Photos Credit: Drawings\Watercolor shown are by Friedrich von Germann  in The New York State Public Library This talk examines how Continental soldiers often wore civilian clothing during the early Revolutionary […]

The specter of empire haunts European museums. The correlation between museological collecting and imperial ideology is now widely taken for granted in academic circles, but the question of what is […]

Join us for the next meeting of the Brookside Explorers Club, a new history and learning club for kids! This month, we’re celebrating the Ballston Spa Chocolate Fest with a […]

Chris Leonard will reminisce on his first year as Executive Director of the nearly 50-year-old National Bottle Museum. His talk will cover stories of some of his favorite bottles from […]

Join us for an afternoon of romantic woodwinds! Tune in for the third and final edition of the third season of the Sounds in Winter concert series. On February 14, […]

Now in it’s third year, the “Sounds in Winter” Concert Series will continue with a January 17, 2026 appearance of the Eribeth Trio. Based in the Capital District, the Eribeth […]

Join us for a Revolutionary meal at Brookside Museum! Travel back in time and enjoy a tavern-inspired feast featuring traditional recipes and historic ambiance at Brookside Museum. Partake in a […]

This event has been rescheduled to March 16 at 7pm. Since the founding of the United States, France and its capital have held a singular place in the American imagination. […]

STONE SOUP pairs composer Joe Illick and librettist Mark Campbell for an operatic retelling of the classic European folk tale. Their reimagining will transport audiences to Blessing, Texas for a […]

Join us for a Revolutionary meal at Brookside Museum! Travel back in time and enjoy a tavern-inspired feast featuring traditional recipes and historic ambiance at Brookside Museum. Partake in a […]

Learn from Nancy White as she describes the development and purpose of her many gardens within The Healing Garden - a unique property certified as a United Plant Savers Botanical […]

The National Bottle Museum was created to preserve, research, and exhibit bottles and objects related to bottle making. Visitors can view displays of bottles and glassmaking tools, learn about the […]

Join us for a public screening of the new Saratoga 250 documentary! In the winter of 1775–1776, hope for a free America was nearly frozen by the British occupation of […]

The "Schuyler Sisters” cause quite a stir in the Broadway musical Hamilton: An American Musical, but did you know that there were really five sisters? Born and raised in Albany, […]

Sylvia first set foot in Senegal in 1966 thanks to a personal invitation from the country’s president, Leopold Sedar Senghor. Originally from Washington D.C. and a graduate from Dunbar High […]