The Hyde Collection

Is your family up to the challenge? Hyde Family Creative Challenge starts now! The first challenge is color combinations. Check out our video for inspiration. Share your families art work social media with #hydefamilycreativechallenge We have Family Art Kits available for pick up. It has everything your family needs to get started with the challenge. They are free but please consider making a donation to help support the Hyde's education programs. Click here to schedule your art kit pick up: https://www.hydecollection.org//family-hyde-cr/2020-12-11/

Thank you to all who participated in the Virtual Candlelight Tour of Hyde House on Thursday night! Our next Candlelight Tour will be this Thursday, December 17 at 6:30 pm. Register for the next tour: https://www.hydecollection.org//hyde-night-can/2020-12-17/ Holiday shoppers remember! Monday December 14 is the last day to order Gift Memberships or Holiday Shop items, in order to post them in time for the Christmas holiday! #TheHydeCollection #GlensFalls #HolidayShop #CandlelightTour

The Hyde Collection is CLOSED for visitors this weekend (10/24-10/25) while we fix the HVAC system. Our focus is to keep everyone as safe as possible while we make the necessary repairs and close the Museum for a few days. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that you will come visit us soon!

The Wood Gallery will again be open for viewing exhibitions including J.S. Wooley, Adirondack Photographer, starting today! Schedule your visit now via our online website portal and remember to mark Pay As You Wish. Exhibitions are also on view online at https://www.hydecollection.org/exhibitions/

Memory Monday: Tom Carr and family visited The Hyde Collection recently. Tom is Human Services Director with the Adirondack Mountain Reserve of the Ausable Club. Tom shared with staff that he grew up with artist Max Weber’s son. They coached basketball together and remained friends for over 30 years until Max passed away. Carr shared that he has many fond memories of the Weber family, the great artist, and his son, over the years. It brought back fond memories for Tom to view our Modern and Contemporary Feibes & Schmitt Gallery during their visit. Max Weber’s (1881-1961) lithographs, Spuyten Duyvil, French Model, and Two Chassids are held in the Permanent Collection, currently in storage. #MaxWeber #AusableClub #AdirondackMountainReserve #ModernArt #JewishArt #MemoryMonday #MuseumLife #MuseumFromHome #modernart

Happy Hanukkah! Yesterday marked the beginning of the Festival of Lights! From now until December 18, the Jewish community will celebrate the Miracle of the Oil or Miracle of the Lights. The traditional Menorah has nine lights, with one lit each night that goes by, and one to be used as the helper candle, to help light the others in their turn. For over one hundred years, the Jewish community has maintained a sizable congregation, now having two local synagogues, which are... both very active in our local Glens Falls Community. We thank Jewish friends for their support of the Hyde and their many important contributions to Glens Falls. Happy Hanukkah, and peace be with you in the New Year! Tiffany Studios, New York (1880-1930), 'Pond Lily' Lamp, ca. 1902-1929, patinated bronze, iridescent "Favrile" glass (shades), organic plastic (possibly Bakelite) switch, 20 3/4 x 15 x 15 in, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, Gift of Dr. Robert and Jane Lewit in memory of Jane's grandfather Judge Joseph M. Levine, 2010.16 #hanukkah #holiday #festivaloflights #holidays #glensfallsny #community #tiffany #museumfromhome #museum #gallery

Monday was the birthday of artist Peter Max (October 19, 1937) whose silkscreen and acrylic work, Liberty, now commands the entry to the Feibes and Schmitt Gallery, for the current Modern and Contemporary exhibit. German-American artist and cultural icon, Peter Max is widely known for his use of brilliant color. Known for psychedelic and pop art, his sense of design endures, and is iconic of the 1960 and 70s. Liberty is part of The Murray Collection, within the Permanent Collection of The Hyde. https://petermax.com/ #artistbirthday #petermax #1960s #museumlife #TheHydeCollection #statueofliberty #MuseumFromHome #happybirthday #popart #iconic

