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.

Celebrate the 200th birthday of artist Frederic Church with the premiere screening of WMHT Public Media’s new documentar...
05/31/2026

Celebrate the 200th birthday of artist Frederic Church with the premiere screening of WMHT Public Media’s new documentary "Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church." Through rare archival materials and exclusive interviews with leading experts, discover Church’s most iconic paintings, and see how his legacy continues to shape our current understanding of art, nature, and landscape.

Available to stream Friday, June 5, 10:30 - 11:00 pm at WMHT.org/landscape

Broadcast repeats:
Sunday, June 7, 8:00pm
Wednesday, June 10, 7:30pm
Sunday, June 14, 11:30am

Image: Frederic Edwin Church, “Clouds Over Olana,” August 1872, Oil on paper. 8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in. (22.1 x 30.8 cm). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Olana State Historic Site, Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase, OL.1976.1

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During the 200th anniversary year of Frederic Church’s birth, the Albany Institute of History & Art is celebrating his l...
05/30/2026

During the 200th anniversary year of Frederic Church’s birth, the Albany Institute of History & Art is celebrating his legacy with an exhibition opening June 6.

The new exhibition, “Your Friend, Frederic E. Church,” focuses on the friendship between Church and Albany-based sculptor, Erastus Dow Palmer. Letters between the two friends will be included alongside sculpture, drawings, paintings and manuscripts.

Can you spot the Erastus Dow Palmer work in OLANA’s court hall of the main house?

Image: Peter Aaron/OTTO

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Frederic Church 200, the ongoing bicentennial celebration of Frederic Church's legacy, has brought renewed attention to ...
05/29/2026

Frederic Church 200, the ongoing bicentennial celebration of Frederic Church's legacy, has brought renewed attention to the artist’s work, and in one case, has led a partner museum to uncover a case of mistaken identity.

When Colby Museum of Art acquired the painting previously titled "Mount Newport on Mount Desert Island" in 2017, visitors and scholars began noting that the central peak didn't match that region's topography. Research linked the terrain to Church's 1852 travels through inland Maine, and the painting's true title was confirmed from a label on its back.

Newly retitled “Campfire in the Maine Wilderness” is now on view as part of the exhibition, “Some American Stories.” Visit the Colby Museum of Art to read the extended label and follow the research trail.

Image: Frederic Edwin Church, “Campfire in the Maine Wilderness,” c. 1852-1853. Oil on canvas, 17 1/4 x 25 in. (43.8 x 63.5 cm). Colby College Museum of Art, Gift of Samuel Lehrman and Peter and Paula Lunder, The Lunder Collection, 2017.001.

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Did you know that when Frederic Church purchased what is now the OLANA property, it included an 18th century farmhouse, ...
05/28/2026

Did you know that when Frederic Church purchased what is now the OLANA property, it included an 18th century farmhouse, the foundation of which is visible today? The farmhouse was used to accommodate farm managers and guests, and Church would eventually add rooms to the structure in 1869. The farmhouse was standing into the 1950s and 1960s. The later excavation of the foundation was the first project The Olana Partnership worked on with the landscape.

Learn more about the farm at Olana during a guided Landscape Walk titled “Olana — The Early Years!”

Image: Pete Aaron/OTTO

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05/27/2026

“Although Olana has long been known for the eclectic home that Church built here, The Olana Partnership has been working steadily to restore the grounds, which many consider to be Church’s last and most expansive work of art.”
—Kim Beil, The New York Times

Learn about the connection between 19th-century paintings and modern ecology in the recent Travel Dispatch of The New York Times. Link in bio.

Image Credit: Cooper Hewitt, The New York Historical Society

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Celebrate your child's birthday somewhere truly special. OLANA’s birthday party programs blend exploration, creativity, ...
05/26/2026

Celebrate your child's birthday somewhere truly special. OLANA’s birthday party programs blend exploration, creativity, and hands-on fun and are led by Olana educators in a stunning Hudson River Valley setting.

Learn more about the three themes available for children ages 4 and up at OLANA.org/birthdayparty

Image: Mike Lawrie


Frederic Church saw great promise in the young artist John S. Jameson, becoming a friend and supporter of the gifted pai...
05/25/2026

Frederic Church saw great promise in the young artist John S. Jameson, becoming a friend and supporter of the gifted painter and musician. While visiting Church’s Tenth Street Studio, Jameson discussed whether his future lay in music or painting.

After Jameson’s death in 1864 at just twenty-two years old as a prisoner of war at Andersonville Prison, Church remembered him as a “pure, high-minded and talented youth.” Olana State Historic Site preserves Jameson’s "Landscape with River and Barn," a gift from Jameson’s mother to Frederic Church after her son’s passing.

Today we remember those who served and are no longer with us. To honor active-duty military and veterans, The Olana Partnership offers a $25 membership and discounted tour tickets. Happy Memorial Day!

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Today’s is on view now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. See “July Sunset” by Frederic Church in person as part of th...
05/24/2026

Today’s is on view now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

See “July Sunset” by Frederic Church in person as part of the “A Nation of Artists” exhibition.

Image: “Sunset,” Frederic Church, Oil on canvas, 11 3/4 × 18 3/4 inches (29.8 × 47.6 cm), Frame: 21 5/8 × 27 1/2 inches (54.9 × 69.9 cm), The Middleton Family Collection

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Enjoy your three-day weekend by booking a visit to OLANA! Book an ‘Explore at Your Own Pace’ ticket at OLANA.org or pack...
05/22/2026

Enjoy your three-day weekend by booking a visit to OLANA!

Book an ‘Explore at Your Own Pace’ ticket at OLANA.org or pack a picnic and bring some friends to enjoy the landscape and views.

Image: Peter Aaron/OTTO


Following in the footsteps of his mentor Thomas Cole, who made spending summers in Maine a tradition, Frederic Church he...
05/20/2026

Following in the footsteps of his mentor Thomas Cole, who made spending summers in Maine a tradition, Frederic Church headed north to Vermont again and again, painting the landscape firsthand.

This Saturday, May 23, “Frederic Church in Vermont” opens at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, bringing together for the first time more than forty drawings, oil sketches, and finished paintings born from Church’s three decades of visits.

Image: Frederic Church (American, 1826–1900), Otter Creek, Middlebury, Vermont, 1854, oil on canvas, 16 ⅛ x 24 ⅛ inches. Collection of Middlebury College Museum of Art, Vermont. Gift of Louis Bacon, Class of 1979, 2002.028.

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5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY
12354

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

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