The East Gallery of the Albany Museum of Art will be the setting of mystery as adventurous art lovers look for clues in the artwork as they try to Escape the Gallery.
Photo: Albany Museum of Art/Jim HendricksALBANY ─ When Halloween is just around the corner, mysteries and things that go bump in the night are always popular. Escape the Gallery at the Albany Museum of Art is a live mystery adventure that fits in with the mood of the haunting season like wrappings on a mummy.
On Friday evening, a group of adventurous art lovers will face a daunting challenge at the AMA. They will have to find and decipher clues in the artwork in order to free themselves from being trapped in an art gallery.
“Anyone who likes escape rooms or thinks they can find ‘Da Vinci Code’-type clues in works of art will have a fantastic time,” Annie Vanoteghem, the director of education and public programming for the AMA, said in a news release. “The clues will be there, but can you find them ... or will you be trapped forever in the art gallery?”
There are two Escape the Gallery adventures set for Friday. The first, which should take a maximum of 45 minutes, is at 5:30 p.m. It is a family-friendly version suitable for parents and children.
The second adventure starts at 6:30 p.m. and is more challenging.
The escapes have been designed by James Carnegie, who has years of experience leading local RPGs (role playing games) such as Dungeons & Dragons.
“This is the first time we’ve tried to mix art with a good mystery,” Vanoteghem said. “If guests like it, we may scare up a few more Escape the Gallery challenges in the future.”
If the thought of being trapped in an art gallery makes a person’s neck tingle, at least the cost isn’t scary. Adventurers can test their wits for $10 if they’re an Albany Museum of Art member, or $15 if they’re not a member.
Both escape adventures will take place in the East Gallery, where works by 15 college faculty members are on display in the juried “Educators as Artists” exhibition. The show includes work by faculty members from Florida State University, Albany State University, Valdosta State University, Georgia Southwestern State University, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Andrew College and Thomas University.
This is the final days of the “Educators as Artists” exhibition, as well as exhibitions “Figure Forward” in the Haley Gallery and “Fragments of a Violent World” in the West Gallery. All three close after a final showing on Saturday.
Admission to the AMA galleries is free. The AMA is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and noon-5 p.m. on Saturdays.
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