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New York, N.Y. - South Street Seaport Museum announces the 2026 sailing season for the 1885 Schooner Pioneer beginning in May and running through October. Tickets range from $5–$70 to sail New York Harbor and are on sale now! Get them here.

Exclusive immersive ultimate fan experience exhibit opening November 28^th will feature the set and items from the iconic Long Island family sitcom

Stony Brook, NY — Actor Ray Romano, the star of the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, was the guest of honor at a VIP preview party at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) to preview its new exclusive exhibit Everybody Loves Raymond: Celebrating 30 Years. The exhibition opens to the public on November 28^th at 11am at its Stony Brook location at 97 Main Street.

Farmingdale, NY (November 22, 2025) - On December 7, 2025, American Airpower Museum hosts the annual “Dropping of the Roses” Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony conducted by the Long Island Air & Space Forces Association (LIAFA).  The American Airpower Museum (AAM) has provided space for this event each year ever since the museum opened its doors in 2000. December 7, 2025 is the 84th Anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy Fleet based at Pearl Harbor.

Rochester, NY (November 19, 2025) — This holiday season, the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) invites the Rochester community to celebrate the spirit of the season surrounded by art and creativity. From world-class exhibitions and family art-making workshops to shopping handcrafted local works in the museum store, MAG offers countless ways to make the holidays meaningful and memorable.

November 15–April 12, 2026

Saratoga Springs, NY (November 18, 2025) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents Family Forms, an exhibition that invites visitors to consider how families are made, remade, and represented. Bringing together contemporary art and vernacular photography, Family Forms looks closely at kinship, care, and the stories we tell about who we are to one another.

Global honor recognizes groundbreaking work supporting individuals living with memory loss and their caregivers

Photos: Memory Café photos

Jamestown, NY – November 19. 2025 – The National Comedy Center has been named a Gold Winner in the 5th Annual Anthem Awards for its One Laugh at a Time: A National Comedy Center Memory Café, a monthly program supporting individuals living with memory loss and their caregivers. The Comedy Center earned Gold honors in the Education, Art & Culture category for Corporate Social Responsibility and Local Community Engagement, placing the initiative among the top-tier social-impact programs recognized worldwide.

Project Reflects Almost $11 Million State Investment in Arts and Culture

New Facility Expands Exhibition Space, Programming and Opportunities for Artists and Visitors

Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the grand opening of Studio Museum in Harlem’s new home. Created expressly for the needs of the museum and its communities, the $160 million, seven-floor, 82,000 square-foot building takes its inspiration from the brownstone, churches and bustling sidewalks of Harlem. The project is supported by a combined $10.9 million state investment, including over $7 million from the New York State Council on the Arts and $3.5 million from Empire State Development, recommended by the New York City Regional Economic Development Council.

Rochester, NY (November 7, 2025) —The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) invites artists from across the country to apply for participation in the 2026 M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival. The annual two-day celebration will be held on August 29 and 30, 2026. For nearly 70 years, the M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival has brought together over 300 artists and thousands of visitors on the grounds of MAG to celebrate creativity and craftsmanship.

Exclusive immersive ultimate fan experience exhibit will feature the set and items from the iconic Long Island family comedy show

Stony Brook, NY — The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will open its brand new exclusive exhibit—Everybody Loves Raymond: Celebrating 30 Years—on November 28^th at 11am at its Stony Brook location at 97 Main Street. The exhibit will feature the 70-foot-wide set from the show’s 30^th anniversary TV special that will air on CBS in November. This set has never been on display in public.

Oechsle Clock Collection Display Open to the Public—Made Possible by Generous Gift from G. Russell Oechsle

Albany, N.Y. - The New York State Museum is proud to announce the donation of a significant clock collection from historian and author G. Russell Oechsle. Featuring more than 80 rare clocks made in upstate New York between 1818 and 1927—with a strong concentration from the 1820s and 1830s—the collection offers a vivid window into a once-thriving regional industry shaped by the opening of the Erie Canal.

Now on view, the exhibition highlights selections from the donation, capturing the entrepreneurial spirit that fueled clockmaking workshops along the canal corridors. Some shops lasted only a few years; others prospered for decades.