Journey Through Time: Cohoes Mastodon Gallery Tour
October 31, 2025
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,...
Walking Through Time: Exploring Earth’s Oldest Fossil Forest in Cairo, NY
November 1, 2025
11 am
- Off-Site
Stories From the People of the Longhouse with Perry Ground
November 1, 2025
11 am
- First Peoples Hall
Join Perry Ground (Turtle Clan, Onondaga) as he shares Stories from the People of the Longhouse. This engaging storytelling session features traditional Haudenosaunee legends that have been told for hundreds of years. Through these stories, partic...
River Tales & City Whales: Storytime with Author Nancy Castaldo
November 2, 2025
10:30 am - 12 pm
- New York Metropolis Hall
Stefan Bielinski Memorial Lecture: Taking Manhattan - Russell Shorto on the Epic Origins of New York
November 2, 2025
2 pm
- Huxley Theater
Join acclaimed historian and bestselling author Russell Shorto for a compelling lecture on his new book, Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. In this thrilling and deeply researched narrative, S...
How to Read Rocks: Unlocking the Secrets of Sedimentary Layers
November 7, 2025
12 pm
- Discovery Place
Cornhusk Workshop with Bernadette Scott
November 8, 2025
10:30–11:30 am and 12:30–1:30 pm
- First Peoples Hall
Putting Out the Welcome Mat with Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
November 15, 2025
11 am
- Adirondack Hall
Uncharted Waters: Diving into the Holdings of the New York State Archives
November 15, 2025
1 pm
- Huxley Theater
Field Trip Visits the American Revolution: A Free Screening & Discussion
November 15, 2025
3:30 pm
- Huxley Theater
Join WMHT Field Trip Hosts Matt & Nicole for a special premiere screening of Field Trip Visits the American Revolution! This 30-minute program highlights the rich Revolutionary history of the New York by spotlighting hands on visits to sites s...
The Handcrafted Utopia: Arts and Crafts Communities in America's Progressive Era
November 22, 2025
1 pm
- Huxley Theater
Join historian and author Dr. Thomas Guiler, Director of Museum Affairs at the Oneida Community Mansion House, for an engaging talk exploring the rise of communal Arts and Crafts Movements in early 20th-century America. Drawing from his newly rele...
Outcasts: Mary Banning’s World of Mushrooms—A Gallery Tour with a Museum Educator
November 28, 2025
1 pm
- South Lobby
Creature Creator: Build Animal-Inspired Robots
November 30, 2025
10 am-12 pm and 1 pm-3pm
- Adirondack Hall
Outcasts: Mary Banning’s World of Mushrooms—A Gallery Tour with a Museum Educator
December 26, 2025
1 pm
- South Lobby
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