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ALBANY, NY – The New York State Museum’s Family Fun Weekend on March 20-21 will focus on “Native People of New York.”

The free event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. both days. Activities will include a tour of the Native Peoples of New York gallery, led by a State Museum educator, on Saturday at 2 p.m. A Star Lab program on “Native Constellation Mythology” will be held at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Huxley Theater. Tickets are free but are limited and must be obtained in advance at the front desk in the Museum lobby. The program is not recommended for children under five.

A make-and-take craft activity, coloring table and Native People hands-on teaching cart will be available both days outside of Discovery Place. Family Fun Weekends offer theme-based family activities on the third weekend of the month.

The New York State Museum, established in 1836, is a program of the New YorkState Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Located at the Empire State Plaza on Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free and the Museum is fullyaccessible. Further information about Museum programs and events can be obtained by calling

(518) 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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