Learn about Ethelda Bleibtrey, the first woman ever to win three Olympic gold medals.

Grace Hudowalski was the first woman to hike the 46 peaks of the Adirondacks and was a pioneer in the creation of the ADK Forty-Sixers club.

Join us for a free screening of Henry Johnson: A Tale of Courage Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 6:30pm – 8pm.

Learn about Elizabeth Freeman (Mumbet), a slave in western Massachusetts until she sued for freedom and won.

Free preview screening rescheduled to Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 5pm & 6:30pm at the Albany Institute.

Join WMHT, Curious George, and the Man in the Yellow Hat for a special afternoon event at the Viaport Rotterdam Saturday, October 28 from 1pm - 4pm.

Screening October 1 - November 5, 2017 | Set against the social, political and cultural landscape of the times, Chasing Trane brings saxophone great John Coltrane to life, as a man and an artist.

Screening November 1, 2017 - January 14, 2018 | One of the most acclaimed films of the year and an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary, I Am Not Your Negro envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.

Screening January 15 - February 18, 2018 | Tell Them We Are Rising explores the pivotal role historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played over the course of 150 years in American history, culture, and identity.