History & Hops: The Corditaipe Site Revisited: An Ice Age Encampment of First Peoples in Eastern New York
October 23, 2025
6-7 pm
- Off-Site
Discovered in 1975, the Corditaipe archaeological site is an Ice Age encampment located in the upper Mohawk Valley, the homelands of the Oneida Nation. Since 2019, NYSM archaeologists and volunteers have been re-investigating the Corditaipe site t...
The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal
October 26, 2025
11 am
- Huxley Theater
Join author Mark Ferrara, Professor of English at State University of New York at Oneonta and author of The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal (Columbia University Press, 2024) to discuss his recent book and some of the stories of th...
Musical Postcards from Irish Albany & Troy: Erie Canal Bicentennial Concert
October 26, 2025
1 pm
- Adirondack Hall
Walking Through Time: Exploring Earth’s Oldest Fossil Forest in Cairo, NY
November 1, 2025
11 am
- Off-Site
Stories From the People of the Longhouse with Perry Ground
November 1, 2025
11 am
- First Peoples Hall
River Tales & City Whales: Storytime with Author Nancy Castaldo
November 2, 2025
10:30 am - 12 pm
- New York Metropolis Hall
Stefan Bielinski Memorial Lecture: Taking Manhattan - Russell Shorto on the Epic Origins of New York
November 2, 2025
2 pm
- Huxley Theater
Join acclaimed historian and bestselling author Russell Shorto for a compelling lecture on his new book, Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. In this thrilling and deeply researched narrative, S...
How to Read Rocks: Unlocking the Secrets of Sedimentary Layers
November 7, 2025
12 pm
- Discovery Place
Cornhusk Workshop with Bernadette Scott
November 8, 2025
10:30–11:30 am and 12:30–1:30 pm
- First Peoples Hall
Putting Out the Welcome Mat with Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
November 15, 2025
11 am
- Adirondack Hall
Uncharted Waters: Diving into the Holdings of the New York State Archives
November 15, 2025
1 pm
- Huxley Theater
The Handcrafted Utopia: Arts and Crafts Communities in America's Progressive Era
November 22, 2025
1 pm
- Huxley Theater
Join historian and author Dr. Thomas Guiler, Director of Museum Affairs at the Oneida Community Mansion House, for an engaging talk exploring the rise of communal Arts and Crafts Movements in early 20th-century America. Drawing from his newly rele...
Outcasts: Mary Banning’s World of Mushrooms—A Gallery Tour with a Museum Educator
November 28, 2025
1 pm
- South Lobby
Outcasts: Mary Banning’s World of Mushrooms—A Gallery Tour with a Museum Educator
December 26, 2025
1 pm
- South Lobby
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