Upcoming Events

6:00pm–8:30pm The Dishing presents TINY TALKS: Food On Film Wed. Feb 25, 2026, 6–8:30PM. Short film + talk starts at 7PM. Tickets $25 | PURCHASE TICKETS HEREAIHA members enjoy 20% off; email Marisa Espe at espem@albanyinstitute.org to receive the discount code to apply at check-out.

5:00pm–7:00pm Please join us in celebrating the Albany Institute's first new exhibitions of 2026: Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist A Life in Bloom: The Floral Paintings of Julia McEntee Dillon $25 AIHA Members, $35 Non-MembersSponsor-level members and up receive two complimentary passes (contact Betye Arrastia-Nowak, Membership & Special Events Manager, to RSVP) Register via the online form here by February 20. Tickets include hors d'oeuvres and a selection of beer and wine.

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 Fauvist floral landscapes inspired by the paintings of Blanche Lazzell. Characterized by vibrant colors and wild brush strokes, Fauvism was an art movement that emerged in France around the turn of the twentieth century. While the subject matter is often identifiable, the shapes and forms are usually depicted in an abstract style. Using pastel chalk, paint, and cotton balls, participants will create vibrant, multicolored floral landscapes. [Blanche Lazzell (1878–1956), Hollyhock (detail), 1917, oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. Art Museum of West Virginia University Collection, gift of Nancy Watkins in memory of James F. McKinley and Nancy W. McKinley.]  

12:00pm–3:00pm Learn the ancient and awesome art of wet felting while creating your own unique woolly flowers during this 3-hour workshop. Using superfine merino wool roving, hot water, olive oil soap, and your own two hands, you can transform unspun into sculptable fabric. You will learn how to wet felt, how to create organic forms, and how to build up multiple layers of petals to create felted flowers.  $60 members, $75 non-members. All materials will be provided. Pre-registration is required. REGISTER HERE  

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.