Albany Institute of History & Art

Albany Institute of History & Art can be found at Washington Ave 125. The following is offered: Theater. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Albany there are 3 other Theater. An overview can be found here.

Admission is half price until the entire museum reopens in September.

Until Spetember 20, 2001 only the first floor of the museum is open, while the library is by appointment only until then.

The 1791 museum, the state's oldest, has annual rotating exhibits and an impressive permanent collection that includes Hudson River School paintings and an Egyptian mummy exhibit. Silver, furniture, and contemporary-art collections cover regional history dating from the 1500s. The building, which combines a modern expansion with the original 18th-century space, is interesting architecturally.

The Scene
\r Founded in 1791, the Institute's collections document upper Hudson Valley's tumultuous history. A wide array of artifacts--paintings, furniture, clothing, photographs, and...

The Scene

Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute is one of the oldest museums in the United States. We are dedicated to collecting, pre...serving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley. See More