The Storm King Art Center is a landscape park with modern sculptures in New Windsor, NY about an hour's drive north of New York City.
background
The approximately 200 hectare landscape park is one of the world's most important sculpture parks. It contains over 100 large sculptures, including by Henry Moore, Richard Serra and Alexander Caldersome of which were created specifically for the site. The park was created as a landscape park in a gently undulating meadow and forest area and includes meadows, groups of trees and wooded areas with visual connections to the surrounding landscape.
The name is derived from a nearby mountain range, the Storm King Mountain, which shows parallels to the Middle Rhine Valley with a rock face that slopes steeply to the Hudson.
history
In 1960 the local entrepreneur Ralph E. Ogden donated 30 hectares of land around a villa that now houses the museum, as well as some paintings by the Hudson River School, romantic landscape painting. The first sculptures were not added until the 1960s. Since Ogden's death in 1974, his son-in-law, H. Peter Stern, allowed him to gradually expand to today's size through further acquisitions of large sculptures and land.
getting there
By car
The quickest route from New York is via the George Washington Bridge and the Palisades Parkway or via Interstate 87 from the Bronx and then the Palisades Parkway to its end at Bear Mountain and then north on Highway 9W to Cornwall -on-Hudson. There on 107 (Quaker Ave) west to NY 32, on this approx. 500 m north and then on Orrs Mills Road (Hwy 20) west and then into Old Pleasant Hill Road, from which the driveway branches off . The driveway is only properly signposted relatively close to the Art Center. The travel time should be calculated as one hour from the city limits.
The Hudson Valley is scenic and offers many different routes. Coming from the south, you have to change to the west bank at the latest at the Bear Mountain Bridge, and from the north at the Newburgh Beacon Bridge.
By train
The closest train station is the Salisbury Mills Station the Port Jervis Line from Hoboken with connection to NYC Penn Station in Secaucus Junction. From there it is about 5 kilometers to the park (taxi, bike or walk). New Jersey Transport / Metro North operates the suburban trains. Travel time around 90 minutes, fare 16 USD one way. Bicycles can be taken with restrictions during rush hour traffic [1].
By bus
Short Line operate buses from New York, Port Authority Bus Terminal to the park on opening days. The bus starts at 10 a.m., arrives at 1130 a.m. and allows a stay of five and a half hours. Return at 5 p.m., the bus is around 6:15 p.m. in New York. Price is US $ 46 and includes the entrance fee [2].
Alternatively, Short Line operates a link that connects Storm King Park with the Woodbury Common outlet center. Depart New York at 8:30 a.m., Port Authority Bus Terminal, arrive at the park at 10 a.m. Approximately three and a half hours for the park, then continue to Woodbury Common at 1:45 pm. Several buses run from there back to New York. The fare of 55 USD includes admission [3].
entry
Admission is $ 12 for adults, $ 10 for retirees (65+), and $ 8 for high school students.
The park is open from April to November (the exact dates vary from year to year) Wednesday to Sunday and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (5 p.m. in November).
mobility
A shuttle service runs every half hour in the park on a set route with defined stops. Use is included in the entrance fee.
Bike rental on site is possible for a fee (from 16 USD for 2 hours, 32 USD / day, on weekends 20 or 40 USD). It is not possible to use bicycles that you have brought with you.
Incidentally, the park can of course be easily explored on foot. This is the recommended mode of transportation.
Tourist Attractions
activities
In the park, guided tours of the highlights are offered daily. Further tours are offered at irregular intervals on special topics, special exhibitions. There are also concerts and readings.
An event calendar can be found here.
shop
There is a museum shop with souvenir offers and books.
kitchen
There is a cafeteria that offers hot and cold dishes such as sandwiches, soups and salads. It is open from 11 a.m. to one hour before the park closes.
accommodation
There are no accommodation options in the park area. As a recreational area of New York, the Hudson Valley is well developed for tourism and offers countless accommodations in all price and quality categories.
security
trips
The park itself is the destination.
A visit can be done well with the Storm King State Park, the West Point Military Academy or the mansions of Franklin-D-Roosevelt or Vanderbilt Hyde Park connect.
