Fine Arts Exhibition
Fine Arts ExhibitionCatskill
Walk the same halls where Thomas Cole invented American landscape painting. His preserved home and studio sit amid the Catskill views that sparked the Hudson River School, with rotating exhibitions of 19th-century masterpieces.
Tips
June 11 at 10am
Step into Thomas Cole's actual studio for five mornings of immersive art history. Scholar Alan Wallach guides you through the Hudson River School founder's landscapes and allegories in the very rooms where he painted them.
June 12
Walk through the home where Thomas Cole invented American landscape painting. The 2026 "America 250" exhibition brings together Cole's luminous wilderness canvases, his student Frederic Church's work, and contemporary artist Cynthia Daignault's 360-painting road trip across America. The views of the Catskills from his porch feel like stepping into one of his paintings.
June 13
Channel your inner 19th-century collector and craft a handmade curio container for your own treasures. After touring Thomas Cole's historic home to see his original Box of Minerals and Artifacts, you'll head to the Storehouse to build a keepsake box worthy of your favorite found objects.
CatskillOpens Friday at 11:00 AM
Fine Arts ExhibitionFine Arts ExhibitionWalk the same halls where Thomas Cole invented American landscape painting. His preserved home and studio sit amid the Catskill views that sparked the Hudson River School, with rotating exhibitions of 19th-century masterpieces.
Tips
June 11 at 10am
Step into Thomas Cole's actual studio for five mornings of immersive art history. Scholar Alan Wallach guides you through the Hudson River School founder's landscapes and allegories in the very rooms where he painted them.
June 12
Walk through the home where Thomas Cole invented American landscape painting. The 2026 "America 250" exhibition brings together Cole's luminous wilderness canvases, his student Frederic Church's work, and contemporary artist Cynthia Daignault's 360-painting road trip across America. The views of the Catskills from his porch feel like stepping into one of his paintings.
June 13
Channel your inner 19th-century collector and craft a handmade curio container for your own treasures. After touring Thomas Cole's historic home to see his original Box of Minerals and Artifacts, you'll head to the Storehouse to build a keepsake box worthy of your favorite found objects.