Programs

Family Craft Program 

Stencil Ornaments

4pm at the Chapman, free

Participants can make multiple ornaments using stencils and other craft supplies!

This program is free but requires a reservation. To register, please call (518)793-2826. Parental participation is encouraged and supervision is required.

Conversations with the Past

Capturing Forever Wild: the Life of S.R. Stoddard

Speaker: Maureen Folk, Curator at the Chapman Museum

7pm at the Chapman

Born to a farming family in Wilton, NY, Seneca Ray Stoddard had a simple life that shifted when he relocated to Glens Falls. His life and work as a photographer took him across the Adirondacks, the United States, and the world as he created a historical record of life at the turn of the 20th century.

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

Holiday Open House

10am to 4pm at the Chapman, free admission.

Join us to celebrate the holidays! We will have activities for children, refreshments, and free admission to the Museum all day.

It’s a Wonderful Life

Film Screening at the Chapman

7pm at the Chapman, free

Everyone’s favorite holiday classic. The story of an angel who is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

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

Chapman Museum Annual Meeting

5pm at the Chapman

Ahead of the December meeting of the Trustees, the Executive Director will review the Museum’s accomplishments and changes in 2023. This meeting is open to the public.

Storytime at the Museum: “Snowflake Bentley”

2pm at the Chapman, free

Participants will learn about Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley and his life’s work photographing snowflakes. We will read the book, “Snowflake Bentley” and then make paper snowflakes.

This program is intended for children ages 5-12, but is open to all.

This program is free but requires a reservation. To register, please call (518)793-2826. Parental participation is encouraged and supervision is required.