Just one more day left in our temporary closure! We are finalizing our mechanical repairs to our HVAC system, so The Hyde Collection remains temporarily closed for visitors through December 11, and will reopen Saturday, December 12. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that you will pre-schedule a visit soon. All visits this December are Pay-As-Wish, and Individual and Family Memberships are half off! https://www.hydecollection.org/visit-reservation/ Thank you to a...ll who have donated to assist with the project! Thank you for your support and understanding as we work our way through the new challenge, and get back to our in-person visits. It’s been great to see visitors, and we can’t wait to see you again! https://www.hydecollection.org/support/donate/ #MuseumLife #TheHydeCollection #GlensFalls #EventsNearMe #WhatToDo #AtHomeAndAbroad #MuseumFromHome #AdirondackStrong #RainyDayActivity #GlensFallsLiving #UpstateNewYork #SafeReOpening

Update: next tour is Thursday, December 17. There is still time to register! Tonight (Thursday, December 10) The Hyde is hosting a Virtual Candlelight Tour at 6:30pm. Participants will virtually tour the festively decorated Hyde House and hear from curators Jenny Hutchinson and Jonathan Canning, and docent Pat Duncan about treasures from the permanent collection. Guests can tune in from the comfort of their own homesfestive wear is highly encouraged! Registration is requ...ired, and participants will have the option of joining the tour via Zoom or a private YouTube link. Donations are appreciated but not required. https://www.hydecollection.org//hyde-night-can/2020-12-10/ #CandlelightTours #museum #virtual #MuseumFromHome #gallerytour #virtualtour #livetour #virtualvisit #holidays #festive #christmas #hanukkah #kwanzaa #hydecollection #celebrate #holidayspirit

Join curator of education Jenny Hutchinson to find some inspiration and learn some drawing tips and tricks to participate in the current Hyde Creative Challenge. Please note, though this tutorial features a visual art activity all art forms are welcome to participate in the Hyde Creative Challenge! To participate in this virtual program The Hyde welcomes creative works in any media inspired by our permanent collection artwork "Orchard with Arles in the Background" by Vincent Van Gogh. Post your image by Friday, November 6 to your own Facebook or Instagram page or join the private Hyde Collection facebook group. When posting your image make sure you tag The Hyde Collection and add #HydeCreativeChallenge

This week in Tour for Tots online we are looking at color light and the art of stained glass. You and your preschooler can make a fun DIY stained glass-like artwork using tissue paper by following along at home.

Today is the birthday of Florentine artist Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525)! Last year’s exhibition Masterpieces Under the Microscope celebrated the return of Andrea della Robbia’s Madonna from restoration. This Post Star article detailed restoration of this luminous and important work. The work is now on display in Hyde House. https://poststar.com//article_1a2e8a14-eae8-5fa1-aa51-578f #artistbirthday #happybirthday #arthistory #masterpiece # PostStar #dellaRobbia #sculpture #Italy #MuseumFromHome #masterpiece #restoration #fineart

Virtual Arts Life continues, with a Friday night seat for your family at The Metropolitan Opera; virtual "front row seats," for Don Pasquale, of course! Be sure to tune in! "Tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream: Donizetti Week concludes with the composer’s exuberant comedy Don Pasquale. The 2010 Live in HD transmission stars bass-baritone John Del Carlo in the title role, soprano Anna Netrebko as Norina, tenor Matthew Polenzani as Ernesto, and baritone ...Mariusz Kwiecie as Dr. Malatesta. Enjoy Otto Schenk’s classic staging tonight, October 18, beginning at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, October 19, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream, with subtitles, via the link below or through the Met Opera on Demand apps for Apple, Amazon, and Roku devices and Samsung Smart TV. The free streams are available on the apps without logging in by clicking Browse and Preview in the apps for connected TV, and Explore the App on tablets and mobile devices." https://m.facebook.com//photos/a.13496/10164440975755533/

