Exhibition Case Program
The Albany International Airport is committed to promoting the rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions of the Capital Region through its Art & Culture Program. Local museums and cultural institutions have the opportunity to showcase their collections, programs and services via our exhibition case installations located throughout the terminal. Featured organizations are rotated annually.
For more information about the Art & Culture Program's Exhibition Case Program, please call 518.242.2241 or email arts@albanyairport.com.
Current Installations
The Egg: The Empire State Plaza's Center for the Performing Arts
Albany, NY
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Architecturally, The Egg is without precedent. From a distance it seems as much a sculpture as a building. From its opening in 1978 through 1989, The Egg housed the New York State Theatre Institute and the Empire State Institute for Performing Arts. In 1989, The Egg's focus turned to presenting the finest performing artists from across the state of New York, the United States and around the world in a series of dance, music, theatre and family programming. The Egg houses two theatres, the 980 seat Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre and the 450 seat Lewis A. Swyer Theatre.
Contact Information:The EggBox Office 518.473.1845
www.theegg.org
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Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, NY
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Fort Ticonderoga is a private, not-for-profit educational institution. Its mission is to engage, educate and entertain visitors by sharing the authentic stories of the diverse cultures that met at Ticonderoga in war and peace. Fort Ticonderoga is located in the Champlain Valley in the Adirondacks of upstate New York, midway between Albany and Montreal. It was the 'key to the continent' in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution because it controlled the portage between Lakes George and Champlain. Today, visitors to the Fort can inspect one of the world's largest collections of 18th century military artifacts, including muskets, artillery, swords, and powder horns as well as spend tranquil moments strolling the lawns and among the flowers in the nearby King's Garden. History comes alive at Fort Ticonderoga with daily demonstrations of Colonial-era military and civilian crafts. Two major reenactments are held at the Fort during the summer months.
Contact Information: Fort Ticonderoga Box 390 Ticonderoga, NY 12883
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The Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium
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The Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium celebrates science, invention and imagination. We are committed to inspiring a sense of wonder about extraordinary scientific and technological developments, past, present and future. The Museum preserves and interprets the history of technological change and its impact on society and culture beginning in the 19th century. Home to some of the region's finest interactive exhibitions, the Schenectady Museum is a must-see for families, tourists and area residents alike.
Contact Information: Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium 15 Nott Terrace Heights Schenectady, NY 12308 518.382.7890 www.schenectadymuseum.org |
The Shaker Heritage Society
Albany, NY
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The Shaker Heritage Society, founded in 1977, is a non-profit historic preservation organization which offers interpretive educational programming about the Shakers and their influence upon the Capital Region. The Society is actively concerned with preserving the integrity of the Watervliet Shaker Historic District, America’s First Shaker Settlement (listed on the National Register of Historic Places). Eight remaining Church Family buildings, Shaker fields and apple orchards, Ann Lee Pond and nature preserve, and the Shaker cemetery comprise an intact, contiguous site that was first settled by the Shakers in 1775. The Shaker Heritage Society continues to maintain and renovate the site, and also offers special group tours of the 1848 Shaker Meeting House and historic district, guided tours on Saturdays, craft courses, workshops, lectures and numerous annual events throughout the year.
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Tanglewood
Lenox, Massachusetts |
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Tanglewood is a 400-acre estate located in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Given to the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1936, it has become the home of one of the world's great music festivals. Enjoy classical, popular, jazz and more. From the Boston Pops, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma and Tanglewood Wine and Food Classic Grand Tasting, to Wilco and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, hear it all at the idyllic summer home of the BSO, just a short drive from Albany.
Contact Information: Tanglewood 888.266.1200 www.tanglewood.org |
World Awareness Children's Museum
Glens Falls, NY |
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The World Awareness Children's Museum seeks to foster knowledge and appreciation of world cultures and promote peace and understanding among people of the world. The Museum fulfills its mission through exhibitions of international children's art and educational programs. The Museum's collection includes 6,000 pieces of children's art from over 65 countries. It also includes over 3,000 artifacts - authentic costumes, musical instruments, dolls and art objects from all over the world. The Museum's international programs provide many children with their only opportunity to experience world cultures first hand. Its interactive exhibitions and educational outreach programs encourage play, imagination and creativity for families in the Northeastern NY region.
Contact Information: World Awareness Children's Museum 518.793.2773 www.worldchildrensmuseum.org |
Washington Park Conservancy
Albany, NY
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Washington Park, first conceived by Albany civic leaders in 1868, was planned by Frederick Law Olmstead, designer of New York City’s Central Park, and completed in 1872 from the detailed designs of landscape architects John Bogart and John Yapp Culyer, both Olmstead protégés and Albany natives. Over the years, the Park suffered the effects of urbanization and suburban flight, but the 1970’s renaissance that swept the adjoining neighborhood provided the impetus to restore the Park to its earlier brilliance, and in 1972, it was designated as the center of a historic district with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1985, out of an increasing interest in the Park’s welfare, a small group of public-spirited citizens, encouraged by an enthusiastic city administration, began what has become known as the Washington Park Conservancy. The Conservancy has initiated many restoration projects for the 200-year old Park, and continues its mission to preserve, protect and improve Washington Park.
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Sharon Bates, Director Art & Culture Program Albany International Airport Gallery hours: 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. daily. For additional information phone: 518.242.2241 or email arts@albanyairport.com
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