Visit
EMPAC is closed to the public to follow University policies related to the coronavirus.
We are just two and a half hours north of New York City via a beautiful train ride up the Hudson River, an easy day trip from the Berkshires or Saratoga Springs, and across the river and just north of Albany, NY. We are also just under three hours by car from Boston or Montreal.
Located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation’s oldest technological research university, EMPAC overlooks Troy, a city that played a central role in the Industrial Revolution and that still preserves some of the 19th century’s best architecture.
Address + Directions
Parking + Accessibility
Parking
The main entrance and box office are located on the EAST (campus) side of the building. For events, please park in the College avenue parking garage adjacent to Cogswell Laboratory.
Accessibility
The East campus entrance is also the accessible access to EMPAC. Please visit our Accessibility page for more detailed information. Note that parking on 8th Street requires using stairs to the third floor where there are elevators in the corridor hallway.
Rensselaer Campus Accessibility Information
Mailing Address
110 8th Street EMPAC Building Troy, NY 12180
Transportation
Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
555 East St Rensselaer, NY 12144 518/462.5763 www.amtrak.com Albany International Airport
737 Albany-Shaker Road Latham, NY http://www.albanyairport.com/
Photo: Paul Riviera.