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Your students SEE and DO as they explore works of art,historic Glenview, astronomy, and environmental science.

The Museum’s general operations are supported in part by Westchester County, the City of Yonkers, the Yonkers Board of Education, the New York State Council on the Arts, and theWestchester Delegation of the New York State Assembly and Senate.

at the Hudson River Museum See It!Live It! Do It!

Enjoy a Hudson River Museum Professional Development Program!Programs address Museum resources in art, history,and science that support classroom learning.

Information: Saralinda Lichtblau slichtblau@hrm.org or 914.963.4550, x 241

Tour a Gallery OR

Tour a Gallery and Take a Workshop

See a Planetarium Show OR

See a Show and Take a Workshop

Tour Hudson Riverama OR

Tour and Take a Workshop

Cover: J. Ogilby and A. Montanus. New Netherland, Which is Now Called New York, and New England and Part of Virginia, 1671. Fordham University Library

Get a Museum Pass:Take a Tour and

See a Planetarium Show

Take an Overview Tourand enjoy a bit of

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Teachers: 5 choices for you

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HistoricGlenviewGlenview is a Victorian home decorated in the style of the Aesthetic Movement, also known as Arts andCrafts. Studying Glenview as architecture and as a home relates to the study of math, art, history, language arts, and natural science, addresses New York State Learning Standards, and connectsdirectly to classroom curricula. 1

See It! Glenview TourYour tour guide discusses Glenview’s beautifully patterned tile floors, stenciled ceilings,hand carved woodwork, period furnishings, paintings, and sculpture. � 1 hour � Up to 60 people� $4.50 per student. For student groups, 1 adult per every 10 students is admitted free.

Do It! Glenview Tour and Workshop Packages� 2 hours� Up to 60 people� $7.50 per student. For student groups, 1 adult per every 10 students is admitted free.

Colors of Light/Colors in Art

� Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 3Color is a preeminent element in visual arts. Hunt for primary, secondary, and complementary hues among the paintings and décor of Glenview and in the galleries. In the Workshop, students engage in color and light experiments, color mixing, and sketching.

Shapes & Patterns

� Grades 2 - 8 A guided tour of Glenview shows motifs and patterns in art and architecture. In theWorkshop, grades 2 and 3 fashion floor tiles modeled after original tiles in Glenview;grades 4 through 8 build 3-dimensional model rooms complete with furnishings.

Dreamy Landscapes

� Grades 2 - 12 Discover the Hudson River School of painting and its famous landscapes inGlenview’s galleries. In the Workshop, students discuss the paintings, sketch, and write, and complete their own multi-media landscape.

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Discovery Kits!

New at the Museum

Bring the river to your classroom.Are you studying the Hudson River and its environment? Can’t make it to the Museum? Use a Hudson River Discovery Kit in your classroom. Puzzles, maps, and topographical forms tell the story. Three different kits show the river’s Flora and Fauna, Geography, and History. Take your pick. Take them all.

� Two-week rental $150 plus shipping � Grades 4 - 6

This Project has been funded in part by a grant from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund through the Hudson River Estuary Program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Astronomy Weekend!April 22, 23, 24 2010Entertainment, Music, Rocket Launches, Imaginative Workshops and Free Planetarium Shows

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Glenview,on the National Register of Historic PlacesMore than a hundred years ago, John Bond Trevor and his family built a home on thebanks of the Hudson River in Yonkers. They called the house Glenview. How theydesigned their home, chose the materials from which to build it, and selected its furnishings is the story you will find at the Hudson River Museum. It is the story abouta Victorian Era family, who lived, worked, and played as we do today, using some ofthe things we know and others long put aside as new inventions took their place.

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Red Grooms. The Bookstore, 1978-79. Mixed media installation.Collection of the Hudson River Museum

Exhibition Tours � 1 hour � Up to 60 people� $4.50 per student

SEE IT!Exhibition TourDutch New York: the Roots of Hudson Valley Culture

Through January 10, 2010

Dutch New York explores the beauty of the Hudson Valley’s Dutch legacy and its cultural importance through a dazzling array of paintings,sculptures, drawings, photographs, and historical objects.

DO IT!WorkshopsTile Making Grades 1 - 3

After touring Dutch New York: the Roots of Hudson Valley Culture, students, in the Workshop, make their own decorative tiles to assemble into a mural to bring back to school.

