Dia:Beacon -  Located on 31 acres on the banks of the Hudson River, approximately 60 miles north of Manhattan. The International Paper Company donated the former Nabisco printing plant, which will house Dia’s renowned but rarely seen collection of contemporary art. Comprised of three buildings and a train shed conjoined into a single structure, the facility maintains the character of the original structure with high ceilings and more than 34,000 square feet of skylights. Each gallery is devoted to work by a single artist and is designed to fulfill the particular needs of the art it contains. Among those artists exhibited are Louise Bourgeois, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Gerhard Richter, Richard Serra and Andy Warhol. Dia:Beacon has been named the Riggio Galleries in honor of Louise and Leonard Riggio in recognition of their generous donation to the new museum. For further information, call 845-440-0100; info@diaart.org; www.diaart.org.

Additional Art Organizations

Bannerman Castle 234-3204  www.bannermancastle.org 

Beacon Historical Society 477 Main St. 831-4988

The Howland Public Library 313 Main St. 831-1134

Madame Brett Homestead 50 Van Nydeck Ave. 831-6533

Malouf Mountain Sunset Camp Old Town Road, Ext. 831-6767 

Long Dock Beacon Red Flynn Road 831-1182/473-4440

Ray Fusco, Inc. 58 Washington Ave #1 845 440 3127

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