Explore the Hudson River Museum
The Hudson River Museum’s mission is to use the power of arts, sciences, and history to engage, inspire, and connect diverse communities.
Tour the dynamic exhibitions and collections of American art, ranging from 19th-century Hudson River School paintings to contemporary art installations. The museum’s historic home, Glenview is on the National Register for Historic Places. Venture into this monument’s period rooms to gaze at its Gilded Age decorative arts.
Also, the museum offers the only public planetarium in Westchester County. If you’re curious about the universe, plan a visit to the planetarium to experience the mysteries and discoveries of the cosmos.
Exhibitions
Each and ever week, you can anticipate learning and experiencing something new. Currently, the Hudson River Museum is showcasing the following exhibits:
Rivers Flow / Artists Connect: American artists from the 1820s to the present day explore and illuminate our profound, symbiotic relationship with significant rivers across the globe. (Through September 1)
Embrace: Cinematic Moments by James Seward: By bridging the realms of popular American cinema, portraiture, and our own lives, Embrace invites you to rediscover and reconsider significant moments in film, delving into the intricate layers of human connection depicted in these enduring embraces. (Through May 26)
Meet Me at the River: Works on view chronicle more than 100 years of the Hudson River, from nineteenth-century portraits of Palisade Boat Club members to riverfront scenes captured by mid-twentieth-century photographer George Daniell.
Kindred Worlds: The Priscila and Alvin Hudgins Collection. Drawn from the private collection of Priscila and Alvin Hudgins III, Kindred Worlds reveals the couple’s deep and enduring devotion to the arts—not solely as a mode of creative expression but also as an intimate form of world-making. (Through March 2, 2025)
Events
The Hudson River Museum features unique events every day. Check out their website for a full view of their calendar to see upcoming events and plan your visit. Some interesting events coming up are:
- Family Art Workshop: Fluid Sculptures: Saturdays and Sundays in April, 12:00 – 4:00 pm
- Using materials such as wire and clay, families can create sculptures that capture the dynamic movements of dancers
- Free with general admission
- Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon: Friday, April 19, 7:00 pm and Friday, May 17, 7:00 pm.
- A fulldome planetarium show to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s most iconic album.
- Tickets are $20.00 and $15.00 for members.
- Community Art Project with Mansheng Wang: Saturday, April 27, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
- Mansheng Wang, with works on display in River Flow/Artists Connect, will demonstrate the art of Chinese calligraphy to participants
- Wang will narrate the stories of the Silk Road while attendees will be invited to try and write the names of spices that were traded along this route.
Museum Hours
Regular Hours:
Wednesday through Sunday: 12:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Planetarium Shows offered Saturday and Sunday: 12:30 P.M., 2:00 P.M., 3:30 P.M.
Take Amtrak to the Hudson River Museum
Experience the Hudson River Museum via Amtrak to Yonkers Station in the Hudson Valley —Don’t forget to use the Amtrak See New York and Save 15% discount!
Rent a car with Enterprise! Pick up your reserved NYTRAIN Enterprise Rent-a-Car right at the Yonkers Station. Click here to reserve your car or call the Yonkers office today at: 914-968-1000.
