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Museums and Galleries
Westchester offers many museums and galleries specializing in history, nature, and art. A little something for everyone!
Anelle Gandelman Fine Art
1989 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont 10538
Phone: 914.840.4151
fax: 914.840.4152
Hours of Operation: Wed-Fri, 10-6 Sat, 12-5 and by appt
www.anellegandelman.com
Gallery specializing in contemporary art by emerging and mid-career artists.
Bedford 1787 Court House
Route 22 at the Village Green, Bedford
Phone: 914-234-9751
Hours of Operation: May - October: Thursday - Saturday 11:00am - 2:00pm, and by appointment.
The Bedford Historical Society manages the Court House - Westchester County's oldest government building and northern county seat from 1787 to 1870.
Bedford Historical Society Museum
Route 22, Bedford Village Green, Bedford 10506
Phone: 914-234-9751
Hours of Operation: Wednesday - Sunday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
To call the Courthouse Museum directly: 914-234-9328
To call the Schoolhouse Museum directly: 914-234-9271
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts - House Museum
149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah 10536
Phone: 914-232-5035, ext. 221
Hours of Operation: May - October: 1:00pm - 4:00pm; other times by appointment
www.caramoor.org
A Mediterranean-style mansion containing rooms from European villas and palaces and fine and decorative art.
Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle
29 Castle Place, New Rochelle 10805
Phone: 914-654-5423
fax: 914-654-5014
Hours of Operation: September - June: Tuesday - Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday & Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
http;//www.cnr.edu/cg.htm
Castle gallery's exhibitions cut across a variety of interests, showcasing contemporary, educational and historical work.
Catherine's Art Tours
6 Kirby Lane North, Rye 10580
Phone: 914-874-4994
Hours of Operation: varies
Private, well-curated and researched gallery and museum tours.
Cortlandt Historical Society & Museum
137 7th Street, Verplanck 10596
Phone: 914-734-1110
The Society's collection includes pictures, artifacts, maps, tools, videos, oral history tapes and a reference library of local history.
Free Admission
Croton's Little Museum
171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson 10520
Phone: 914-271-4574
Hours of Operation: Monday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm; Tuesday & Thursday: 10:00am - 9:00pm; Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm; Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
A collection of documents, images and artifacts showcasing the history of the village of Croton-on-Hudson.
Eastchester Historical Society (Marble School House)
Library at the School House at New Rochelle & California Roads, Eastchester 10709
Phone: 914-793-1900
Hours of Operation: Marble School House by appointment
The Eastchester Historical Society preserves and interprets the history of Westchester, with an emphasis on Eastchester; it also operates programs in its 1835 Marble School House.
EssentialMom.com
P.O.Box 221, Bedford Hills 10507
Phone: 914.523.1352
fax: 914.234.3939
Hours of Operation: 24/7 websiste resource
www.essentialmom.com
Welcome to EssentialMom.com, a web site resource designed for parents in Westchester County, New York.
George E. Rutledge Police Museum
Yonkers
Phone: 914-337-7026
Hours of Operation: By Appointment Only
Collection of police artifacts and photos tracking the history of the Yonkers Police Department from its inception in 1871.
Greenburgh Nature Center
99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale 10583
Phone: 914-723-3470
Hours of Operation: Manor House: Monday - Thursday: 9:30am - 4:30pm; Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
wwww.greenburghnaturecenter.org
A 33-acre woodland preserve with live animals, trails, ponds, orchards, maple-sugaring site, gardens, live animal displays, and lawn.
Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden
28 Deveau Road, North Salem 10560
Phone: 914-669-5033
Hours of Operation: April - November, Wednesday - Saturday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
www.hammondmuseum.org
Asian arts museum featuring changing exhibits and a 3.5 acre Japanese garden.
Hastings Historical Society
407 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706
Phone: 914-478-2249
Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 1:45pm
www.hastingshistorical.org
A collection of archives, artifacts and photographs relating to the history of this riverside village incorporated in 1879.
Heritage Exhibit - Maryknoll Sisters Center
100 Ryder Road, Ossining 10562
Phone: 914-941-7575
The Exhibit is located near the front entrance of the Maryknoll Sisters Center on top of a knoll over looking the Hudson.
Historic Hudson Valley
150 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591
Phone: 914-631-8200
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
www.hudsonvalley.org
HHV operates a network of six sites dedicated to preserving the history of the Hudson River valley; sites include an 18th-century farm and gristmill (Philipsburg Manor), and Washington Irving's home (Sunnyside).
