Albany Institute of History & Art

Albany (New York) / États-Unis

The Albany Institute of History & Art is a museum in Albany, New York, United States, "dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art, and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley region". It is located on Washington Avenue in downtown Albany. Founded in 1791, it is among the oldest museums in the United States.Several other institutions have merged over time to become today's Albany Institute. The earliest were learned societies devoted to the natural sciences, and for a time it was the state legislature's informal advisory body on agriculture. Robert R. Livingston was the first president. Joseph Henry delivered his first paper on electromagnetism to the Institute. Its collections of animal, vegetable and mineral specimens from state surveys eventually became the foundations of the New York State Museum. Later in the century it became more focused on the humanities, and eventually merged with the Albany Historical and Art Society. It has had its present name since 1926. Over the course of the 20th century it has become more firmly established as a regional art museum. The institute's three-building complex includes the late 19th-century Rice Building, the only freestanding Beaux-Arts mansion in the city, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and donated to the institute by one of its former benefactors. Its main building is a 1920s Classical Revival structure designed by local architect Marcus T. Reynolds. A more modern glass structure connects the two. The original two buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. At the beginning of the 21st century, the institute completed an extensive renovation in which the entrance building was constructed and new climate-controlled storage space for the collections was built.

New York State Museum

Albany (New York) / États-Unis

Le New York State Museum est une institution soutenue par la recherche située à Albany , aux États-Unis. Le musée est situé Madison Avenue, attaché au côté sud de l'Empire State Plaza, face à la place et vers le New York State Capitol. Le musée abrite des œuvres d'art, des artefacts et des écofacts qui reflètent le développement culturel, naturel et géologique de l'État de New York. Géré par l'Office of Cultural Education du New York State Education Department, c'est le plus ancien et le plus grand musée d'État du pays. Anciennement situé dans le State Education Building, le musée occupe désormais les quatre premiers étages du Cultural Education Center, un bâtiment de dix étages de 140 000 m2 qui abrite également les archives d'État de New York et la bibliothèque d'État de New York.