Education

OBJECT OF THE WEEK

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1885

Description:

Things to think about: How is the painting's style different from Walter Launt Palmer's own painting style? What elements do you notice the most? Why do you think it is in the museum's collection?

Comments:

Comment by Brenell mayfield | 03/21/2014

Love this place

Comment by Teddi McCarthy | 05/24/2017

Interested in a summer programfor 8yr old girl

Reply by Sarah Clowe

Hello Teddi,

Thank you for your interest in summer programming here at the Albany Institute. Here is a link to the Artful Mornings summer program offerings: http://www.albanyinstitute.org/educationproduct/product/Artful-Mornings-2017.html We hope to see you and your young artists this summer!

Comment by Jennifer Santspree | 02/09/2019

Will you be holding Artful mornings this summer

Reply by Sarah Clowe

Hi Jennifer,

Thank you for your interest in our summer Artful Mornings program! The summer programs will be published March 1st and are expected to run from the weeks of July 9th to August 27th 2019. We hope to see you and your young artists at the museum this summer.

The Capital Region in 50 Objects Teacher Resources

The 50 Objects teacher resource is a set of 18 lessons with digital reproductions and supporting materials that will introduce students to the history and culture of the Capital Region of New York through object-based learning. Each lesson engages students and aligns to NYS Education Department social studies standards.

Teachers can download the materials for classroom use below.