Horace Greeley House / New Castle Historical Society
100 King Street, Chappaqua 10514
Phone: 914-238-4666
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Thursday & Saturday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
www.newcastlehistoricalsociety.org
The furnished summer home of Horace Greeley from 1864-1872. Greeley was the crusading editor of the New York Tribune, Presidential candidate in 1872, a foe of slavery and a women's rights advocate.
Hudson River Museum (Glenview Mansion & The Andrus Planetarium)
511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers 10701
Phone: 914-963-4550
Hours of Operation: Wednesday - Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm; Friday: 12:00pm - 8:00pm
www.hrm.org
The galleries and restored period rooms of Glenview, a vintage Hudson River home, feature exhibitions of American art, history and science, plus many programs for families.
Huguenot New Rochelle Historical Association
20 Sicard Avenue, New Rochelle 10804
Phone: 914-633-1776
The association perpetuates the memory of the Huguenots, who founded New Rochelle in 1688, and the history of New Rochelle. The association also operates the Thomas Paine Cottage and Sophia Brewster School House.
Free Admission; donation appreciated
John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
400 Route 22, Katonah 10536
Phone: 914-232-5651
Hours of Operation: April - October: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm; Sunday: 11:00am - 4:00pm; November: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00am - 3:00pm: Sunday: 11:00am - 3:00pm; Call for holiday and winter hours.
www.johnjayhomestead.org
The residence of America's first U.S. Supreme Court chief justice and his descendants.
Katonah Museum of Art
Route 22 at Jay Street, Katonah 10536
Phone: 914-232-9555
fax: 914-232-3128
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm; Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
www.katonahmuseum.org
A non-collecting institution dedicated to the visual arts and designed by Edward Larabee Barnes.
Kykuit (National Trust for Historic Preservation; administered by Historic Hudson Valley)
200 Lake Road, Sleepy Hollow 10591
Phone: 914-631-9491
Hours of Operation: Open for tours mid-April - October, daily except Tuesday.
http;//www.hudsonvalley.org
One of the finest preserved Beaux Arts houses in the nation, Kykuit was built by John D. Rockefeller.
Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers
55 Ryder Road, Ossining, NY 10562, Ossining 10562
Phone: 914-941-7636, ext. 2670
fax: 914-944-3605
Hours of Operation: Exhibit: 9a.m.-5p.m. T-Sun. Gift Shop: 10a.m.-3p.m. T-Sat.
society.marynoll.org
"Experience the World" Exhibit at the Maryknoll Visitors Center
Maryknoll Sisters Heritage Exhibit
100 Ryder Road, Ossining 10562
Phone: 914-941-7575
Hours of Operation: Daily, 10:00am - 4:00pm
This Exhibit documents the history of the Maryknoll Sisters, who in 1912 became the first group of American religious women to devote their lives to service in foreign countries.
Material Archives Laboratory For Archaeology
Croton Point Park Nature Center, Croton-on-Hudson 10520
Phone: 914-862-5297
Exhibits of cultural resource from prehistoric Indians 7,000 years old to historic colonial artifacts all recovered from Westchester County sites.
Muscoot Farm Park (Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation)
Route 100, Somers 10589
Phone: 914-864-7282
www.westchestergov.com
Muscoot Farm depicts life as it would have been lived on a country gentleman's farm, circa 1880-1950.
Neuberger Museum of Art
SUNY Purchase, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase 10577
Phone: 914-251-6100
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm; Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am - 5:00pm; Closed Mondays and major holidays.
www.neuberger.org
One of Westchester's finest cultural resources, featuring 12 changing exhibitions of modern, contemporary and African art annually.
North Castle Historical Society / Society's Educational Complex
440 Bedford Road, Armonk 10504
Phone: 914-273-4510
Hours of Operation: April - November: Wednesday: 2:00pm - 4:00pm; Sunday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm; and by appointment
The Education Complex consists of the historic Smith's Tavern, Brundage Blacksmith Shop, East Middle Patent One-Room Schoolhouse and 1798 Quaker Meeting House.
Ossining Heritage Area - Visitor Center (Joseph G. Caputo Community Center)
98 Broadway, Ossining 10562
Phone: 914-941-3189
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
The Center houses permanent exhibits on Sing Sing Prison and the Old Croton Aqueduct.
