It took a while, but Albany is finally capitalizing on the Alexander Hamilton craze with a slate of attractions focusing on the hot-hot-hot founding father who got hitched on Catherine Street and spent some time in the 518. Presented by the Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site, “Hamilton in Albany” will focus on Hamilton’s life in Albany and include a special tour at the Mansion, a free, self-guided walking tour and an exhibit at the Albany Institute of History & Art. The tour, “When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home,” is held at 2 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at the Mansion at 32 Catherine St., where Hamilton married Philip J. Schuyler’s daughter, Elizabeth, in 1780. Reservations are required (call 434-0834). Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, free for members and children 12 and under. For more information, see http://nysparks.com. The free walking tour, “Hamilton in Albany,” was created by the visitors’ bureau and, according to a press release, “allows visitors to become intimately familiar with the society that informed some of Hamilton’s most important decisions, and the issues he grappled with during his short, singular life.” For more information, including a PDF of the tour brochure, visit http://www.albany.org. The exhibit, “Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton,” highlights Hamilton’s Albany connections and features heirlooms, papers and a portrait by Albany artist Ezra Ames. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with ID, $6 for ages 6-12, and free for members and kids under 6. (Free for everyone from 5 p.m-8 p.m. on all Thursdays and first Fridays.) For more information, see www.albanyinstitute.org or call 463-4478.
Tours, exhibit highlight Alexander Hamilton’s days in Albany (Times Union)
