The Fund for HRM
The Fund for HRM: Expanding the View broadens the possibilities of what the Hudson River Museum will be in the twenty-first century, by increasing our reach, strengthening our impact, and creating relevant experiences that diverse audiences value.
The Fund provides essential support for the Museum’s continued growth and leadership. It allows us to realize our vision to be a leading cultural institution in the region, and to serve as a model of excellence to all of our patrons, welcoming them, delighting them, and creating new learning opportunities on every visit.
Having celebrated the Museum’s 100th anniversary in 2019, we have a proven record of achievement and deeply compelling programming reflective of the cultural issues of our time. The Fund for HRM allows us to continue this work and expand the views in our galleries, on our walls, and for our visitors.
For additional information please contact Masha Turchinsky, Director and CEO, at mturchinsky@hrm.org.
Collection Digitization
The HRM is proud to have been selected by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a prestigious $125,000 matching grant to digitize thousands of the Museum’s fine art and historical collection objects, with the goal of correcting historical underrepresentation and erasure and ensuring that our vibrant community’s history is accurately documented and accessible to all. By the end of 2025, the Museum will publish more than 8,000 collection images on our website—a staggering 4,300% increase in accessibility, bringing these works to the public for the first time. All supporters who help us meet the match will be acknowledged as our partners in this ambitious and transformative project that will put the Hudson River Museum on the map for all to access our collection.
Elizabeth Giddings with Younger Sister Mabelle at Hudson River Museum, ca. 1937. Digital gift of Karen Williamson, 2019.
Art Collections Fund
Representation matters. This fund provides for the acquisition of works of historic and contemporary American art to the collection that further reflect the diversity of our community, the issues of our times, support local and emerging artists, and increase the quality of our collection in areas we need to bolster. In addition, the Museum is open to conversations about gifts of American art to the collection.
Derrick Adams (American, b. 1970). Self-Portrait on Float, 2019. Woodblock, gold leaf, collage (edition 10/50). Gift of Henry S. Hacker, by exchange, 2019 (2019.12). © Derrick Adams
Fund for Historic Preservation and Care
We take our role as keepers and interpreters of history and our diverse campus seriously. Join our efforts to care for our celebrated Gilded Age home, Glenview, on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as our iconic 1969 brutalist building, the Amphitheater, the West Wing, and all the spaces where our community and expanding audience gather.
Photo: Yuliya Levit
Science and Sustainability Innovation Fund
We are all stewards entrusted with the responsibility to preserve and protect our planet for future generations. Be our partner in this proactive and important work by sponsoring STEM programming and bolstering our commitment to educate our audiences about science, astronomy, climate change, and the history and ecology of the Hudson River through Hudson Riverama teaching gallery. Our Planetarium, the only public planetarium in Westchester County, visited by over 90% of school children at the Museum is now in genuine need of hardware and software updates to keep the Museum as a vital partner to space science specialists and educators.
Photo: Yuliya Levit.
Endowed Professional Positions and Programs
Endowed professional positions and programs contribute substantially to the mission and vision of the HRM. An endowment for key leadership positions—including the Director and CEO; Chair, Curatorial Department; and the Assistant Director, Education—ensures that HRM can attract and retain the best museum professionals in the country. Support of programs, such as our Junior Docent teen leadership program, allows the museum to expand its impact throughout our community.
Teaching Artist-in-Residence Jamel Robinson and Director and CEO Masha Turchinsky. Photo: Shane Samuels.
Naming Opportunities
Is there a gallery that brings you special joy? Are you interested in serving as a lead example for others to support our Museum in a visible and inspiring manner? Naming opportunities large and small have also been established throughout the Museum—ranging from seating in the HRM Courtyard to native and sustainable landscaping to dedicated collection or exhibition galleries. Opportunities also include distinguished program and exhibition sponsorships.
Rendering by Archimuse.
Join us!
We are grateful for the opportunity to share our expanding views and to discuss The Fund for HRM with you. In all we do, we take our mission to engage, inspire, and connect diverse communities through the arts, sciences, and history seriously.
We welcome further discussion. For additional information on ways to make an impact please contact Masha Turchinsky, Director and CEO, at mturchinsky@hrm.org.
