New York State Museum

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The New York State Museum is a major cultural and historical institution in Albany that showcases New York’s natural history, anthropology, art, and state heritage through extensive collections and public exhibitions.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
history museum
natural history museum
state museum
admissionPolicy free general admission
collectionFocus New York State cultural heritage
New York State history
New York State natural history
collectionIncludes anthropology collections
art collections
botany specimens
ethnographic collections
geology specimens
historical artifacts
natural history collections
paleontology specimens
zoology specimens
country United States
formerName New York State Cabinet of Natural History
New York State Museum of Natural History
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFunction collection stewardship
public education
public outreach
research
hasPublicProgram guided tours
lectures
school programs
workshops
hasSignificantRole documenting New York State heritage
interpreting New York State history to the public
preserving New York State collections
hasVisitorOrientation family-friendly
hasWebsite https://www.nysm.nysed.gov
inception 1836
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Albany, New York
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory New York (state)
locatedInBuilding Cultural Education Center
locatedInComplex Empire State Plaza
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnStreet Madison Avenue
operatedBy New York State Education Department
ownedBy State of New York
partOf New York State Education Department
University of the State of New York

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
New York State Museum ("New York State Cabinet of Natural History")
New York State Museum ("New York State Museum of Natural History")
formerName
Albany
Empire State Plaza
hasCulturalInstitution
Empire State Plaza
hasPart
New York State Archives ("Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York")
headquartersLocation
Cultural Education Center
houses
New York State Library ("New York State Museum complex")
locatedIn
New York State Capitol
near
Empire State Plaza ("New York State Museum building")
significantBuilding

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