Free admission
Ossining Historical Society Museum
196 Croton Avenue, Ossining 10562
Phone: 914-941-0001
Hours of Operation: Sunday - Thursday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm and by appointment
www.ossininghistorical.org
Housed in the 1872 Austin House, the museum contains collections and exhibits of antiques and memorabilia reflecting local Ossining history dating from 1785, such as maps, military artifacts, photographs, furniture and items from Sing Sing Prison.
Ossining Urban Cultural Park Museum
95 Broadway, Ossining 10562
Phone: 914-941-3189
Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Exhibits illustrate two themes: "Down the River: The Old Croton Aqueduct" and "Up the River: Sing Sing Prison."
Peekskill Museum
124 Union Avenue, Peekskill 10566
Phone: 914-736-0473
Hours of Operation: Saturdays, June - December, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
www.peekskillmuseum.com
Located in the Herrick House, one of Peekskill's most famous Victorian Houses, the museum features artifacts relating to Peekskill's history.
Philipsburg Manor, Upper Mills (Historic Hudson Valley)
Route 9, Sleepy Hollow 10591
Phone: 914-631-3992
Hours of Operation: Summer hours, 10:00am - 5:00pm daily except Tuesday. Winter hours (November & December), 10:00am - 4:00pm, daily except Tuesday. Closed January - February. March hours, Saturday & Sunday, 10:00am - 4:00pm
www.hudsonvalley.org
This late 17th/early 18th-century milling, farming and trading complex was once part of the Philipse estate, tenanted by farmers of diverse European backgrounds, and operated by enslaved Africans.
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Warburton Avenue and Dock Street, Yonkers 10701
Phone: 914-965-4027
Hours of Operation: April - October: Wednesday - Saturday 12:00pm - 5:00pm; Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Groups by appointment year-round.
www.philipsemanorfriends.org
A National Historic Landmark and official project of Save America's Treasure, this high-style Georgian mansion, built in stages between 1680 and 1755, was home to the wealthy Loyalist, Frederick Philipse III.
Port Chester Historical Society
479 King Street, Port Chester 10573
Phone: 914-939-6040
The Society operates the Bush House, with pre-1840 furniture and local historical artifacts.
Free admission
Pound Ridge Museum
255 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge 10576
Phone: 914-764-4333
Hours of Operation: Saturday & Sunday, March - December 3: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Permanent local history exhibits on Pound Ridge and environs, housed in the former "Lecture Room" built in 1853.
Rye Historical Society
1 Purchase Street, Rye 10580
Phone: 914-967-7588
The Headquarters of the Rye Historical Society are located at the Square House Museum.
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
897 South Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon 10550
Phone: 914-667-4116
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
www.nps.gov
The site consists of a restored Colonial church (1763-1787) that was used as a hospital during the Revolutionary War, a historic village green, and a museum.
September 11 Memorial Mural
Webb Field, Hartsdale 10530
Outdoor art installation composed of more than 2,000 hand-painted tiles commemorating the victims and events of September 11th, 2001. Project coordinated by the Westchester Arts Council.
Somers Historical Society and Museum of the Early American Circus
Routes 100 & 202, Somers 10589
Phone: 914-277-4977
Hours of Operation: Thursday: 2:00pm - 4:00pm, and the second and fourth Sunday of every month: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
www.somersmuseum.org
Located in the Elephant Hotel, a national historic landmark built by Hachaliah Bailey.
Square House Museum
1 Purchase Street, Rye 10580
Phone: 914-967-7588
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Friday: 9:00am - 4:00pm; Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
www.ryehistoricalsociety.org
Headquarters to the Rye Historical Society, housed in a former tavern built in 1730 and famous for hosting George Washington overnight.
The 1883 Lighthouse at Sleepy Hollow
Kingsland Point Park, Palmer Avenue, Sleepy Hollow 10549
Phone: 914-366-5109
Hours of Operation: By appointment only
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Lighthouse is located off the shore of the Hudson River.
The Gallery in the Park at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Routes 35 & 121, Cross River 10518
Phone: 914-864-7317
Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Four rotating art exhibitions featuring local artists per year, each lasting three months.
The Great Hunger Memorial
V. Everit Macy Park, Ardsley 10502
Phone: 914-948-5580
Outdoor public art installation recognizing the historic significance of the Great Hunger of 19th Century Ireland and the impact it had in Westchester and America.
The Historical Society, Inc. Serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown
1 Grove Street, Tarrytown 10591
Phone: 914-631-8374
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Thursday & Saturday: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Society is located in the 1848 home of Jacob Odell, the first President (Mayor) of Tarrytown. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places and is in the Grove Street Historic District.
