Document Showcase: Tourism in New York

Throughout New York State's past, individual visitors and the state government have promoted the natural beauty, history, cultural attractions, and recreational activities that the state has to offer. See this Document Showcase by the State Archives highlighting the history of tourism in New York.

Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition

The 2012 Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition presents artwork selected by a panel of jurors from the fall 2011 and the spring 2012 student art exhibitions. The Museum exhibition features a wide range of media used by the students. The traditional areas of drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture are enhanced by the addition of digital imaging and mixed media installations. The SUNY student art shows were inaugurated in 2002 to bring the work of SUNY’s many talented student artists to a wider audience.

Visit the Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition between Saturday, June 2 and Monday, September 3.

Seneca Ray Stoddard: Capturing the Adirondacks Exhibition

A new exhibition opens on June 29 at the NYS Museum showcasing the works of photographer and conservationist Seneca Ray Stoddard, who is best known for his photography and guidebooks of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. See more information about the Seneca Ray Stoddard exhibition.

Prospect House, Blue Mountain Lake: New York State Museum, H-1972.84.7
An Adirondack home at Bassett's Camp on Marion River: New York State Museum, H-1972.84.22
Mirror Lake: New York State Museum, H-1972.84.41

NYS Museum Exhibition: New York Discovery: A New Study of an Extinct Bird

The cover story of the April 2012 issue of The Auk, an international journal of ornithology, highlights a paper by NYS Museum scientist Dr. Jeremy Kirchman and his collaborators. The researchers obtained the first DNA sequences from the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) and used the data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the species. The exhibition can be viewed in the Museum lobby through June 1.

Courtesy of the American Ornithologists’ Union and the University of California Press.

NYS Museum Time Tunnel Summer Day Camp

The New York State Museum’s 25th annual summer camp presents diverse approaches to learning in the creative environment of a museum. Educators, scientists, historians, artists, and counselors work together to provide campers with fun, educational activities. Each day, campers explore the Museum through Time Tunnel themes, play games outdoors, use the computer lab, and swim at the Lincoln Park Pool.

More information about the Time Tunnel Summer Day Camp is available at: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/timetunnel/

Document Showcase: Tourism in New YorkThroughout New York State's past, individual visitors and the state government have promoted the natural beauty, history, cultural attractions, and recreational activities that the state has to offer. See this Document Showcase by the State Archives highlighting the history of tourism in New York.Best of SUNY Student Art ExhibitionThe 2012 Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition presents artwork selected by a panel of jurors from the fall 2011 and the spring 2012 student art exhibitions. The Museum exhibition features a wide range of media used by the students. The traditional areas of drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture are enhanced by the addition of digital imaging and mixed media installations. The SUNY student art shows were inaugurated in 2002 to bring the work of SUNY’s many talented student artists to a wider audience.Visit the Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition between Saturday, June 2 and Monday, September 3.Seneca Ray Stoddard: Capturing the Adirondacks ExhibitionA new exhibition opens on June 29 at the NYS Museum showcasing the works of photographer and conservationist Seneca Ray Stoddard, who is best known for his photography and guidebooks of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. See more information about the Seneca Ray Stoddard exhibition.

Prospect House, Blue Mountain Lake: New York State Museum, H-1972.84.7

An Adirondack home at Bassett's Camp on Marion River: New York State Museum, H-1972.84.22

Mirror Lake: New York State Museum, H-1972.84.41

NYS Museum Exhibition: New York Discovery: A New Study of an Extinct BirdThe cover story of the April 2012 issue of The Auk, an international journal of ornithology, highlights a paper by NYS Museum scientist Dr. Jeremy Kirchman and his collaborators. The researchers obtained the first DNA sequences from the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) and used the data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the species. The exhibition can be viewed in the Museum lobby through June 1.Courtesy of the American Ornithologists’ Union and the University of California Press.NYS Museum Time Tunnel Summer Day CampThe New York State Museum’s 25th annual summer camp presents diverse approaches to learning in the creative environment of a museum. Educators, scientists, historians, artists, and counselors work together to provide campers with fun, educational activities. Each day, campers explore the Museum through Time Tunnel themes, play games outdoors, use the computer lab, and swim at the Lincoln Park Pool.More information about the Time Tunnel Summer Day Camp is available at: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/timetunnel/