Upcoming Events

11:00am–11:45am Enrich your experience of our current exhibitions through a 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 plan to meet in the museum atrium, main level, near the front desk before the tour begins.

12:00pm–4:00pm Drop-in art-making in the classroom Enjoy your visit to the museum, and explore your artistic side with an art project inspired by the museum's exhibitions and collections. Museum patrons may enjoy drop-in art-making on select Saturdays. Activities are offered from September 2024–May 2025. The program is free with museum admission; no registration required. All ages are welcome to participate.

2:00pm–3:00pm Join Curator Diane Shewchuk for a special tour of Portrait Pairings for Women's History Month. The tour is free with museum admission, no registration required. Portrait Pairings is an exhibition of portraits juxtaposed with related objects drawn exclusively from Albany Institute of History & Art's permanent collection, showcasing the depth and diversity of the museum’s holdings. What objects connect to a nineteenth-century cast iron stove of George Washington or Gilbert Charles Stuart’s 1795 portrait of Stephen Van Rensselaer III? What painting corresponds to a grey blue visiting dress by couturier Charles Frederick Worth? Through the lens of portraiture, discover the delightful and unexpected pairings of dozens of objects representing collection areas including textiles and costume, jewelry, ceramics, maps, ephemera, drawings, and paintings. Portrait Pairings is on view through July 20, 2025.