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Through October 02, 2022
Through July 15, 2022
Through October 02, 2022
Through October 02, 2022
Through October 02, 2022
Through October 02, 2022
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New Acquisition on Exhibit: Stoneware Water Cooler
Learn more about the latest addition to the Adam Weitsman Stoneware Collection on view in New York Metropolis Hall!
New Exhibit Feature: Timbuctoo: Gerrit Smith’s Experiment
Discover more about this new addition to Adirondack Hall, on view May 5, 2002, through December 31, 2022.
A New York Minute in History: Early Auto Racing in New York
Was a 50-mile roundtrip race from Queens to Bablyon, NY, in April 1900 really the first auto race in the United States? Listen in to learn more!
On View: Charles Clough's "Clufffalo: Art Omi"
Charles Clough's monumental painting has just been installed in New York Hall. Learn more about this colossal collaboration!
Online Resources & Activities Portal
Looking for easy-to-access educational activities, videos, and resources for your kids, students, or even just for yourself? Visit this educational one-stop-shop webpage based on NYSM research and collections.
New Addition to New York Metropolis Hall
This riveting photographic series by David Grant Noble features Mohawk steelworkers on the job in 1970.
Now Online: Historic Woodstock Art Colony
View a sample of the highlights of the recent extraordinary gift of The Arthur A. Anderson Collection—some 1,500 works by almost 200 artists devoted to America’s first intentionally created, year-round arts colony founded in 1902 that continues to thrive over 100 years later.
NYSM Video Library
Never miss a moment of NYSM virtual programming! Access our most recent virtual field trips, guided tours, collection highlights, and educational programs for all ages.
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Ice Ages
This long-term exhibition explores both the landscape and animals of the Pleistocene, or Ice Ages, of New York.
NYS COVID-19 Documentation Initiative
The NYS Office of Cultural Education has created the NYS COVID-19 Documentation Initiative website to help statewide organizations document, share, and support one another throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
More in the News
Published September 21, 2021 | Native American Archaeology
Published September 7, 2021 | Historical Archaeology
Published July 27, 2021 | Malacology
Published July 1, 2021 | Cultural History
NYSED Statement on Museum Deaccessioning
The New York State Board of Regents (“the Regents”) charters museums in New York State as educational corporations and has governing authority over these incorporated organizations. Orgranizations with questions regarding deaccession regulations can review this document or contact Chartering.
The New York State Museum is a program of the University of the State of New York
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