Thomas Paine Cottage
20 Sicard Avenue, New Rochelle 10804
Phone: 914-633-1776
Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm; Friday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
www.ThomasPaineCottage.org
At the close of the Revolutionary War, New York State honored the contributions of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, to the war effort by awarding him a 277-acre farm in New Rochelle that had been confiscated from a Tory owner.
Thomas Paine Memorial Museum
983 North Avenue, New Rochelle 10804
Phone: 914-813-2225
Hours of Operation: Saturday & Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
www.thomaspaine.org
Collection of original artifacts and works of Thomas Paine, Father of the American Revolution and creator of human rights movement. The Paine monument stands outside the building.
Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Route 35 & 121 South, Cross River 10518
Phone: 914-864-7322
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Sunday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
www.westchestergov.com
Located at the 4,700 acre reservation, the museum contains a variety of habitats ranging from ponds and streams to meadows and forests.
Van Cortlandt Manor (Historic Hudson Valley)
South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson 10520
Phone: 914-271-8981
Hours of Operation: Summer hours, 10:00am - 5:00pm, closed Tuesday. Winter hours (November & December), weekends, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Closed January - March.
www.hudsonvalley.org
Once the home of New York's prominent Van Cortlandt family, the Manor contains an outstanding collection of American decorative arts, beautiful gardens, a tenant farmer's house and a tavern.
Van Cortlandtville Historical Society
297 Locust Avenue, Peekskill 10566
Hours of Operation: By appointment only
The Society is headquartered in a one-room schoolhouse, where it conducts programs for local schools.
Free admission
VanGlen Gallery
981 Main Street, Peekskill 10566
Phone: 914-930-7866
vanglen@verizon.net
Art Gallery
Washington Irving's Sunnyside (Historic Hudson Valley)
West Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown 10591
Phone: 914-591-8763
Hours of Operation: Summer hours, 10:00am - 5:00pm, closed Tuesday. Winter hours (November & December), 10:00am - 4:00pm, closed Tuesday. Closed January - February. March hours, Saturday - Sunday, 10:00am - 4:00pm
www.hudsonvalley.org
The cozy "Snuggery" of beloved author Washington Irving, whose "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" has delighted generations of readers.
Westchester County Veterans Museum
Lasdon Park, Route 35, Somers 10589
Phone: 914-682-4949
Hours of Operation: April - November: Saturday & Sunday 12:00pm - 4:00pm
www.westchestergov.com
Military memorabilia from the Revolutionary War to the present.
Westchester Holocaust Memorial
148 Martine Avenue, White Plains 10601
Phone: 914-696-0738
Outdoor public art installation serving as a memorial to the lives lost during the Holocaust.
Westchester Veterans Museum
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers 10589
Phone: 914-682-4949
Hours of Operation: Memorial Day - Veterans Day
Photographs, paintings, prints and military memorabilia of conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to present, in which Westchester residents served in the United States Armed Forces.
Westmoreland Sanctuary
260 Chestnut Ridge Road, Mt. Kisco 10549
Phone: 914-666-8448
Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm; Sunday: 10:30am - 5:00pm; Trails: Open year-round, dawn to dusk
www.westmorelandsanctuary.org
Eight miles of hiking trails in a 625-acre nature sanctuary. Trail maps available at entrance.
White Plains Historical Society (Jacob Purdy House)
60 Park Avenue, White Plains 10603
Phone: 914-328-1776 & 914-682-8426
Hours of Operation: By appointment
www.whiteplainshistory.org
The Jacob Purdy House (1721) was George Washington's headquarters during the Battle of White Plains 1776, and again in 1778.
Yonkers Historical Society (Sherwood House)
Will Library - 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers 10710
Phone: 914-961-8940
fax: 914-961-8645
Hours of Operation: June - October: Saturday 12:00pm - 4:00pm
www.yonkershistory.org
Sherwood House is a 1740 Dutch tenant farmhouse of Philipsburg Manor.
Admission: Donation.
Yorktown Museum
1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights 10598
Phone: 914-962-2970
fax: 914-962-4379
Hours of Operation: Sunday: 12:00pm - 3:00pm; Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
www.yorktownmuseum.org
Museum feature a sensory enviornmental exhibit on the lives of the Mohegan Indians, and furnished period rooms circa 1750 - 1850.
Courtesy of Westchester County Office of Tourism
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