Behind the Scenes Networking Events

Behind the Scenes networking events highlight the host site's collections, archives, or exhibits and give GHHN members and friends the chance to forge connections in a relaxed environment. Sharing challenges and successes shows that we all, no matter the size of our site or organization, face similar issues.

Boscobel House & Gardens
Friday, November 14
1601 Route 9D, Garrison
5:00 - 7:00 PM
$15

Join GHHN for a Behind the Scenes at Boscobel House & Gardens in Garrison, NY. We'll have a special curator's tour of their new exhibit, Scenic Vistas: Landscape as Culture in Early New York, a sweeping exhibition that explores how landscape depictions shaped domestic life, design, and identity in New York well before the rise of the Hudson River School in the mid-19th century. On view across the Historic House Museum, Visitor Center Gallery, and Great Lawn, Scenic Vistas brings together pre-1850’s decorative arts alongside contemporary works to reveal the enduring role of the Hudson Valley’s landscapes in art and culture. Objects on display include ceramics, furniture, wallpaper, and textiles by artists living and working in the Hudson Valley.
Contemporary artists in dialogue with these historic objects include Kat Howard, Betsy Jacks, and James McElhinney, with new commissions by Alison McNulty and Jean-Marc Sovak. Their installations respond directly to Boscobel’s site and history, layering perspectives on landscape, memory, and preservation. Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of Thomas Cole’s formative Hudson River journey, Scenic Vistas underscores how early landscape imagery helped establish aesthetic ideals later embraced by the Hudson River School. The exhibition reminds us that the artistic impulse to frame, idealize, and interpret the Hudson Valley has deep and lasting roots. Scenic Vistas is made possible through support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the TERRA Foundation, the Decorative Arts Trust, the Putnam Arts Council, and generous loans from partnering museums and private collections.
Please join us for a behind the scenes tour of the exhibit followed by wine, hors d'oeuvres, and conversation with colleagues in the field!

Register today - Space is limited!

Past Behind the Scenes: Event Photos