Upcoming Events

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. Participants will create a paper lotus flower in honor of a New Year's tradition practiced by the Ancient Egyptians. The Ancient Egyptian New Year occurred in early Summer because their new year aligned with the annual flooding of the Nile and the beginning of the agricultural season. The Egyptians ushered in the new year with the Wepet-Renpet Festival to bring about good harvests that year. One popular symbol of the Wepet-Renpet festival was the lotus flower, representing rebirth and the cyclical nature of life. This was a common offering given to gods during this festival. Using scissors, glue, and paper, participants will create their own paper lotus flower. [Situla (detail), Egyptian, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664–30 BC, bronze. AIHA, gift of Heinrich Medicus, 2013.1.12]  

2:00pm Free with admission Join us for a special screening of The Great Muslim American Road Trip, the award-winning PBS documentary that follows a Muslim American couple as they journey along historic Route 66. Through encounters with jazz musicians in Tulsa, community leaders in Chicago, historians in New Mexico, tech innovators, and a date-farming family in the Coachella Valley, the film reveals the many ways Muslims have shaped American culture and life. For this program, producer Jawaad Abdul Rahman will guide the audience through a curated selection of clips—approximately 40 minutes drawn from the three-hour documentary series—and offer insights into the stories behind the scenes. Presented as a travelogue, the film invites viewers to experience American history through a fresh and engaging lens, with time for audience questions and discussion. The program will conclude with brief remarks highlighting connections to Muslim history in Albany and early America.  

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.