Discover NYSM’s Pride Month resources, including our new New York Pride: The Fight for Marriage Equality exhibition, special programs, and educational content.

NYSM scientists team with Albany Med to take cutting-edge scans of a dinosaur egg and Ice Age giant beaver skull!

Discover how a tiny military button unearthed at the World Trade Center site unravels the gripping mystery of a Revolutionary War ship and its unexpected connection to the British 52nd Regiment.

Discover how a rare 420-million-year-old fossil from New York offers groundbreaking insights into the evolution and distribution of early marine life.

The New York State Museum has launched a national search for its next Director, with renowned museum leader Dr. Brent D. Glass leading the effort.

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Discover what state officials and local partners have in store for the Erie Canal's 200th birthday celebration and what makes the Canal System important today and into the future.

Learn more about the recent discovery and excavation of a mastodon jaw and teeth in Orange County, NY, and how it will help shed light on New York's Ice Age past.

Explore the blazing history of firefighting innovation, from colonial times to the mid-20th century in the new exhibit feature, "Fear Not, We Come!"

Discover the story behind the delicate origami crane created in 1955 by Sadako Sasaki, a twelve-year-old Japanese victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.

Canine Contrasts: Unraveling Wolves and Coyotes in New York unravels the story behind a recent mistaken identity and takes a deep dive into the biology and history of these canine cousins.