CURRENT PUBLIC TOUR
Historic Cherry Hill, the Myers Residence, and the Pommer
NOTE: Historic Cherry Hill is closed for the season. We will reopen for public tours on May 9, 2025. Off-season private group tours can be arranged by appointment.
The World of James Knapp
Exploring Black Life in 19th-Century Albany Through Art, Objects, and Space
The World of James Knapp is a multi-site exhibition featuring historic artifacts and commissioned artworks that interrogate 19th-century life as experienced by William James Knapp (1843-1885)—a butler, musician, piano tuner, music store clerk, porter, nurse, brother, son, friend, a member of Albany’s Black community, sometime ward of the Van Rensselaer family, a resident of Cherry Hill, and a descendant of a woman once enslaved there. Featured artists include Shirley Clark, Paula Drysdale Frazell, Jacqueline Lake, Samirah Muhammad, and Pauline Saunders. Venues include Historic Cherry Hill, the Pommer (153 S. Pearl St.), and the Underground Railroad Education Center (194 Livingston Ave.). This project is a collaboration with Albany Barn and the Underground Railroad Education Center and was supported with grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Advance Albany County Alliance, and the National Endowment for the Arts.