Hours of Operation


Concourse

Open Daily

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.


Corning Tower Concourse and Corning Tower Plaza Levels

Open Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.


Outdoor Plaza

Open Daily April - November

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Closed December 1 - March 31, except for the Plaza Ice Rink.


Surrounding Parks and Grounds

Empire State Plaza, West Capitol Park, East Capitol Park, Lafayette Park, and all other surrounding areas.

Open Daily

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.


Corning Tower Observation Deck

Open Monday - Friday

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Closed on weekends and holidays


New York State Capitol

Open Monday - Friday 

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Closed Saturdays and Sundays, and State and Federal holidays

Capitol access will be open on State Street, Washington Avenue, and the Empire State Plaza concourse. Visitors are required to pass through metal detectors and have their bags scanned through an X-ray machine.

See Capitol Security Procedures and Prohibited Items


Empire State Plaza Art Collection

Corning Tower Concourse and Corning Tower Plaza levels, Empire State Plaza Concourse, and Empire State Plaza

Open Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Visit the Empire State Plaza Art Collection


Vietnam Memorial Gallery

Open Monday - Friday

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Closed on State and Federal holidays

Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice


New York State Museum

Open Tuesday - Sunday

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Closed Mondays

Closed Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day

Main Lobby Desk: 518-474-5877

Visit the New York State Museum Website