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The Albany Institute of History & Art (AIHA) is a museum in Albany, New York, United States, "dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art, and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley region". [2] It is located on Washington Avenue (New York State Route 5) in downtown Albany.
Of the other seven only two, the Albany Institute of History & Art and the Palace Theatre, are purpose-built for their continuing role. The Institute, the city's major museum, is joined by three historic house museums and the Slater in that function. Lastly, the Washington Avenue Armory is now used for some concerts. [28]
Saratoga Monument in Saratoga National Historical Park. The Capital District has many historical sites and museums covering a wide range of topics and time periods. The Albany Institute of History and Art founded in 1791 is one of the oldest museums in the nation, [3] and the New York State Museum is the oldest and largest state museum in the nation. [4]
Apr. 10—ALBANY ─ Thursday was a special homecoming for the Albany Museum of Art. For the first time since hurricane-force winds breached the roof of the Albany Museum of Art on Jan 2, 2017 ...
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For the next several years, the organization raised money to restore the house, with the goal of making it a historic house museum devoted to Myers and the local Underground Railroad. The state's Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) gave them a $50,000 grant at first; by 2007, when the first work got underway, over half a million dollars had ...
Cayuga Museum of History and Art: Auburn: Cayuga: Finger Lakes Multiple Local history, art, culture and the invention of sound film Central Square Museum Central Square: Oswego Thousand Islands Railroad website Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, operated by the Central New York Chapter, National Railway Historical Society
Mar. 13—NEW ALBANY — A new short-stay inn in downtown New Albany pays homage to the Southern writer who was born on the site — Nobel laureate William Faulkner. The Union County Historical ...