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Howes Cave, NY–The Iroquois Museum in Howes Cave, NY, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 4, celebrating the completion of a $400,000 expansion to its 7,500-square-foot facility. 

“We’re excited to welcome visitors to our beautiful longhouse-inspired museum with a new, light-filled entrance—and to share even more Haudenosaunee culture through expanded exhibit space,” said Steph Shultes, Iroquois Museum Director.

Exhibit Marks Just the Second Time Banning’s Impressive Research and Art Have Been Publicly Displayed at the State Museum

An Opening Reception Will Be Held on April 4, 2025 at 6:00 P.M.

Albany, N.Y. - Long before mushrooms and mycology captivated the public imagination, self-taught scientist Mary Banning dedicated her life to the study of fungi. However, due to her gender, her work remained unrecognized for almost 100 years. The New York State Museum's latest exhibit, "Outcasts: Mary Banning's World of Mushrooms," celebrates Banning's rich legacy as one of America's first mycologists, who uncovered, documented, and illustrated 23 fungal species new to science in the mid-1800s.

Rensselaer, N.Y. - On Saturday, March 22, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Crailo State Historic Site and the Friends of Fort Crailo invite the public to the third of five “Colonial Kitchen” series of events offered during the months of March and April.

Celebrating America's Iconic Sports Car

Saratoga Springs, NY (March 17, 2025) – The Saratoga Automobile Museum is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated new exhibition, Speed - Style - Legacy: The Corvette Story. This exciting new exhibit takes visitors on an unforgettable journey through the history of one of the world’s most legendary sports cars, the Chevrolet Corvette. From 1953, when the first Vette rolled off the assembly line, to its current status as a high-performance icon, this exhibition offers an immersive look at the Corvette’s incredible evolution and its unparalleled motorsport legacy.

April 16,17, and 18, 2025 at 10:00a.m.

Staatsburg, N.Y. (3/13/25) — Staatsburgh State Historic Site, is offering three, instructor-led, interactive programs during local schools’ upcoming spring break that explore the Gilded Age mansion through the lens of art and mythology, architecture, and the lifestyles of the rich and those in service to them. These programs are designed for children ages 8 to 12, when accompanied by an adult.

Three days of events May 9-11 will allow public to relive the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen, and the Green Mountain Boys

Ticonderoga, N.Y. — “No Quarter!,” a series of once-in-a-lifetime historic reenactments and events running from May 9-11, will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the pivotal capture of Fort Ticonderoga. At the very locations where events unfolded, a three-day immersive experience will transport visitors back to dawn of the American Revolution and our nation’s first victory.

The public is invited to see and share their own home movies on the big screen

Rochester, N.Y., March 13, 2025—  On March 22 the George Eastman Museum will present Home Movie Day, bringing this free, worldwide event to Rochester, New York.

Home Movie Day invites the public to see and share their own home movies with an audience from their community. The community is invited to bring their films and videos to screen or just come to experience the vast array of fascinating amateur movies from the Rochester area.

Wurtsboro, N.Y. (March 11, 2025) – The Village of Wurtsboro will host a bicentennial celebration for the Delaware & Hudson (D&H) Canal, marking 200 years since this historic waterway transformed trade and transportation in the region. The event will feature a parade, historical exhibits, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities. The parade will end at the reenactment site where a portion of Philip Hone’s groundbreaking speech will be read.

Hudson, NY - The Olana Partnership will hold its monthly FREE Third Thursdays on February 20 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM at Olana State Historic Site. Olana Third Thursdays are free monthly community days of tours and programs for all ages. Visitors can start the day looking mindfully at works of art in the Sharp Family Gallery in the Historic House. Morning Mindfulness in the Gallery held from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, will be led by local art therapists who will include mindfulness practices to deepen your experience of the two artworks on view.

A Presentation About Life on the East End from 1880-1910

Riverhead, N.Y. - On Sunday, March 30, Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead will host a special Women’s History Month presentation about the life of an East End farm wife and mother between the years of 1880 and 1910. Author Debby Warner Anderson will explain how the discovery of a shoebox of letters written by her great grandmother Carrie Warner of Baiting Hollow launched Debby on a journey through local history, family genealogy and a woman’s life on Long Island around the turn of the 19^th century.