Even during this Pandemic year, some things don’t change. We find that people visit the Museum for the same sorts of reasons they always did; to feel inspired, to gain knowledge, to gain peace of mind, to visit with friends, and to feel connected to ideas and personalities from the past. Because of the Pandemic, we might feel even more drive behind the reasons we visit! In the article linked below, Culture Owl explores the reasons why people visit museums. In the comment...s below this post, please share some of the reasons why you have visited The Hyde Collection. Was your quest successful? Do the situations of this year make these goals even more important in some ways? Most of all, thank you for visiting, and for your support of The Hyde Collection! https://www.cultureowl.com//vi/10-reasons-to-visit-museums https://www.hydecollection.org/visit-reservation/ #art #history #architecture #spirituality #learning #whatsociallife #homeschool #lockdown #reopening #TheHydeCollection #GlensFalls #AdirondackStrong

PRESENTATION NOW! J.S. Wooley and his famed mentor Seneca Ray Stoddard were not the only photographers capturing the beauty of the Lake George region in the early twentieth century. Join The Hyde Collection for a special presentation tonight, Inspired by Lake George: Area Landscape Photographers. Tim Weidner, Executive Director of @chapmanhistoricalmuseum will introduce the talented photographers and imagery that captured the essence of the Queen of American Lakes. This is a live virtual event and you can watch on The Hyde Collection Youtube Channel: Hyde YouTube page: www.youtube.com/user/TheHydeCollection #MuseumFromHome #museum #history #photography #arthistory #Wooley #SenecaRayStoddard #LakeGeorge #upstateny

PRESENTATION TONIGHT! J.S. Wooley and his famed mentor Seneca Ray Stoddard were not the only photographers capturing the beauty of the Lake George region in the early twentieth century. Join The Hyde Collection for special presentation tonight, Inspired by Lake George: Area Landscape Photographers. Tim Weidner, Executive Director of @chapmanhistoricalmuseum will introduce the talented photographers and imagery that captured the essence of the Queen of American Lakes. This is a live virtual event on Zoom. To access the Zoom link and join the free event please click the link and signup on our webage. You will receive the access link to use at the time of the presentation on October 22 at 6:30pm. #MuseumFromHome #museum #history #photography #arthistory #Wooley #SenecaRayStoddard #LakeGeorge #upstateny

Happy birthday to post-war American artist Robert Rauschenberg, (1925-2008)! Here at The Hyde, Rauchenberg’s Deposit is included in The Murray Collection, while Passport is found in the Feibes and Schmitt Collection. Both works are silkscreens. A student of Black Mountain College, Rauschenberg was especially interested in artistic collaboration, cross-cultural dialogue, and helping artists in need. Learn more about Rauschenberg: https://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/artist View his work in The Hyde’s collection: https://bit.ly/2Hot04j #RobertRauschenberg #GlensFalls #TheHydeCollection #FeibesandSchmitt #Silkscreen #BlackMountainCollege #postwar #modernart #contemporaryart #abstractexpressionism #museumfromhome #museums #artist #happybirthday

We are measuring architecture in this week's Tour for Tots Online. You and your preschooler can create a child-size building if you follow Miss Keri and her special guest. What kind of architecture will you make?

Have you ever tried printmaking? This is a creative project to get you started. We are exploring moonlight as this October we have two full moons. Join us in this week's Artful Afternoons Online!

Kevin Young, author, poet and poetry editor at The New Yorker, will hold a live, hour-long reading and conversation with the Skidmore community at 7 pm TONIGHT, as part of a virtual residency with the Black Studies Program and English Department at Skidmore. Young is the editor of the just-released anthology, "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song." He has just been named the next director of the National Museum of African American History & Culture. With more than 37,000 objects, the NMAAHC in Washington, D.C., is the largest center dedicated to the African American experience in the country. Click below to register.

Wednesday Women: AMHR 2020 Juror Susan Cross, Senior Curator at MASS MoCA: The 2020 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region exhibit, hosted by the Albany Institute of History & Art, highlights the work of the best visual artists in the region. This juried exhibition is sponsored jointly by the Albany Institute of History & Art, the University Art Museum, University at Albany, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, and Albany Center Gallery. The 2020 Juror is Susan Cross,... Senior Curator at MASS MoCA. She received her Master of Arts in Art History from Williams College and previously worked at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, and the Deutsche Bilbao in Berlin. Since her arrival at MASS MoCA in 2006, Cross has organized major exhibitions, commissions, and performances. https://www.albanyinstitute.org/id-2020-exhibition-by-artis See more

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