Adventures in Map Making Grades 4 - 6

Students learn about Henry Hudson’s voyage and how he turned landforms into maps. In the Workshop, students make 3-dimensionalmaps, which will include elements of geography, history, and flora and fauna.

Exhibitions Exhibition Tour & Workshop Packages� 2 hours � Up to 60 people� $7.50 per student

SEE IT!Exhibition TourRed Grooms: The Bookstore

See the whimsical world of Pop Artist Red Grooms in his walk-throughsculpture The Bookstore, which shows elements from Manhattan’s elegantPierpont Morgan Library and Mendoza’s Lower East Side bookstore, itsinterior crammed with five hundred painted books, clerks, browsers,ghosts, and mice.

DO IT!WorkshopMaking Models PK/K - 12

Like Pop Artist Red Grooms, look at people, places, and spaces, then use modeling materials to make a 3-dimensional model filled with colorfulcharacters, animals, and buildings.

For student groups, 1 adult per every 10 students admitted free.

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More ExhibitionsBakelite in Yonkers:Pioneering the Age ofPlasticsJanuary 30 - May 30, 2010

Between 1907 and 1909, in his laboratory in Yonkers, scientist Leo Bakeland

developed a plastic he called “Bakelite.” From telephones to toilet seats, andbracelets to breadboxes, Bakelite in Yonkers features more than three hundred objects that impact our lives.

WorkshopBake It New! PK/K - 6

Tour Bakelite in Yonkers. In the Workshop, students will make a Bakelite-inspired object out of modeling clay to bring home.

Collecting for a New MilleniumFebruary 6 - May 1, 2010

Paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures tell the storyof the Museum’s growing collection, connecting students tothe art, history, and science of the region in which they live.

Jacob Lawrence Prints1963-2000February 6 - May 1, 2010

Jacob Lawrence, a belovedAfrican American 20th centuryartist, portrays the struggles,and culture of Black emancipa-tion as well as the HarlemRenaissance. This exhibition features his prints, including The Legend of John Brown.

WorkshopPrintmakingGrades 2 - 6

Prints make unique designs and tell stories. Inspired by theMuseum’s spring exhibitions,students design, etch, and makeprints of their own and a “classprint” to bring back to school.

�Overview TourCan’t choose among our great exhibitions? Take the Overview Tour to visit several and Glenview. See all of the Museum!

Spring 2010

Opposite Page: Sextette Learn Dutch Folk Dances as taught on the Recreational Agencies Program in New York City (detail)Photograph Record of WPA for the City of New York: Education and Recreation District, The New-York Historical Society Library, 81606d

Above: Vintage Car and Toy Blocks, circa 1930’s. Reindert Groot Collection, Amsterdam

Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture has been made possible, in part, through the support of the Office of the Westchester County Executive and theWestchester County Board of Legislators. This project isalso supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.*

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Andrus PlanetariumSEE IT!Star Shows� Approximately 1 hour � Up to 123 people� $4.50 per student

For student groups: 1 adult per every 10 students admitted free.

The Sky Tonight� Grades 3 - Adult

What can you see in the sky at nightwithout the city lights? In this live showyou learn about planets, constellations,meteors, and other spectacular featuresof the night sky.

The Friendly Stars� Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 2

Meet a cheerful sun, Sol, sing along withthe stars, marvel at rainbows and shoot-ing stars, and draw constellations on theplanetarium dome.

Larry, Cat In Space� Kindergarten - 3

Larry, a curious cat, takes a lunar trip! He shows us space travel, the changingappearance of the moon, and explainsgravity on Earth, on the moon, and inspace.A Spanish-language version Fito, Gato en el Espacio available.

Our Place in Space� Grades 1 - 3

What are stars? Where does the sun go at night? A host of creatures, great andsmall, explore what causes day and night and the important role of the sun.

Solar System Safari � Grades 1 - 5

Meet alluring Venus, elegant Saturn, crotchety old Mars, and zippy Mercury inthis journey to the planets that includesexplanations of Pluto’s “dwarf planet” status, the orbits of the planets, and thephases of the moon and the sun.

