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New York State Museum
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: Empire State Plaza, Madison Avenue Albany NY USA 12230
- Telephone Number: +1-518-474-5877
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany , New York, United States. It is located on Madison Avenue, attached to the south side of the Empire State Plaza, facing onto the plaza and towards the New York State Capitol. The museum houses art, artifacts (prehistoric and historic), and ecofacts that reflect New York State ’s cultural, natural, and geological development. Operated by the New York State Education Departments Office of Cultural Education, it is the nations oldest and largest state museum. Formerly located in the State Education Building, the museum now occupies the first four floors of the Cultural Education Center, a ten story, 1500000 sqft|m2 building that also houses the New York State Archives and New York State Library. The New York State Museum is open daily from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Although admission is free of charge, optional donations are accepted at the door. The museum contains a gift shop on the first floor and a Subway shop on the fourth. To supplement its extensive permanent collections, it features about 12 temporary exhibitions every year. [1]
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