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'Windows' highlights all regions of New York State from Niagara Falls to Coney Island and reveals many of the fascinating stories that make New York unique.
This spectacular exhibit located within Adirondack Wilderness Hall showcases a fraction of the State Museum's enormous mineral collection.
This history of New York City and its environs is traced as the natural harbor transforms into a bustling port, open spaces into canyons of skyscrapers and a wilderness into a world city.
See New York when dinosaurs were in their heyday.
Scientists and historians are working behind the scenes at the State Museum making new discoveries in New York's natural and human history.
The Governor's Collection is a collaborative effort between the New York State Museum and Native American communities to create a collection of contemporary crafts representing the living culture
'The World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery, Response' tells the history of the World Trade Center, the September 11 attacks, the rescue efforts, the evidence recovery operation at the Fresh K
Excavated in 1866, the conserved and reassembled Cohoes mastodont is a magnificent specimen.
Explore New York's cultural history and natural landscapes from the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago to present day ethnology.
This full-sized carousel was made between 1912 and 1916 by the Herschell-Spillman Company of North Tonawanda, New York, one of the leading manufacturers of carousels in America.
This celebrated American community is portrayed in this exhibition regarding the rich and diverse culture of Harlem in the 1920s.
See over 170 species of New York birds displayed in their environmental settings.
This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the publication of 'Birds of New York', one of the most popular books issued in the State Museum's history. The exhibition features
This majestic and pristine region has and continues to be transformed by the interaction of nature and people.
Come and visit many examples of fire apparatus of all times from the 18th, 19th and 20th century all with a history of service in New York.
Curated and designed by staff at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, this traveling exhibition features more than 150 images of America taken between 1935
This traveling exhibition from the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, presents photographic masterpieces that capture historic and contemporary moments in American history. The exhibition re
This exhibition commemorates Henry Hudson's exploration of the river, and the narrative of the people, events, and ideas that have shaped this region.
Contemporary photographer Sarite Sanders has produced a stunning collection of photographs that capture the mysterious radiance and residual spirituality of Egypt's ancient ruins.
Most widely known for his comic, hallucinatory paintings, Carroll Dunham (b.1949) is also a prolific printmaker. This survey features over 100 prints including lithographs, etchings, drypoints, linocu