museums Archives – The Daily Gazette

museums Archives – The Daily Gazette

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Tammis Groft is executive director of the Albany Institute of History & Art.

Albany

Longtime leader at the Albany Institute reflects on more than 40 years of evolving collections, communities

After working at the Albany Insitute of History & Art for more than four decades, Tammis Groft knows what’s behind… Read more »

Tobias Prizio, 14, of Scotia puts a Tyrannosaurus Rex in motion as part of the Dinosaurs in Motion exhibit at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs.

Saratoga Springs

Visitors control dinosaurs in Saratoga Springs exhibit

Dinosaurs are heading to The Universal Preservation Hall. The latest exhibit to open there, called “Dinosaurs in Motion,” features 14… Read more »

MiSci in August

Schenectady

Schenectady’s MiSci to reopen in June; new exhibits, on-site classes announced

SCHENECTADY – The Museum of Innovation and Science is slated to reopen to the public on June 5, with new… Read more »

An artist’s rendering of the planned Concorde replica installation in front of the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Glenville. (Courtesy ESAM)

Glenville

Empire State Aerosciences Museum to open Friday, plans Concorde replica installation

Things barely got off the ground last year at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Glenville, but officials there are… Read more »

Jane and Neil Golub are pictured in front of miSci on Nov. 30, 2016. Jane Golub, who passed away on April 16, 2019, was a longtime champion for the museum. (Gazette file photo)

Schenectady

MiSci to hold virtual benefit honoring Jane Golub

The Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) Board of Trustees will host a virtual fundraising event titled “Jane Golub: Our… Read more »

Left: Sarah Parker Remond of Massachusetts traveled to Ireland in the 19th century to speak out against slavery. Right: Frederick Douglass traveled around Europe in the mid-1800s on a speaking tour.

Albany

Irish American Heritage Museum explores history of Black people in Ireland

Many view Ireland as a homogenous culture. Yet, as the Irish American Heritage Museum can attest, that’s not the case… Read more »

This 1912 photograph of people on the skating pond in Albany’s Washington Park is part of the Albany Institute of History & Art outdoor pop-up exhibit, featuring archival photos and images of winter scenes. The exhibit can be found along Washington Avenue and can be viewed through Jan. 3.

Capital Region

Festive museum exhibits continuing throughout the Capital Region

While we may be celebrating the season differently this year, there are plenty of exhibitions to get us into the… Read more »

The Hyde Collection (photo provided)

Hyde Collection in Glens Falls to close temporarily in 2021

GLENS FALLS- The Hyde Collection will be temporarily closed to the public from Jan. 4 through May 1, 2021, due… Read more »

Gazette file photo

MiSci closing temporarily beginning Dec. 9 as virus cases rise

SCHENECTADY — Due to the recent increase in regional and national cases of COVID-19, the Museum of Innovation and Science… Read more »