Daughter of the Stars� Grades 1- 8

Listen to Native American stories of creation and adventure. See constellationsin a new way as you follow the saga ofWaupee, the White Hawk and learn theorigin of Indian Summer.

Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space� Grades 4 - Adult

Earth’s atmosphere is a blanket that keeps us from freezing, a shield from burning,and a carrier of water and energy. A Hudson River muskrat is your companion as you explore the greenhouse effect and Earth’s seasons.

ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES AVAILABLE

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The Planets� Grades 4 - Adult

With spectacular digital video and up-to-date information, you’ll witness the formation of theSolar System, take an exciting tour of the sun’sfamily of worlds, and uncover the varied worldsthat circle distant stars. Narrated by Kate Mulgrew,star of Star Trek: Yoyager, and produced by theSoutheastern Planetarium Association.

Lunar Odyssey� Grades 4 - Adult

TransLunar Tours announces service to lunar orbit.Experts in lunar mythology, history, science, andastronomy guide you to the awesome beauty andmysteries of Earth’s nearest space neighbors.

River Through Time� Grades 4 - Adult

Colorful illustrations, music, and conversationbetween two vacationing families capturepivotal events in the eons-long evolution of

the Hudson River and its plant and animal life.

The Stuff of Legends� Grades 6 - Adult

Every society on Earth has anchored its stories in the unchanging sky. Hear ancient sky myths and names from great books that grace the constellations and the bodies of the solar system.

DO IT!Star Shows and Workshop Packages� 2 hours � Up to 50 students� $7.50 per student

For student groups: 1 adult per every 10 students admitted free.

Colors of Light, Colors in Art� Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 3

See Friendly Stars. In the Workshop,engage in color and light experiments,color mixing, and sketching.

Daily Planet� Grades 2 - 4

See Solar System Safari or ThePlanets. In the Workshop, teams of students make 3-dimensional planetmodels, using fact and imagination.

Sky Legends� Grades 3 - 8

See Daughter of the Stars. In the Workshop, students create glow-in-the-dark constellations andaccompany them with stories from their own lives or imaginations.

Orbits� Grades 3 - 8See The Planets. In the Workshop, studentteams explore the properties of the planets,using planet discovery boxes.

A New Solar System� Grades 9 - 12See The Stuff of Legends. In theWorkshop, students use realistic data to discover planets circling another star. Theycan then draw on literature and mythology topropose a system of names for these worlds.

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Hudson Riverama

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Riverama Tour � 1 hour � Up to 60 people� $4.50 per student

For student groups, 1 adult per every 10 studentsadmitted free.

Riverama Tour & Workshop Packages� 2 hours � Up to 60 people� $7.50 per student

For student groups, 1 adult per every 10 students admitted free.

SEE IT!Hudson Riverama Tour

Take a journey from the pristine Adirondack Mountains to bustling New York Harbor in HudsonRiverama, the Museum’s permanent environmental teaching gallery. A tour guide leads you throughsimulations of diverse habitats found along the river. Learn more about the mighty Hudson.

View live specimens! Listen to the sounds of the river! Use interactive computer stations!

DO IT!WorkshopsNaturalist’s Journey� Kindergarten - Grade 3

Tour Hudson Riverama. In the Workshop, students create their own field journal through careful observation and sketching of natural and manmade objects from the river’s habitats.

River Mapping� Grades 4 - 6

Tour Hudson Riverama. Learn about the geographic and geological areas of the Upper, Middle,and Lower Hudson. Examine the gallery’s 31-foot scale model of the river and its banks. In theWorkshop, students assemble pieces of a large-scale floor map of the Hudson River to examinethe scope, and topography of the river’s course and learn to interpret a map’s abstract symbols,and illustrate a corresponding map mural.

