5:00pm–7:00pmAlbany Institute of History & Art holds extended hours for the city of Albany's popular First Friday program! This month includes a reception with special guest Nell Stokes. Stokes is the subject of our current exhibition Nell Stokes: Stories of an Education Advocate displayed on the museum's first floor. The exhibition represents the breadth of the local activist's network and her commitment to community through photographs, pamphlets, and other ephemera drawn from the Nell Stokes Manuscript Collection. This First Friday, meet Stokes, see the exhibition during its final months on view, and enjoy a cash bar.
Remarks by Executive Director Kayla Carlsen and exhibition curator Lacey Wilson will begin at approximately 5:30PM. Admission to AIHA is free on Friday, November 1 from 5–7PM as part of Albany's First Friday program.
Albany Institute of History & Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
This weekend, Bank of America cardholders receive free museum admission. For the past 25 years, Bank of America has offered cardholders free general admission during the first full weekend of every month to more than 225 cultural institutions in cities across the United States via the Museums on Us initiative. Museums on Us is available to Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank (U.S. Trust) credit or debit cardholders.
Albany Institute of History and Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
2:00pm–5:00pm
The Siege of Fort William Henry, 1757: Friends, Foes, and Danger in the Wilderness
November 2, 2024, at 2 PM in the Key Cultural Center
The St. Andrew’s Society of Albany will present a panel discussion on The Siege of Fort William Henry: Friends, Foes, and Danger in the Wilderness, which will examine and discuss the siege that took place on the Lake George fortress from August 3–9, 1757, during the early years of the French and Indian War.
Albany Institute of History and Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
2:00pm–3:00pmEnrich 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 plan to meet in the museum atrium, main level, near the front desk before the tour begins.
Albany Institute of History and Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
This weekend, Bank of America cardholders receive free museum admission. For the past 25 years, Bank of America has offered cardholders free general admission during the first full weekend of every month to more than 225 cultural institutions in cities across the United States via the Museums on Us initiative. Museums on Us is available to Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank (U.S. Trust) credit or debit cardholders.
Albany Institute of History and Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
12:00pm–1:00pmYoga on the AIHA LawnMondays from September 9–November 4, 2024 | 12–1PM
Join us for an 8-week beginners series of yoga with instructor Adina Mincher. This series will be perfect for the beginner student who needs slow-paced direction and a great level of detail so they can become familiar with basic yoga poses and the use of the breath.Mondays at noon, outdoors on the lawn weather permitting; in inclement weather, sessions will be held in the Key Cultural Center.Sessions are free for all. Must bring your mat and water. Please note there is no session on Monday, October 14.
RSVP fahym@albanyinstitute.org
Albany Institute of History & Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)