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Select a date to view available activities. For a complete holistic experience of Olana, we recommend returning to the day planner to reserve tours in both the historic home and the artist designed landscape. Please be considerate of your tour date and times when planning your day or explore our packages for pre-planned visits.

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The Artist's House: Architecture & Design (60 mins)

Immerse yourself in the design of Olana’s historic Main House from all angles, including exterior architectural features, the arrival experience, interior design elements of the first floor rooms, and Frederic Church’s painting studio.
Duration 1 hour
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Walking Tour: Historic Landscape & Viewshed (60 mins)

This landscape walk along Olana’s upper carriage road loop provides unparalleled 360-degree views. Traverse through Frederic Church’s naturalistic composition and discover how Olana’s power as a three-dimensional work of art has served to protect its integral viewshed today.
Duration 1 hour
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Walking Tour: Historic Landscape & Architecture (30 mins)

Explore the exterior architecture of Olana’s exotic Main House and its surrounding designed landscape the way Frederic Church and architect Calvert Vaux intended. This tour follows the historic carriage road approach for a culminating experience of architecture set in the natural world.
Duration 30 minutes
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Driving Tour: Historic Landscape & Viewshed (60 mins)

The most comprehensive view of Olana as a 250-acre masterpiece is experienced along its historic carriage roads. In an electric vehicle, travel around the lake and across hillsides to see Frederic Church’s composition of architecture, agriculture, native woodlands and vast views.
Duration 1 hour
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The Artist's House: Explore at Your Own Pace (20 mins)

Follow your interests and discover the first and second floor interiors of the Main House in your own way. This self-guided experience includes access to the special exhibition in the Sharp Family Gallery.
Duration 30 minutes
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The Artist's House: First Floor Historic Interiors (30 mins)

The first floor of Olana’s Main House contains an astonishingly intact collection of furnishings, decorative elements and art. Explore the iconic central Court Hall and the connecting series of designed spaces, including the Painting Studio and the outdoor Piazza with sublime views.
Duration 30 minutes
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The Artist's House: Second Floor Historic Interiors (30 mins)

Ascend the grand Court Hall staircase and enter the private world of the Church family, including access to the Frederic and Isabel Church’s bedroom suite. This tour includes entry to the special exhibition in the Sharp Family Gallery.
Duration 30 minutes
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The Artist's House: Frederic Church & The Hudson River School (60 mins)

Frederic Church was a preeminent artist of the Hudson River School, America’s first art movement. Explore Church’s history as an artist through the paintings and collections on both floors of Olana’s Main House.
Duration 1 hour
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The Artist's House: The Church Family at Olana and Abroad (60 mins)

Frederic Church was an artist-explorer and a dedicated family man. Follow Church through the Americas and the Middle East and see how world travel motivated his artistic endeavors, particularly at Olana.
Duration 1 hour
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