2026 Winter Season
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for General Admission.
The park grounds are always open daily for free. Dogs are welcome.
AMERICA 250
Thomas Cole
Painting the Nature of America
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site will present the 2026 initiative “Thomas Cole: Painting the Nature of America,” in celebration of America 250. In the early 19th-century, Thomas Cole (1801-1848) transformed the landscape of the United States into an iconic symbol of the country, giving rise to its national identity of America the beautiful.
EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Sunday Salons, Second Saturdays & More Fun Gatherings
Browse year-long events and programs starting January 2026
Experiencing the Campus
Introducing the Cole Center, a new purpose-built stand-alone visitor center, the first cultural building by Architectural Digest’s AD100 designer Stephen Shadley.
The building reorients visitors’ arrival to the historic campus, embraces the Catskill Mountains, and references Thomas Cole’s 19th-century architectural designs.
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.
About
Who We AreThings 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.