Closed Today as of 5:00pm. | Will reopen Fri at 10:00am
Albany Institute of History and Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
Please join us in celebrating our latest exhibition, Tulips For Albany, in conjunction with the 75th Tulip Festival!
RECEPTION | Tulips for Albany
Friday, May 12th at 5:00 pm
Ticket Price: $25 per person
Please join us in celebrating our latest exhibition Tulips for Albany, in conjunction with the 75th Tulip Festival!
The evening will feature signature beverages and food from local Albany favorites. Guests of honor will include Hubert Bruls, Mayor of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
RSVP Deadline: Monday, May 8th
Questions? Contact Mimi Fahy at 518 463 4478 x 418.
About the Exhibition:
Tulips for Albany highlights the seventy-five-year history of Albany’s beloved Tulip Festival.
In 1947, Albany adopted the Dutch city of Nijmegen as a sister city and sent supplies to help rebuild the war-ravaged city. In gratitude, the Netherlands sent thousands of tulip bulbs to Albany, which in 1948 Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd proclaimed Albany’s official flower and thus the Tulip Festival was born. Crowns and regalia worn by the Tulip Queens over the years will be displayed alongside designs for the tulip beds in Washington Park and photographs documenting the celebration.
