Ongoing Events
The Adirondack Museum offers lively, engaging, and thought-provoking programs and activities throughout the season. There is something for everyone!
Programs and activities may be subject to change. Please call (518) 352-7311 to verify the schedule.
The Reising Schoolhouse
OFFERED: May 23 — October 19, 2008
Daily; 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Play games and make projects that Adirondack school children have enjoyed for generations in our schoolhouse activity center.
From Logs to Lean-to
OFFERED: July 1 — August 31, 2008
Daily July & August; 1:00 p.m.
Build a kid-size lean-to.
Behind-the-Scenes Tours of the Collections Storage and Study Center
OFFERED: July 7 — August 25, 2008
July 7, 14, 21, and 28; August 4,11, and 25; 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Discover rarely seen artifacts from the museum’s extensive collections.
Boat Builder's Workshop
OFFERED: June 13 — August 21, 2008
Friday – Tuesday; 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Watch as an Adirondack guideboat takes form.
Member Mondays
OFFERED: July 1 — August 31, 2008
Members recieve a 25% discount on purchases from the Museum Store and a 10% discount at the Lakeview Café every Monday in July and August.
On the Water
OFFERED: July 1 — August 31, 2008
Daily July & August; 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Enjoy a ride on the museum's pond in a vintage skiff.
Whimsy & Play: Rustic Tot Lot
OFFERED: July 1 — October 19, 2008
Daily
A fun place for toddlers and pre-schoolers to romp and play.
Old-Fashioned Wash Day
OFFERED: July 1 — August 31, 2008
Daily July & August; 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wash clothes the old-fashioned way.
Make Your Mark
OFFERED: May 23 — October 19, 2008
Daily; 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Visit Work in the Woods, the museum’s logging exhibit, to learn about the lives of Adirondack lumberjacks.
Barn Raising
OFFERED: July 3 — August 29, 2008
Thursdays and Fridays, July & August; 3:00 p.m.
Learn what it was like to build a barn.
Feed the Fish
OFFERED: July 1 — August 31, 2008
Daily July & August; 12:30 p.m.
It's lunchtime for our rainbows and brookies.
Hats & History
OFFERED: May 23 — October 19, 2008
Daily; 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Try on a hat and imagine life as a logger, farmer, or traveler.
Gazebo Games & Activities
OFFERED: July 1 — August 31, 2008
Daily July & August; 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Play croquet and horseshoes or enjoy rustic games and wooden puzzles.
What is Rustic?
OFFERED: May 23 — October 19, 2008
Daily; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Can you find different trophy mounts in historic photographs?
