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Thu 18 Sep
Andes Manta
Thursday, September 18, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Enjoy vibrant music against the backdrop of Olana's breathtaking views. FREE; the performance takes place outside the Historic House. Check in at the Visitor Center for details; https://olana.org/ThirdThursdays/.
Registration: Not required
Fri 25 Jul
What’s Missing? Artist Walk with Gabriela Salazar
Friday, July 25, 2025 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Join contemporary artist Gabriela Salazar for a walk and conversation around her current installation in Olana's artist-designed landscape and learn how she was inspired by the site's historic farm complex. This one-hour walk will take place outdoors near Salazar's project, A Measure of Comfort (Cake and Cord), which activates the foundations that remain of Olana's woodshed and icehouse. During this walk, participants will learn more about the artist's motivation and will walk around 1 mile. $10 per person/$5 for members. Meet at the Wagon House Education Center. Each walking tour will take place outside in Olana's landscape for around 45 minutes to one hour and connect to What's Missing?, an exhibition of site-specific outdoor artworks by Ellen Harvey and Gabriela Salazar that respond to missing pieces of Olana's landscape history. Visit OLANA.org/whatsmissing to learn about the exhibition.
Registration: Not required
Sat 19 Jul
Gallery Explorers: A FREE Family Program
Saturday, July 19, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Experience learning, looking closely, and conversation as a family during this series of special museum gallery tours at Olana State Historic Site. Each month, The Olana Partnership educators will lead an exploration of two to three works of art on the second-floor galleries through family-friendly dialogue and other hands-on activities. After your tour, extend your day at OLANA and head down to the Wagon House Education Center for a free drop-in program, Art Making in the Afternoon from 1-4pm. Designed for families with children ages 3 and up. FREE; advanced registration required. Please contact education@olana.org to learn more.
Registration: Not required
Sat 19 Jul
Artmaking in the Afternoon
Saturday, July 19, 2025 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Inspired by your time at Olana or looking for family-friendly fun? Participate in free, drop-in artmaking in the Wagon House Education Center 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 is required. Contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938 for more info.
Registration: Not required
Fri 18 Jul
What’s Missing? Indigenous Medicine Walk with Misty Cook
Friday, July 18, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Join Misty Cook, M. S. of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, for a walk-through Olana's landscape to learn more about plant medicines and indigenous knowledge. During this landscape walk, participants will learn from Misty about the history of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans medicines, highlighting the unseen histories and contemporary possibilities within Olana's landscape. $10 ($5 for members). Each walking tour will take place outside in Olana's landscape for around 45 minutes to one hour and connect to What's Missing?, an exhibition of site-specific outdoor artworks by Ellen Harvey and Gabriela Salazar that respond to missing pieces of Olana's landscape history. Image credit: Misty Cook. Visit OLANA.org/whatsmissing to learn about the exhibition.
Registration: Not required
Thu 17 Jul
Third Thursday: Tunes with a View -Mariachi Citlalli
Thursday, July 17, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Enjoy vibrant music against the backdrop of Olana's breathtaking views. FREE; the performance takes place outside the Historic House. Check in at the Visitor Center for details; https://olana.org/ThirdThursdays/.
Registration: Not required