RHINEBECK

The Experience

  • Explore contemporary exhibitions at CCB Hessel Museum, then marvel at Maya Lin's performing arts innovation and Olafur Eliasson's captivating outdoor sculpture.

  • Walk scenic trails through old-growth forests to valley panoramas, or poets' pathways to a riverside gazebo with Hudson River views.

  • Discover Bard's expansive farm stand brimming with seasonal produce and artisanal treasures, then unwind at Rose Hill Farm & Cider with craft beverages, food trucks, and Catskill Mountain vistas.

Modern architectural building with shiny metallic, sculptural design, surrounded by green grass and trees under a partly cloudy sky at CCS Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College.
An older woman with short gray hair wearing glasses, a white jacket, and white skirt walking in an art gallery with dark gray walls, looking at a large blurred artwork projected on the wall at CCS Hessel Museum of Art.
Exterior of the CCS Bard Hessel Museum building with a large abstract sculpture on the green lawn in front, and trees in the background under a cloudy sky.
A woman in a striped dress standing on a gravel path beneath a wooden structure with intertwined branches and open sky at Poet's Walk Hudson Valley.
Baskets filled with green, red, and brown apples on display at a farmers market or grocery store.
A metallic tunnel walkway with curved, intertwined metal bars forming an archway, leading to an outdoor area with greenery and trees in the background.
A picnic spread on a patterned blanket in a grassy outdoor setting, featuring cheese, bread, sliced vegetables, strawberries, olives, nuts, and small plates of spread and jam.
People clinking glasses with drinks at a festive gathering, with a cheese and fruit platter and lit candles on the table.