Hudson River Museum

Congratulations to HRM Docent Annette Candido for receiving the Mayor’s Community Service Award for 2025! On April 3, Mayor Mike Spano honored three local volunteers at the 8th Annual Mayor’s Day of Recognition for National Service, which recognizes those who donate their time to a variety of charitable organizations in #Yonkers. Annette Candido has been a dedicated docent at the HRM since 2020, following a distinguished legal career. At the HRM, Annette shares her passion for education and the arts, leading engaging tours of exhibitions and collections for students and adults. She finds great joy in art, architecture, and supporting arts education, which she considers central to her life. In the past year, Annette has distinguished herself by serving as Vice President of the HRM Docent Council and logging the most volunteer hours among the Museum’s docents. Please join us in congratulating Annette on this amazing achievement! Read more at https://lnkd.in/eGyuB-2p Westchester County City of Yonkers #HRMDocents #DocentAppreciation #MuseumDocent #Volunteer #VolunteerAppreciation #CityofYonkers #Yonkers #Westchester #HudsonRiverMuseum Photo: Maurice Mercado/City of Yonkers.

It is with great disappointment that the Hudson River Museum shares that we were notified on the night of April 9 that our Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) matching grant (No. MA-253509-OMS-23) in the amount of $124,930, has been abruptly terminated. The letter states that our grant, "is unfortunately no longer consistent with the agency's priorities and no longer serves the interest of the United States and the IMLS Program." This termination was a part of an unprecedented nationwide Executive Order that has impacted numerous museums and libraries. The abrupt loss of funding will have immediate and unfortunate consequences for our organization and the communities we serve. If you can, please consider making a gift, in any amount meaningful to you, to support our work at hrm.org/donate. Read the full letter at hrm.org/currents Image: Photographer once known, Women Working in Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Mill, ca. 1900, Hudson River Museum archives, INV.0732. #IMLS #HRMArchives #MuseumAdvocacy #InstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices #LibraryAdvocacy #MuseumsMatter Museum Association of New York Westchester County American Alliance of Museums

The HRM is proud to present “Lens on the Hudson: Photographs by Joseph Squillante,” opening Friday, May 9! For 50 years, Joseph Squillante has captured the Hudson River’s magnificence, producing thousands of evocative photographs that offer a lens into the past and present of this historic waterway. This exhibition celebrates Squillante’s golden anniversary by highlighting his intersection with the environmental movements that gained momentum along the river in the 1970s and continue today. Squillante states: “Revisiting these photographs has opened a new chapter in my understanding of the importance of documenting the challenges that continue to rear up and threaten our natural world. This exhibition marking my 50th year of photographing the Hudson is more than a milestone – it is a reaffirmation of my life-long love and care for both photography and the river. It serves as an opportunity to be more vigilant and vocal in advocating for environmental awareness and conservation of the river. The Hudson River belongs to us all. We must nurture and protect it as if it were our very own child.” Learn more at hrm.org/squillante Riverkeeper Hudson River Sloop Clearwater #HRMJoeSquillante #JoeSquillante #LensontheHudson #HudsonRiver #Rivers #Clearwater #Environmentalism #Conservation #Photography #FilmPhotography #Exhibition #Westchester #NewYork #Yonkers Exhibitions are made possible by assistance provided by the @westchester county Images: 1. Joseph Squillante. “Boy Fishing,” 1976 (printed 2005). Chromogenic print. Courtesy of the artist. 2. Joseph Squillante. “Hudson River Panorama Looking North from Riverdale,” 2022 (printed 2025). Archival pigment print. Collection of the Hudson River Museum. Purchase, 2025. 3. Joseph Squillante. “Clearwater Bow and Libertad,” 2000 (printed 2004). Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the artist.

Calling all teens—it’s your chance to take over the HRM! Mark your calendars for “Teen Night: By the Decades,” on Saturday, April 25, 5:30–9pm! Join us for an epic night celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Junior Docent Program! Snacks and refreshments will be served. All FREE! During Teen Night, you can … 🌌 Stargaze in the #HRMPlanetarium 🎤 Sing your heart out at karaoke 🖌️ Get your face painted 🎮 Play games 👗 Dress up in your best outfit inspired by the 1990s, 2000s, or 2010s Plus, showcase your musical, fashion, and poetry talents in a talent show! Submit your work by Friday, April 18 to be featured. This event is free and for high school students only. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ewWFFGms Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program. Design by Dylann, an HRM Junior Docent. Yonkers Public Schools #HRMTeens #TeenNight #Teens #Westchester #Yonkers #WestchesterSchools #NewYork #HMRJuniorDocents #JuniorDocent #JuniorDocentProgram

The Hudson River Museum was proud to receive our 2025 Award of Distinction from the Museum Association of New York (MANY) at the “Cultivating Community: Looking In, Reaching Out” conference this week! The HRM was recognized for its Free First Fridays programming in the Engaging Communities category, which celebrates organizations that use exceptional and resourceful methods to engage their communities and build new audiences. We are grateful to Art Bridges Foundation for their support of Free First Fridays through their Access for All initiative. This series has been an unequivocal success for the Museum, attracting more than 2,000 visitors, including many first-time visitors, from throughout the region. You can also help to support programs like these with a gift to our Annual Fund. During these turbulent times, your participation and support is more important than ever. Donate at hrm.org/donate Museum Association of New York #MANY2025 #MANY #MuseumAssociationofNewYork #AccessForAll #Ithaca #HRMFirstFridays Image: Left to right: HRM Executive Assistant Paola Manzano, HRM Director & CEO Masha Turchinsky, and HRM Chair, Curatorial Department Laura Vookles

