Join the Albany Institute of History & Art for the opening reception of From the Hudson to the Nile: Dows Dunham and the Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan. Reception includes light hors d'oeuvres and a selection of wine and beer. From the Hudson to the Nile: Dows Dunham and the Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan celebrates the remarkable career of Dows Dunham (1890–1984), a Hudson Valley–born archaeologist whose pioneering fieldwork in Egypt and Sudan and dedicated scholarship as a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston transformed the field and continue to shape the study and preservation of ancient civilizations today.