The Albany Institute of History & Art is supported in part by the generosity of museum members and donors. Throughout the year, the Albany Institute hosts fundraising events including our annual Museum Gala, happening this year on Friday, June 1 at the Fort Orange Club. If you would like to underwrite an event, please contact Mimi Fahy, Special Events Associate, at 518-463-4478, x418 or email fahym@albanyinstitute.org.

Upcoming Events

6:00pm–10:00pm The Albany Institute of History & Art is pleased to announce the 2025 Museum Gala on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 6–10PM at Forts Ferry Farm in Latham, NY. This year’s signature fundraising event promises to be an unforgettable evening of celebration, culture, and community. Guests will enjoy a strolling cocktail hour with sumptuous appetizer stations, a seated dinner amid the farm’s beautiful gardens and open fields, musical interludes by Albany Pro Musica and Opera Saratoga, a spirited live auction courtesy of Sotheby’s, and dancing under the stars. The 2025 Museum Gala will honor Christine Miles Kelliher, who served as Executive Director of the Albany Institute from 1986 to 2011. Miles Kelliher’s tenure marked a transformative era for the museum, during which she led the development of the Institute’s first strategic plan and spearheaded a $17 million capital campaign and renovation project that established the accessible, modern campus the Institute occupies today. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees and remains actively involved in contributing to the museum’s mission and vision. View the 2025 Museum Gala press release here.