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We are grateful for YIDA’s efforts to ensure the continued economic and cultural revitalization of Yonkers and the success of so many businesses and organizations in the area, including the Hudson River Museum!

Today, we are highlighting Jamel Robinson. A painter, sculptor, writer, and performance artist based in Harlem, New York, Jamel’s artwork addresses the Black lived experience in America and his personal experience navigating life’s challenges.

On Friday, June 17, the Hudson River Museum will host Expanding the View: A Gala to Benefit the Hudson River Museum. This is our most important fundraiser of the year, providing essential resources to the HRM and our community, and celebrating three outstanding honorees who have strengthened the community and the HRM through their vision,

We often equate spring with renewal, and with all that is happening at HRM, the association is fitting. Director and CEO Masha Turchinsky brings our attention to some important dates and exciting upcoming events.

On April 22, 2022, Mayor Mike Spano acknowledged Elizabeth Rodriguez’s many contributions with a 2022 Community Service Award.

Hudson River Museum is pleased to announce that Pedro Betanzos is the HRM’s new Manager of Youth and Family Programs, after serving as Interim Manager since December 2021. As a former Junior Docent himself, and bilingual in English and Spanish, Pedro brings an important community perspective to his work and a clear understanding of the

News 12 recently visited the HRM to document the exciting programs and exhibitions happening during School’s Out, Stars Are In (SOSI) over spring break.

Dear Friends of the HRM, It’s always special for me to write about and experience the work of women artists, and ever more so during the month of March. A case in point: few artists captivate the world by first name alone. Frida is one of them. This season, and as part of Women’s History

Hudson River Museum is thrilled to announce the gift of two exquisite paintings: Gloucester, Stage Fort Beach, 1849, by Fitz Henry Lane; and Fruit with Water Glass, ca. 1850–70, by Severin Roesen; both works were generously donated to the HRM’s collection by Shelley and Felice Bergman.

Glenview, the Museum’s Gilded Age historic home, got a close up in HBO’s much-anticipated show, The Gilded Age, which premiered January 24.