Frederic Church's Olana

Frederic Church's Olana The Olana Partnership is the non-profit cooperative partner of NYS Parks at Olana State Historic Site The landscape is open every day from 8:30AM to dusk.
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Historic landscape and house tours are available Friday through Sunday 11 AM - 3:30 PM. The Museum Store is open Friday through Sunday from 10:00AM to 4PM.

Today’s captures a midsummer shower and sunset over the Hudson Valley, from Frederic Church’s old studio at Olana. The...
09/06/2026

Today’s captures a midsummer shower and sunset over the Hudson Valley, from Frederic Church’s old studio at Olana. The Hudson River and Rogers Island appear in the middle ground, with Blackhead Mountain, partially obscured by showers, and Windham High Peak visible in the background.

Image: Frederic Edwin Church, “Summer Sunset from Olana,” c. 1870–1874. Oil on paperboard, 11 9/16 x 18 1/16 in. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Olana State Historic Site, Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase, OL.1977.207.


Add a visit to OLANA to your Labor Day weekend plans! Here are 5 free activities to help inspire you:• Pack a picnic and...
09/04/2026

Add a visit to OLANA to your Labor Day weekend plans! Here are 5 free activities to help inspire you:

• Pack a picnic and have lunch looking out at the best view in the Hudson Valley
• Attend a Fall Migration Bird Walk on Saturday morning at 8 AM (link in bio)
• Take a walk on the carriage roads through the designed landscape — we recommend downloading the Bloomberg App to learn more about OLANA!
• Watch the sunset over the viewshed
• Visit the outdoor exhibition, "What's Missing?"

The park is open daily, 8 AM to sunset.

Image: Peter Aaron/OTTO


OLANA's East Lawn will be full of local top chefs and cool summer drinks on September 19th from 5-7pm!Purchase individua...
09/03/2026

OLANA's East Lawn will be full of local top chefs and cool summer drinks on September 19th from 5-7pm!

Purchase individual tickets to the OLANA (End of) Summer Party and join us in celebrating the Frederic Church 200 year, and another beautiful season in the Hudson Valley.

Tickets: OLANA.org/SummerParty2026

This event is made possible thanks to:
Ellen Hanson Designs Inc (), Finch Hudson (), neverstill (), UHY, RKLAStudio Landscape Architecture (), Rouse + Co Real Estate (.co), Albany TU/Hearst ()


The Wall Street Journal's Diane Cole describes the “Frederic Church: Global Artist” exhibition as "a visual travelogue r...
09/01/2026

The Wall Street Journal's Diane Cole describes the “Frederic Church: Global Artist” exhibition as "a visual travelogue roaming from South America to the Middle East," capturing how Church moved seamlessly between the intimate and the epic, finding both quiet detail and dramatic spectacle in landscapes near and far.

Read the full review (link in bio) and come see it for yourself.

NY State Parks & Historic Sites

As we approach fall foliage season, don’t forget to check the Olana Eye for stunning sunsets, and gorgeous atmospheric r...
08/30/2026

As we approach fall foliage season, don’t forget to check the Olana Eye for stunning sunsets, and gorgeous atmospheric reminders of the magic of the viewshed that deeply inspired Frederic Church and many others.

This live skycam is perched above Frederic Church’s Studio Tower and can be enjoyed 24/7 at OLANA.org/OlanaEye


Frederic Church’s sense of humor was a welcomed surprise for OLANA’s summer intern, Darien, who is studying Computer Sci...
08/29/2026

Frederic Church’s sense of humor was a welcomed surprise for OLANA’s summer intern, Darien, who is studying Computer Science and joined The Olana Partnership and Olana State Historic Site as a summer intern thanks to a collaboration with Columbia-Greene Community College.

“I especially loved Church's notes on display, and his personal casual sketches that gave a glimpse into his personality. Prior to this experience I had never considered that an artist from the 1800s could possess such a modern sense of humor. Those discoveries about him were the highlights of this project for me- giving me a sense of connection through relatability I had not anticipated.”

Darien interacted with our visitors and collected surveys during our Third Thursday events.


During the period when Olana was nearly destroyed and saved, the groundbreaking National Preservation Act of 1966 was cr...
08/28/2026

During the period when Olana was nearly destroyed and saved, the groundbreaking National Preservation Act of 1966 was created. This created a national framework to protect historic sites such as Olana and included the Section 106 review, which has safeguarded Olana and its viewshed for decades. Section 106 is now under threat, and organizations across the U.S. are voicing their concerns.

Section 106 is a key safeguard that gives communities, Tribal governments, preservation officials, and the public a voice when federal projects threaten historic places. Proposed changes would reduce reviews, significantly weaken consultation and public participation, and narrow what counts as historic, putting sacred landscapes, rural historic districts, and other cultural resources at risk.

To learn more, visit https://savingplaces.org/section106


If you’ve visited a piece by Frederic Church this year, or learned something new about him, let us know in the comments ...
08/27/2026

If you’ve visited a piece by Frederic Church this year, or learned something new about him, let us know in the comments below! “The Parthenon,” pictured here, is currently on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Image: Frederic Edwin Church, “The Parthenon,” 1871. Oil on canvas, 44 1/2 x 72 5/8 in. Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1914, 15.30.67.


The morning glories are currently blooming in the garden at OLANA and, fun fact, they were originally brought back from ...
08/26/2026

The morning glories are currently blooming in the garden at OLANA and, fun fact, they were originally brought back from Mexico by Frederic Church. You can take home a seed packet of your own, sold in the OLANA shop!

Shop hours are Tuesday – Sunday, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM.


Among the newly digitized collection, you’ll find one of Frederic Church’s earliest canvas paintings, completed when he ...
08/23/2026

Among the newly digitized collection, you’ll find one of Frederic Church’s earliest canvas paintings, completed when he was 18 years old.

Frederic Church painted this oval work during the first half of 1845, while living and working under the direct tutelage of Thomas Cole. Take a closer look at this piece online and view many more at OLANA.org/collections.

Frederic Church, “Twilight Among the Mountains (Catskill Creek),” 1845, oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 24 in. (46.1 x 61 cm), New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Olana State Historic Site. Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase, OL.1981.25.a.


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5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY
12354

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

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+15188281872

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