Events
Please call the individual sites directly to inquire about the events listed below.
Events must be related to the themes of the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and be heritage, cultural, historical, and/or recreational/trail related.
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Curator’s Tour: Exhibition Tour of 'Thomas Cole: An American Visionary'
May 1, 2026 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Site Associate Curator, for a guided tour of the new exhibition, 'Thomas Cole: An American Visionary.' More...
2026 Cole Fellows’ Presentations
May 1, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Be the first to hear new discoveries from the Class of 2026 Cole Fellows, Maya Junkins and Peyton Masilun, during a discussion of their year-long research projects at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. More...
All-Inclusive Museum Day Trip: Hill-Stead Museum & Wadsworth Atheneum
May 9, 2026 7:45 AM to 7:00 PM Location: Departing from: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join a group of fellow arts and culture enthusiasts for a specially curated and guided day trip with all-inclusive meals, transportation, and special museum access departing from the Hudson Valley to Connecticut and back again. Presented by the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in partnership with Friendship Tours More...
Second Saturday Workshop: Create Your Own Color Wheel
May 9, 2026 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Make your own wood-stained color wheel inspired by Thomas Cole’s painting, 'Diagram of Contrasts,' and tour the historic Main House and new exhibition, 'Thomas Cole: An American Visionary,' in the newly opened Richard Sharp Gallery. Teachers can enjoy a discounted workshop for Teacher Appreciation Day! More... (1).jpg)
Sunday Salon Lecture: Thomas Cole and American Wilderness with William L. Coleman, Ph.D.
May 31, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join William L. Coleman, inaugural Wyeth Foundation Director of the Wyeth Study Center, for a discussion on Thomas Cole and American Wilderness. More...
Curator’s Tour: Collection Highlights
Jun 5, 2026 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Site Associate Curator, for a tour of the Thomas Cole Site collections. More....jpg)
Second Saturday Workshop: Create Your Own Mineral Box
Jun 13, 2026 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join museum education staff to construct your own handmade curio container for trinkets and found objects. Participants will tour the historic Main House to view Thomas Cole’s Box of Minerals and Artifacts in the newly opened Richard Sharp Gallery. Learn about 19th century collecting practices, followed by making in the Storehouse. More...
Sunday Salon Tour: Black Labor & Legacy at the Historic Property
Jun 14, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Explore the historic property with a Museum Educator to learn about the often-hidden experiences of labor on the historic property, different perspectives on land, anti-Black policies, and the ways in which Black Catskill residents mobilized and formed abolitionist circles in the 19th century. More...
Exhibition Opening: "Circles of Influence: Thomas Cole and the American Landscape Movement"
Jun 20, 2026 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Celebrate the opening of the new exhibition, 'Circles of Influence: Thomas Cole and the American Landscape Movement,' in the historic Library Gallery with art, sips, and good friends from 4–6 pm. All are welcome, but we hope that you will consider becoming a member. More...
Exhibition Opening: "Cynthia Daignault: Light Atlas"
Jun 20, 2026 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Celebrate the opening of the new exhibition, "Cynthia Daignault: Light Atlas," in the 1846 New Studio with art, sips, and good friends from 4–6 pm. All are welcome, but we hope that you will consider becoming a member. More...
Crossroads of a New Nation: Albany NY in the American Revolution
Jul 1, 2026 3:30 PM to Aug 26, 2026, 4:30 PM Location: 9 Ten Broeck Place Albany, NY 12210 Explore the intersections of Albany's geography, cultures, and conflict at the home of Revolutionary War General Abraham Ten Broeck. More..._35kqrk4uotd5.jpg)
Curator’s Tour Exhibition Tour of Cynthia Daignault’s "Light Atlas"
Jul 3, 2026 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Site Associate Curator, for a guided tour of the special exhibition "Light Atlas" by Cynthia Daignault. More...
Cole’s Art Camp: Trees
Jul 6, 2026 9:00 AM to Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Cole’s Art Camp welcomes children ages 6–11 for five-day summer program sessions exploring the home and landscape where Thomas Cole made art. Experience the museum galleries and artist studios, play in the flower gardens, work together to make an exhibition, and create art inspired by the natural world. Choose one or more from four landscape-themed sessions: Trees, Clouds, Pollinators, and Mountains. More...
Cole’s Art Camp: Clouds
Jul 20, 2026 9:00 AM to Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Cole’s Art Camp welcomes children ages 6–11 for five-day summer program sessions exploring the home and landscape where Thomas Cole made art. Experience the museum galleries and artist studios, play in the flower gardens, work together to make an exhibition, and create art inspired by the natural world. Choose one or more from four landscape-themed sessions: Trees, Clouds, Pollinators, and Mountains. More...