“‘Smoke in Our Hair highlights’ some of the most influential Native artists working over the last sixty years, many of whom have never had their works before exhibited on the East Coast.” writes Jamie L. Rotante in her review of #HRMSmokeinOurHair for The Yonkers Ledger. “The art and artists span multiple generations, with a call to consider connections and disconnections between tradition and innovation. … While so much of Native History is, as many of the artists on display as part of the ‘Smoke in Our Hair’ exhibit have demonstrated, often static and frozen in time, a piece of history rather than an active part of it, it is incredibly important to honor and continue to support Indigenous artists and their work.” The exhibition will be on view at the HRM through August 31. Read the full review at https://lnkd.in/epnRuh-8 Curated by independent curator Sháńdíín Brown (Diné). Exhibitions are made possible by assistance provided by Westchester County Lead support for this exhibition is generously provided by Becky Gochman and Art Bridges. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the City of Yonkers, Mayor Mike Spano Additional support is provided by Larry and Jill Feldman, and Conrad and Sarah Meyer. Public programs are supported in part by the Anita K. Hersh Philanthropic Foundation, Freedom View Foundation, and Ellen Kozak. This exhibition was created in collaboration with Moonoka Begay (Ndéé + Diné), who also served as curatorial research assistant, and Zach Feuer. #YonkersLedger #ExhibitionReview #IndigenousArtists #IndigenousArt #NativeArt

Save the date for “Bright Lights: A Hudson River Museum Gala” on Thursday, May 29, 6pm! Join us for a festive evening benefiting the HRM’s mission and educational programs with cocktails, seated dinner, live music, and silent and live auctions! Honoring: Robert Halmi Founder and CEO of Great Point Studios Hope Davis HRM Trustee, Isidore Konti Medal Celebrating: 30th anniversary of the HRM Junior Docent program Purchase tickets at hrm.org/gala Your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Great Point Studios City of Yonkers #HRMGala #MuseumFundraiser #HudsonRiverMuseum #Westchester #Yonkers #HollywoodonHudson #RobertHalmi

Congratulations to Mayor Mike Spano for an excellent State of the City address last week! We were honored to be included as one of the great features of the City of Yonkers. During the address, Mayor Spano spoke about how we have attracted visitors from over 43 US states and that we have been named #BestofWestchester for 7 years in a row! He also highlighted the important restoration of #HRMGlenview: “Hudson River Museum’s Glenview, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, even serves as the backdrop for the award-winning television series ‘The Gilded Age.’ There, the Museum and the City are embarking on capital improvements that will restore the building’s exterior. This will not only preserve that historic structure, but protect the significant art collection that is within.” Thank you to Mayor Spano for all you do for the City of Yonkers and the Hudson River Museum! Watch the full address at https://lnkd.in/eDCisdCa #Yonkers #StateoftheCity #CityofYonkers #MayorMikeSpano #HistoricHome #YonkersHistory #Westchester

“Order / Reorder: Experiments with Collections” continues at the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling, now with newly installed works by Derrick Adams, Seongmin Ahn, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Jeremy Dennis, Guy Gillette, Lee Hall, Frances Hynes, Janelle Lynch, and Renata Rainer. The exhibition, which was originally on view at HRM in 2023, explores approaches to looking at American art and identity from new perspectives. “Order / Reorder” is on view at Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling through August 17, 2025. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/emtDBkWK The HRM exhibition was co-curated by Laura Vookles, Chair, HRM’s Curatorial Department, and Bentley Brown, Adjunct Professor of Art History at Fordham University and PhD Fellow, NYU Institute of Fine Arts. The presentation at the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Storytelling is organized by Allie Tepper. At the HRM several works were lent by Joslyn Art Museum Omaha, Nebraska, as part of the Art Bridges Foundation Collection Loan Partnership initiative, and generous support was provided by the New York State Senate and Andrea Stewart-Cousins #HRMOrderReorder #SugarHill #SugarHillChildrensMuseum #HudsonRiverMuseum #ArtBridgesFoundation #JosylnArtMuseum Images: “Order / Reorder” exhibition installation, photos courtesy of the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling

Who’s excited to watch the season finale of #Severance? Let us put it monosyllabically like Mr. Milchik: We can't wait! 🐐 After the finale airs, you can still channel your inner Severed Lumon employee by visiting the show’s filming locations. A recent article from People.com featured a handy list of spots where Severance was filmed, including the HRM! Although the Perpetuity Wing in the show may be deep underground, in real life, you can visit and take a guided tour of the building that was featured as Kier’s replica home! The building is actually #HRMGlenview, a real Gilded Age historic home on the National Register of Historic Places. Museum hours: Wednesday–Friday, 12–5pm, Saturday & Sunday, 11am–5pm Read about all the filming locations at hrm.org/currents Westchester County Tourism & Film #Severance #AppleTV #AppleTVPlus #SeveranceAppleTV #SeverenceFinale #PeopleMagazine #PerpetuityWing