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Celebrate the spookiest weekend of the year with fun programs and projects for all ages! Saturday, October 26, 12–5pm 1 & 3pm — Attend Gothic Glenview Tours and learn about Victorian mourning practices. 1–4pm — Make your own concoction of bloody slime in a slime workshop. 1–4pm — Create a self-portrait using animal symbolism, drawing,

Celebrate the start of the holiday season at the HRM with festive programs all weekend! Don’t miss master storyteller Perry Ground (Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation), with four different stories throughout the weekend. Plus, experience our Gilded Age historic home decked out for the holidays in Victorian splendor on guided tours, planetarium shows for all ages,

Paint, sip, and be social at the Hudson River Museum! Gather your friends and learn how to make a painting after-hours at the Museum, led by a professional artist.

In these guided tours designed just for families, a Museum educator leads participants through the current exhibition, exploring the art on view through careful looking and simple hands-on activities. Recommended for ages 3+; children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Drop In & Draw is a casual, themed, instructional drawing session led by a professional artist. Each session focuses on one particular medium, such as watercolor pencil or pen and ink, and pulls inspiration from the current exhibitions. Suitable for all ages and abilities, materials are provided.

A new series of live music performances set to a celestial backdrop in our state-of-the art Planetarium.

The Sunday Scholars series brings visiting professors, curators, authors, visual and performing artists, and other professionals to discuss timely topics that relate to our current exhibitions.

An original Hudson River Museum production, The Victorian’s Guide to the Galaxy explores what the people who built and lived in the HRM’s historic home, Glenview, understood about the universe. Explore the history of science, witness the birth of cosmology, and even sample the very first works of science fiction. Recommended for ages 12+; 45-minute

Survey the Solar System in this live show, exploring the planets, their major moons, and the collection of all objects gravitationally bound to the Sun.

Discover how astronomers share knowledge and answer our questions about the universe. Narrated by David Tennant, the “Tenth Doctor” in the British sci-fi series Doctor Who. Recommended for ages 8+; 25-minute show plus Q&A. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged.