Upcoming Events

5:30pm–8:00pm A great portrait is essential for every professional, and with Headshot Happy Hour, we’re bringing the studio to the relaxed setting of the Rice House at the Albany Institute. Photographer Emily Michelle offers a contemporary spin on the traditional headshot to refresh participants' LinkedIn profiles and websites. The cost is $50 per person, and each portrait session will last approximately ten minutes. The evening includes a networking reception with complimentary light fare and cocktails. RSVP by emailing mfahy@albanyinstitute.org

10:00am–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 the second Saturday of each month. 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 Did you know that in the 17th and early 18th centuries in New Netherlands/New York, women of Dutch descent were able to buy, own, and sell property and goods on their own? Contemporary documents show that many of them accumulated all kinds of luxury goods in their lives, even after their husbands’ deaths. Join Dr. Louisa Wood Ruby as she traces the fortunes of the “she-merchants” of colonial New York, with a special focus on the women of the renowned Schuyler family of Albany. Dr. Louisa Wood Ruby has a PhD in Art History from NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts with a specialization in Dutch and Flemish art of the 16th and 17th centuries. She has published 2 books and many articles in festschrifts, symposia proceedings and exhibition catalogs. After over 20 years as Head of Research at the Frick Collection, she retired to Gallatin where she is now the town historian. The program is free with gallery admission. Image: Ariantje Coeymans Verplanck (1672-1743), attributed to Nehemiah Partridge (1683-about 1737), oil on canvas, 1718 or 1722-1724 , AIHA 1938.5

10:00am–5:00pm Family Free Days are back for the fall season! Enjoy free admission to the museum, explore the galleries, and shop the museum store. This Family Free Day, there will be a special performance by Lark Trio from 1–3PM on the first floor. Lark Trio (Bonnie Thivierge, narrator, Elisabeth Palmedo, soprano, and Ann Jupp, piano) presents a program that explores the relationship between poetry and music in the art of song. Poets include Percy Bysshe Shelley, James Joyce, and Walt Whitman and composers include Samuel Barber, Paul Hindemith, and Charles Ives. Through consecutive readings and performances, Lark Trio harmoniously synthesizes the two art forms. Funding for Free Family Days is generously provided by M&T Bank, CDPHP, and the J.M. McDonald Foundation.