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Frederic Church 200: See the World in 2026

Frederic Church 200: See the World in 2026 With Sean E. Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership Elizabeth Kornhauser, Chair of The Church 200 Committee Moderated by Sylvia Yount, Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge of the American Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. January 14, ...Read More

Frederic Church 200: See the World in 20262026-01-16T14:57:55-05:00

Behind the Collection’s Curtain: Conservation Ethics and Logistics of Thomas Cole’s “Solitary Lake in New Hampshire”

Behind the Collection’s Curtain: Conservation Ethics and Logistics of Thomas Cole’s “Solitary Lake in New Hampshire” With Elizabeth Robson, Paintings Conservator for New York State’s Bureau of Historic Sites and Lauren Ross, Conservator of Frames and Gilded Objects for New York State’s Bureau of Historic Sites November 7, ...Read More

Behind the Collection’s Curtain: Conservation Ethics and Logistics of Thomas Cole’s “Solitary Lake in New Hampshire”2025-11-12T11:46:11-05:00

Botanical Exchanges: The Art of Emily Cole and Isabel Charlotte “Downie” Church

Botanical Exchanges: The Art of Emily Cole and Isabel Charlotte “Downie” Church With Allegra Davis and Amanda Malmstrom October 28, 2025 Emily Cole and Downie Church were both prolific painters of flora, finding inspiration in the meadows, orchards, and gardens of their Hudson Valley homes. As ...Read More

Botanical Exchanges: The Art of Emily Cole and Isabel Charlotte “Downie” Church2026-01-16T15:09:21-05:00

Frederic Church and American Art of Mourning and Remembrance

Frederic Church and American Art of Mourning and Remembrance With Susan L. Aberth October 23, 2024 Presented in conjunction with the 2024 exhibition Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory, this talk focuses on memorial paintings and objects associated with Frederic Church’s family. During ...Read More

Frederic Church and American Art of Mourning and Remembrance2024-11-26T16:36:11-05:00

The Women of Olana

The Women of Olana With Allegra K. Davis July 9, 2024 From the creation of Olana by the Church family starting in 1860 to its preservation as a historic site a century later, women have played a central and vital role in the story of ...Read More

The Women of Olana2025-01-02T12:05:47-05:00

Resurrected Landscapes: Frederic Church and the Public Park Movement

Resurrected Landscapes: Frederic Church and the Public Park Movement With Rebecca Bedell April 24, 2024 What do Frederic Church’s landscapes, New York’s Central Park, and Niagara Falls Reservation have in common? In this virtual discussion, Rebecca Bedell argues that, beyond their shared aesthetics and Church’s ...Read More

Resurrected Landscapes: Frederic Church and the Public Park Movement2024-11-26T16:43:34-05:00

A Closer Look

Sharp Family Gallery Olana State Historic Site Organized by The Olana Partnership PURCHASE TICKETS Harness your powers of observation and join a series of special ‘close looking’ conversations. During 45-minute guided dialogues, learn more about two to three works of art from Olana’s ...Read More

A Closer Look2026-01-07T16:15:58-05:00

“CHURCH’S TIME IN PETRA”

By Paul Banks, Interpretive Program Assistant There is no greater insider at Olana than Frederic Church himself. The collection at Olana contains not only a great number of his works of art, but a great number of works from his pen as well. We have letters, journals, diaries, cancelled ...Read More

“CHURCH’S TIME IN PETRA”2024-04-10T11:43:04-04:00

SEEING YELLOW AT OLANA: A Photo-Essay

Mark Prezorski, Senior Vice President & Creative Director, The Olana Partnership Every summer at Olana, things turn more yellow. In June, the park-like meadow between Olana’s upper main house and the lake below comes alive with yellow coreopsis flowers. This summer, things were more yellow than usual ...Read More

SEEING YELLOW AT OLANA: A Photo-Essay2024-05-09T16:38:13-04:00
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