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This spectacular exhibit located within Adirondack Wilderness Hall showcases a fraction of the State Museum's enormous mineral collection.
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.
See over 170 species of New York birds displayed in their environmental settings.
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
Excavated in 1866, the conserved and reassembled Cohoes mastodont is a magnificent specimen.
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.
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.
Explore New York's cultural history and natural landscapes from the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago to present day ethnology.
'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 majestic and pristine region has and continues to be transformed by the interaction of nature and people.
This celebrated American community is portrayed in this exhibition regarding the rich and diverse culture of Harlem in the 1920s.
See New York when dinosaurs were in their heyday.
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
Scientists and historians are working behind the scenes at the State Museum making new discoveries in New York's natural and human history.
'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
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
The Schenectady History Museum follows the history of Schenectady County from the earliest settlers who traded with Native Americans and farmed the fertile land, to the immigrants of the nineteenth an
Explore New York's cultural history and natural landscapes from the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago to present day ethnology.
See New York when dinosaurs were in their heyday.
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