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Dia on the Hudson...

DIA : BEACON
Year-round


 An exhibit from the Dia:BeaconDia Art Foundation, one of the world’s preeminent contemporary art institutions, displays its renowned permanent collection of major artworks from the 1960s to the present at Dia:Beacon, located on the Hudson River in Beacon, New York.  In scale and scope Dia:Beacon is one of the most significant cultural endeavors of the last several decades, and it’s just an 80-minute train ride from Grand Central Termina

Since its founding in 1974, Dia has been dedicated to supporting such artists as Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Agnes Martin, and many others; and to providing long-term, in-depth presentations of their art.  The Museum’s expansive galleries, covering over 240,000 square feet, have been specifically designed for the display of Dia’s collection, much of which, because of its character or scale, cannot be easily accommodated by more conventional museums. Built in 1929 by Nabisco, the historic steel, concrete, and glass factory that houses the Museum is a model of early 20th-century industrial architecture with a broad grid of supporting columns and more than 34,000 square feet of skylights.

Museum Days and Hours:
Hours of operation change seasonally. Check www.diabeacon.org or call 845-440-0100 for updated information prior to your trip.


Summer Hours (April 17 through October 13, 2008)
11 AM - 6 PM
Open Thursday - Monday
(closed Tuesday and Wednesday)

Winter Hours (October 17, 2008 – April 13, 2009)
11 AM - 4 PM
Open Friday - Monday
(closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)

The museum's café and bookshop open at 10:30 a.m., year-round. For more information, and group tours of Dia:Beacon, call 845-440-0100 or visit www.diabeacon.org

Price: From Grand Central Terminal or Harlem-125th Street: adults, $27.75; seniors, $21.50; children 12-18/students, $25.75; children 5-11, $1.50; children under 5, FREE. (Student IDs will be checked at Dia:Beacon) Save an additional 5 percent on rail fare when you purchase this package through WebTicket.

Package Includes: Discount round-trip rail fare and discount admission to Dia:Beacon.

Where to purchase your package: Grand Central Terminal or any Metro-North station with a ticket office, at all full-service Ticket Machines (except Beacon Station), or through WebTicket.

Travel Information: Take the Hudson Line to Beacon Station. Dia:Beacon is a short 5 to 10-minute walk from there. To get to the Museum, exit the platform on the river side of the station. Cross the parking lot to Red Flynn Drive. Turn left onto Red Flynn Drive following the sidewalk across the railroad overpass. Continue up Red Flynn Drive over the railroad tracks, then turn right and continue walking straight. Dia:Beacon is on the right. If you prefer, you can take the shuttle (from the landside of the station) up the hill to the Museum. The fare is $2. Please note: The shuttle operates Saturdays and Sundays only, from mid-April 2008 through October 26, 2008. Check here for a current Hudson Line train schedule information.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to print a CUSTOMER LETTER, it contains important information about your trip. When purchasing through WebTicket, you will automatically be linked to one.

Optional Package: Dia:Beacon and the City of Beacon
Combine your Dia:Beacon experience with a tour of the City of Beacon, chock-full of antique shops, historic sites, parks, fairs, and quaint restaurants. And it couldn't be any easier to get to it all. For just $2, you can take the Beacon shuttle from Dia:Beacon (the shuttle will meet you at the entrance to the museum) or from Beacon Station to downtown Main Street, where you can hop on and off all day, guaranteeing you the full Beacon experience! Please note: The shuttle operates Saturdays and Sundays only, from mid-April 2008 through October 26, 2008.  For more details, check here for the City of Beacon page.

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