Opposite page: Haverstraw Bay, south of Stony Point

Riverama stamps designed by Brandon Ballengee, styled after drawings.Left: Bar-Winged Skimmer, after a drawing by Alexis Rockman. Top: Three Types of Phytoplankton, after a drawing by Ernst Haeckel

Hudson Riverama is sustained, in part, by and

PK/K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Adults

EXHIBITION TOURS

Glenview � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

Hudson Riverama � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

Bakelite in Yonkers � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

Red Grooms Bookstore � � � � � � � � � � � �

Dutch New York � � � � � � � � � � � �

Jacob Lawrence Prints � � � � � � � � � � � �

Collecting for a New Millenium � � � � � � � � � � � �

STAR SHOWSThe Friendly Stars � � �

Larry, Catin in Space/ Fito, Gato el Espacio � � � �

Our Place in Space � � �

Solar System Safari � � � � �

Daughter of the Stars � � � � � � � �

The Sky Tonight � � � � � � � � � � �

Lunar Odyssey � � � � � � � � � �

The Planets � � � � � � � � � �

Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space � � � � � � � � � �

River Through Time � � � � � � � � � �

The Stuff of Legends � � � � � � � �

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Program Planning Guide

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TOUR & WORKSHOP PACKAGES

Colors of Light/Colors in Art � � � �

Bake It New � � � � � � �

Making Models � � � � � � � � � � � � �

Tile Making � � �

Naturalist’s Journey � � �

Daily Planet � � �

Printmaking � � � � �

Dreamy Landscapes � � � � � � � � � � �

Shapes & Patterns � � � � � � �

Sky Legends � � � � � �

Orbits � � � � � �

Adventures in Map Making � � �

River Mapping � � �

River Discovery Kits � � �

A New Solar System � � � �

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Reserve Your VisitTuesday - Friday 9:30 am - 5 pm

Groups are admitted by reservation only. Group leaders are responsible for their students until the scheduled starting time. If your group arrives early, you will not be permitted to view other exhibitions, while waiting for your program.

To reserve — 914.963.4550, x240 or groupvisits@hrm.org

Lunch

The Hudson River Museum does not have a lunchroom. During the falland spring, we recommend bringing a brown-bag lunch and eating inadjacent Trevor Park, overlooking the Hudson River. Please be aware that in case of inclement weather, accommodations cannot be provided.

Museum Shop

The Museum’s gift shop is open Wednesday through Friday from 12 to 5 pm. Groups visiting during other hours must schedule a visit tothe gift shop at least one week before the trip. School groups may order pre-packaged Goodie Bags. Be sure to let us know your preference,when you call to book your visit. Information: 914. 963.4550, x. 224.

Bus Arrival

Upon arrival, your bus must pull up to the front of the Museum’s gatewayentrance. Please send one chaperone or staff member to the Lobby Deskto check in your group. To avoid any confusion, the rest of yourgroup must wait on board your bus until the check-in procedure is completed and a Museum staff member has greeted you.

Deposit and Starting Time

1 The Hudson River Museum requires a 50% depositupon receipt of the confirmation contract.

2 If you need to cancel your reservation, please call914. 963. 4550, x. 240 at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled time.

3 Deposits are non-refundable but will be creditedtoward your next visit provided you have given 48 hours notice of cancellation.

4 Your scheduled starting time is important! If youarrive early, you are responsible for your students. If you arrive late, your program may be altered in consideration of other visiting groups. We are sorry but there are no refunds for missed programcomponents due to late arrival.

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Get to the MuseumBus

FROM NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND, AND NEW JERSEYNY Thruway-Major Deegan Expressway (Interstate 87) to Exit 2 at Yonkers Avenue.Traveling Westbound on Yonkers Avenue, turn right onto Ashburton Avenue. Turn rightonto Warburton Avenue. Free parking for the museum is on the left side and is markedby a tall blue HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM sign.

FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND ALL POINTS NORTHFollow Route 9 to Odell Avenue. Turn right onto Odell Avenue, follow to the end, andturn left onto Warburton Avenue. Free parking is 1.3 miles ahead on right, and ismarked by a tall blue HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM sign.

Car

From the Saw Mill River Parkway (North or South) take Exit 9 at Executive Boulevard.Follow Executive Boulevard to the end and turn left onto N. Broadway. Turn right at thenext light onto Odell Avenue. Follow Odell Avenue to the end and turn left ontoWarburton Avenue. Free parking for the museum is 1.3 miles ahead on the right and is marked by a tall blue HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM sign.

Train

Metro-North Hudson Line local train. Glenwood station. Walk 1 block East onGlenwood Avenue and turn left onto Ravine Avenue. At the end of Ravine Avenue, youwill enter Trevor Park. Follow the path through Trevor Park to the entrance of theHudson River Museum. For group rates, please call Metro-North: 212.672.1218.Approximate Walking Time: 8 minutes