Gallery Tour New York Pride: The Fight for Marriage Equality
June 16, 2026
12 pm
- New York Metropolis Hall
Fashion and Faith: Hats of the Great Migration Gallery Talk with Dr. Jennifer Lemak and Rapp Road Historical Association
June 20, 2026
1 pm
- West Corridor
In celebration of Juneteenth, join Dr. Jennifer Lemak and Rapp Road Historical Association for an engaging gallery talk on Fashion and Faith: Hats of the Great Migration. Explore how the hats worn in Black churches during the Great Migration were ...
Special Screening: The Brothers: Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in Albany
June 20, 2026
2 pm
- Huxley Theater
Join State Archivist Brian Keough for an introduction and special screening of the documentary The Brothers: Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in Albany (25 minutes). The film explores The Brothers, a civil rights organization founded in 19...
In the Field: Albany Pine Bush Summer Series - Moth Mania
June 26, 2026
8:30 - 10 pm
- Off-Site
In the Field: Albany Pine Bush Summer Series brings New York State Museum scientists out of the building and into the globally rare pine barrens ecosystem for hands-on exploration. This offsite program series invites participants to experience fie...
New York by Sea Gallery Tour
June 28, 2026
11 am
- New York Metropolis Hall
Trace the origins and evolution of New York’s identity through its deep connection to the sea. This gallery tour follows the story of the port from its early days as a Dutch trading outpost and site of imperial competition, through the Revolutiona...
Fashion and Faith: Hats of the Great Migration Gallery Talk with Dr. Jennifer Lemak
July 12, 2026
2 pm
- West Corridor
Journey Through Time: Cohoes Mastodon Gallery Tour
July 17, 2026
12 pm
- South Lobby
Step back in time and join us for a fascinating 30-minute gallery tour of the Cohoes Mastodon, one of the New York State Museum’s most treasured fossils, led by NYSM Director of Research and Collections and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology,...
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