The New York State Museum serves the lifelong educational needs of New Yorkers and visitors through its collections, exhibitions, scholarship, programs, media and publications in science, history, anthropology, and art. The Museum explores and expresses New York State’s significant natural and cultural diversity, past and present.

The New York State Museum has a small, but growing collection, that tells the story of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, and the continuing fight for equality. We continue to research this history and build our collections, and share these stories through social media posts, exhibitions, publications, and online resources.