Albany Institute of History and Art
Art Museum · Albany, New York
⚠ FOUNDED 1791, WHICH MAKES IT ONE OF THE OLDEST MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES — older than the Louvre as a public institution and older than every museum in New York City. It holds the definitive collection of HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL painting outside the Metropolitan, the material culture of Dutch colonial Albany, and ⚠ TWO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIES acquired in 1909.
125 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York, 12210, United States
⚠ CLOSED MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS, historically — check albanyinstitute.org before travelling. Generally open Wednesday to Sunday on a daytime schedule. ⚠ CHECK FOR FREE OR REDUCED-ADMISSION PERIODS, which the Institute has offered. The library and archives are FREE BY APPOINTMENT. ⚠ FOUNDED 1791, one of the oldest museums in the United States. ⚠ NOTE THAT ALBANY'S OTHER MAJOR ATTRACTIONS — the State Capitol tour, the New York State Museum and the Corning Tower observation deck — ARE ALL FREE and all in this database. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.
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