Hit hard by powerful storm, Albany Museum declared total loss
Jan 3, 2017
ALBANY — Albany Museum of Art Executive Director Paula Williams stood in the flooded second floor of the museum and knew it was only a matter of time before the water made its way to the exhibition area.
“This is a disaster, the building is a total loss. The storm blew our roof off; it’s gone,” Williams said. “Thankfully, we have good insurance.”
Williams added that staff and volunteers have been moving exhibits numbering in the thousands of pieces to a secure location.
“We are going to move all the exhibits, we are going to move everything,” Williams said. “You have to remember we probably only display 20 percent of our collection at a time, so it’s quite a few items. We also have a huge African Art collection, and we were determined not to lose it.”
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