New Exhibition Now Open
Native Prospects
Indigeneity and Landscape
May 4-Oct 27, 2024
Our new exhibition juxtaposes an Indigenous approach to the articulation of land with the American landscape paintings of Thomas Cole.
First Look Inside Cole Center
Preview our new building, the Cole Center, and consider joining the excitement with a variety of naming opportunities.
Thomas Cole
Thomas Cole (1801-1848) was an American artist and early environmentalist. He was the founder of the influential art movement known today as the Hudson River School of American landscape painting.
Visit Cole’s historic home and studios in the landscape that inspired it all.
Things to See and Do
Explore Thomas Cole’s historic home, studios, and grounds, hike to one of the places in nature that he painted, see major exhibitions of 19th-century and contemporary art, browse the gift shop, take in a lecture, or celebrate at one of our special events. Learn about all there is to see and do here.
Learn About the Catskills and Hudson Valley
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is situated between the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains, and is surrounded by cultural and scenic attractions in an area known for its history and its beauty.