6-12 and accompanying adults, with gallery activities and art making.  Programs start at 2:30 in the galleries followed by art making in the studio.


 

3:00pm
GALLERY TALK: Take a closer look at the Albany Institute’s permanent collections with an AIHA docent

 

 
 

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