Upcoming Events

6:00pm–8:30pm Multi-Session WorkshopRegistration is for all four sessions of the workshop: April 7, April 14, April 21, and April 28 | 6–8:30PM Learn the ancient and awesome art of wet felting while creating your own unique woolly flowers during this four-part workshop. Using superfine merino wool roving, hot water, olive oil soap, and your own two hands, you can transform unspun into sculptable fabric. You will learn how to wet felt, how to create a variety of floral forms—from poppies to zinnias, roses, and more—along with how to form leaves and stems with wire armature to create elaborate and lovely floral fiber art! Pre-registration is required via this online form. Series registration fee: $160 AIHA members, $175 non-members. All materials will be provided.  

3:00pm–4:30pm Join us at the Albany Institute for a relaxing evening of observational drawing in the galleries! This week, we will explore the human form using the sculptures in the Sculpture Court as a guide. Learn the fundamentals of drawing the figure in the round. Supplies are provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchbooks and pencils. All abilities are welcome. Free with admission, no pre-registration required. Sketch in the Galleries is a weekly series held Wednesdays from 3–4:30PM at the Albany Institute from April 1–29, 2026.

11:00am–11:45am Enrich your experience of our current exhibitions through an insightful docent-led tour of the galleries. Docent tours are an excellent way to learn more about the artworks and objects on display, in addition to the stories they tell. Interaction and questions are encouraged and visitors of all ages are welcome. The tour is free with museum admission, no registration required. Please meet in the museum atrium main level near the admission desk before the tour begins.

12:00pm–4:00pm Art for All is free with museum admission every Saturday from 12–4PM. All ages are welcome to participate. Enjoy your visit to the museum and explore your artistic side with a hands-on project inspired by the museum's exhibitions and collections. This month, participants will create colorful, geometric paintings with white lines inspired by Blanche Lazzell and the Provincetown Printers’ white-line woodcuts. Apply painter’s tape to your paper to create an abstract, geometric design. Then, using multiple colors, paint within the lines, creating the appearance of one of Blanche Lazzell’s geometric white-line woodcuts once the tape is removed.   Blanche Lazzell (1878–1956), Planes II, printed 1952, color woodblock print,14 x 12 in. Art Museum of West Virginia University Collection, gift of Harvey D. Peyton.

2:00pm–3:00pm Enrich your experience of our current exhibitions through an insightful docent-led tour of the galleries. Docent tours are an excellent way to learn more about the artworks and objects on display, in addition to the stories they tell. Interaction and questions are encouraged and visitors of all ages are welcome. The tour is free with museum admission, no registration required. Please meet in the museum atrium main level near the admission desk before the tour begins.