The New York State Museum is open to the public. For more information please see: www.nysm.nysed.gov/reopen
Exhibitions
Through September 04, 2022
Through July 15, 2022
Through December 31, 2021
Through May 22, 2022
Through December 31, 2021
Through December 31, 2021
Through December 31, 2021
Events, News & Announcements
Museum Hours and Visitor Information
The NYSM has returned to normal hours of operation, Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For additional visitor and health and safety information, please see: www.nysm.nysed.gov/reopen
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.
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.
Evolution & Ecology Teacher Workshop
Teachers! Join us on January 29, 2022, as NYSM scientists discuss the workshop's theme, "Faunal and Human Responses to Climate Changes." Register for free today!
Discover New York's “Burned Over District in the Latest Episode of A New York History Minute
Join hosts Devin and Lauren as they discuss the “Burned Over District,” and how upstate New York became a “cauldron” of emergent religions and alternative communities during the 19th century.
New Acquisition: Revolutionary War Military and Domestic Artifacts from Long Island
In August 2021, the NYSM acquired 200 artifacts from the LAMAR Institute in Savannah, Georgia. These artifacts are the result of the only systematic archaeological study of three Revolutionary War battlefield sites on the north shore of Long Island.
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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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.
Ice Ages
This long-term exhibition explores both the landscape and animals of the Pleistocene, or Ice Ages, of New York.
More in the News
Published September 21, 2021 | Native American Archaeology
Published July 27, 2021 | Malacology
Published July 1, 2021 | Cultural History
Published May 11, 2021 | Historical Archaeology
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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