PAST EVENTS
May 2026
Building with Landscape Design in Mind: A Guided Exploration of Olana’s Frederic Church Center for Art & Landscape
Over forty years, the artist Frederic Church worked to design and create Olana’s landscape. In the fall of 2024, a landmark new visitor center designed by Architecture Research Office and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects open to offer a more holistic understanding of Church’s large-scale landscape design.
FREE Family Tour
Experience learning, looking closely, and conversation as a family during this series of special museum gallery program at Olana State Historic Site. Designed for families with children ages 3 and up. FREE. Advanced registration required. Click "Read More" for more information.
Artmaking in the Afternoon
Participate in free, drop-in artmaking in the Wagon House Education Center from 1-4 PM and learn more about Frederic Church’s artist-designed home and studio on the Hudson. This drop-in artmaking program is open to all ages and skill levels; all materials provided. FREE. No advanced registration required. Click "Read More" for more information.
Create and Cook: Family Cooking & Art Workshop
Get creative in the kitchen and art studio at Olana State Historic Site! Join The Sylvia Center Chefs and The Olana Partnership educators for a fun, family-friendly program focused on cooking food and making art inspired by Olana’s landscape and history. Try new foods and test new art materials together ...Read More
Member Preview | “Frederic Church: Global Artist” Exhibition Opening
Join The Olana Partnership from 5-7pm on Saturday, May 16 for our exclusive member preview of Frederic Church: Global Artist. Enjoy an early look at the exhibition and a celebratory drink on the East Lawn.
SOLD OUT: Frederic Church: Global Artist Opening Conversation
SOLD OUT; Email education@olana.org for more information and to be added to the waitlist.
Alan Devoe Bird Club Spring Migration Bird Walk at Olana
Get your binoculars ready for a spring bird walk at Olana! Join the Alan Devoe Bird Club on an exploration through Olana’s artist-designed landscape while keeping eyes and ears open for birds of all shapes and sizes. Learn more about local bird species, habitats, and migrating behaviors during this special seasonal birding program.
Classical WMHT FM – Frederic Church 200
May 4th 2026 marks the 200th anniversary of Frederic Church, the most famous of the Hudson River School of landscape painters whose mansion Olana, the Persian-styled castle on a hill, is perched atop this vast estate south of Hudson with spectacular views of the river and the Catskills beyond. The paintings are what he is best known for, making his fortune by showing and touring them on railroads throughout the States. But what of the music of Olana?
WAMC On The Road Presents: The Roundtable Live from Frederic Church’s OLANA
WAMC’s The Roundtable, hosted by Joe Donahue, will broadcast from Frederic Church’s Olana.
Frederic Church’s 200th Birthday Party!
Celebrate Frederic Church's 200th birthday during The Olana Partnership's free community day filled with the artist’s favorite things!
April 2026
Olana Volunteer Info Session
Passionate about Olana and want to get more involved? Become a member of our volunteer team and help bring our tours and programming to the public!
26th Annual Frederic Church Awards
2026 marks the 200th anniversary of the artist Frederic Church's birth. The awards will be celebrated at the museum Church helped to create as a founding trustee.
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