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January 11, 2018

Albany Institute to Offer Free Admission on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The Albany Institute of History & Art will offer free admission to the galleries on Monday, January 15, 2018 from 10AM–5PM. This free admission day is sponsored by M&T Bank.

Current exhibitions include:

  • Well-Dressed in Victorian Albany: 19th Century Fashion from the Albany Institute Collection (closing February 19, 2018)
  • Paintings of Addy®: Dahl Taylor’s Original Illustrations for American Girl
  • The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute
  • Spotlight: Albany & Anti-Suffrage
  • The Fashionable Portrait
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Traders & Culture: Albany and the Formation of American Identity.

Guests are invited to participate in drop-in art making in the Art Studio from 10AM-4:30PM. The project will be a wearable suffrage sash.

Families can also explore the museum using the new Family Discovery Tour, powered by AT&T. This fun, interactive tour is available through visitors’ cell phones or smart devices.

The Museum Shop and Crisan Cafe will also be open for guests to enjoy.

The Albany Institute of History & Art is located at 125 Washington Avenue in Albany, New York. Free parking is available in the museum’s lot at the corner of Elk and Dove Streets.

The exhibition galleries, Museum Shop, and the Crisan Café at the Albany Institute are open Wednesday 10am-5pm, Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday noon-5pm. In addition, the café and museum shop are open Tuesdays from 10am-5pm. The Research Library is open on Thursdays from 1pm-4:30pm and by appointment.

Admission rates are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with ID, $6 for children aged 6-12, and free for children under 6. Albany Institute members are admitted for free. There is no charge to visit the café or museum shop. The museum offers free admission to the galleries on Thursdays from 5pm-8pm and on the First Fridays of the month from 5pm-8pm. To learn about discounts and free admission days, please refer to the Visit section of www.albanyinstitute.org.

For more information, visit www.albanyinstitute.org or call (518) 463-4478.