The Frances Young Tang
Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
at Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: 518-580-8080
We’re open!
Hours: 12 – 5 pm
Plan your visit
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See It Now: Contemporary Art
from the Ann and Mel Schaffer Collection
A detail of a grayscale illustration depicting a snake atop a chicken atop a lactating dog below a tiny moon, all against a dark, washy background.

Sheila Pepe: When & Where We Rest
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All These Growing Things
A shirtless, light-skinned person seen from behind, from shoulder blades to the bottom of their head, with a tattoo in the middle of their neck reading “DYKE” in bold, illustrative font.

Inked: Stigma, Otherness, and Art
Sitting outdoors on a lawn in front of a contemporary building is a large, black sculpture in the shape of a comic book speech bubble, big enough for two people to sit in.

Ernest and Ruth
A detail of an abstract, colorful painting by Carrie Moyer with various layers of paint and glitter.

Explore the Collection
Two student interns wearing gloves crouch down to place objects into a life size diorama of a research station while an man looks on.

What is a teaching museum?
A group of people gather around the side of a table to look and talk about art laid out on the table.

Art & Ideas
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Winter Break Hours

  • December 16– January 18: Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 pm

  • Closed December 23–25 and December 30–January 1

  • Late Thursday hours resume January 22, when the museum is open until 9 pm

Note: The last day to see See It Now is January 4; the next exhibition in that gallery is Kathy Butterly: Assume Yes, opening February 14. Check the Exhibitions page to see what’s on view when you visit.

Dig deeper into the website for Exhibitions, Events, Publications, Tang collection, and Art & Ideas.

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Tang 25 Anniversary Video
Skidmore College students, alumni, President Marc C. Conner and Dayton Director Ian Berry reflect on the impact of the Tang Museum at Skidmore College in celebration of the Tang’s 25 Anniversary.
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Student Story: Allie Serapilio ’25

In an essay, Allie Serapilio ’25 reflects on her experience organizing the 2025 Winter/Miller Lecture with Nina Chanel Abney, as part of her 2024-25 Eleanor Linder Winter Internship at the Tang.

Student Story: Chiara Garcia-Ugarte ’25

In a video, Chiara Garcia-Ugarte ’25 speaks about her many Tang experiences with classes as a student, with visitors as a Tang Guide, and as the 2023-24 Carole Marchand Endowed Intern at the Tang.
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Instagram
We had a great semester of artist visits for Ian Berry’s Art History seminar, ‘The Artist Interview,’ in which @SkidmoreCollege students interviewed artists about their work...
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Explore the collection
A large-bodied nude Black person sits leaning away from us towards a bald, shirtless, tattooed, White man who stands over the person to cut score marks into their back causing bleeding.
Catherine Opie
Ron Athey and Daryl Carlton, 2000, printed 2001
chromogenic print on FujiColor Crystal Archive paper
A photograph of a young, Black woman in a red floral dress smiling holding a red umbrella in front of a light blue background with red and yellow flowers.
Omar Victor Diop
Ken, 2011
pigment inkjet print on Harman by Hahnemühle paper
Upcoming events
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Jan 10, 2026, 2 PM
Family Saturday
Jan 17, 2026, 2 PM
Family Saturday: MLK Saratoga
Jan 22, 2026, 12 PM
Curator’s Tour of Family Forms
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