Chapman Museum

08/30/2026

Looking for a unique souvenir or gift from your visit to the Chapman?

Take home a piece of local history with one of our original Seneca Ray Stoddard postcards! 📸

Featuring historic images by renowned Adirondack photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard, these postcards are a great way to remember your visit or share a little Glens Falls history with someone else.

💵 Just $5 each!

Stop by the Chapman Museum Gift Shop and pick one up today!

08/30/2026

08/28/2026

Today marks 63 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

The speech was part of a much larger event held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.

Do you know what that historic event was called?

A. The Civil Rights March of 1963
B. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
C. The Washington Freedom March

08/27/2026

Happy

Today, we're sharing this photo by S.R. Stoddard of the "Glens Falls Waltonians " taken on Lake George on August 18, 1870.

08/27/2026

In October we’ll be opening our fall exhibition, "Yearning to Breathe Free: An Immigration Journey", and we’re looking for plastic fruit like the kind found in a play kitchen (similar to the example pictured) to use at an interactive station in the exhibition.

If you have faux fruit you’d be willing to donate or loan to the Museum, we’d be very grateful!

Please note: If you choose to loan your fruit, we cannot guarantee that it will remain in its original condition. The fruit will be handled by visitors as part of the interactive exhibit.

🍐 Have some plastic fruit to spare?

📞 Call (518) 793-2826 or email [email protected].

08/26/2026

Hey, students! Want to make a cool fidget to hang off your backpack?

Register for our Family Craft Program on Wednesday, September 2, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Using yarn and beads, you’ll design a fun, hands-on accessory that’s perfect for fidgeting and showing off your creativity.

Adult participation is encouraged, and supervision is required.

This program is free but requires registration. To register, please call (518)793-2826.

08/26/2026

Our last Walking Tour of the summer is this Friday, August 28 at 11 a.m.

Our "More of Glens Falls" Tour looks at more of the historic buildings, businesses, and people that shaped Glens Falls! This time we’ll visit locations on Bacon Street, Sherman Avenue, Union Street, and more!

Participants can park at the Chapman Museum in the lot behind the Museum off Bacon Street.

Tours are $20/person or $15 for Chapman members. Payment is required at time of registration. A minimum of four participants are required for tours to run and no more than 15 participants per tour.

To register, please call (518)793-2826.

08/26/2026

While Glens Falls & Queensbury may not have a direct connection to Dolly Parton, we know she has countless fans throughout our region. So we just wanted to say: Thank you, Dolly, for your music, storytelling, compassion, and activism. We will always love you! 💕🦋