Event

Rendering of new welcome pavilions at Storm King Art Center. Image © Storm King Art Center

Join Nora Lawrence, Executive Director, and Amy Weisser, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning & Projects, for a special guided tour of the new buildings and landscapes developed through Storm King’s capital project, the first in the museum’s 65-year history.

Explore these transformative new spaces and see Storm King through fresh eyes. Visit the newly designed welcome pavilions, outdoor lobby, and reclaimed landscapes for art and programming. Gain insight into how the project thoughtfully integrates nature, art, and people, and learn about the vision and creative process that brought these spaces to life. 

• Tickets will be released on April 15th (April 11th for members)
• Tickets are $15 + admission, or $10 for members
• Program location: meet at Outdoor Lobby
• Program is rain or shine

Bios

Nora Lawrence is the Executive Director of Storm King Art Center. Lawrence has played an integral role in raising the museum’s profile—seeing the Art Center’s audience grow four-fold and while bringing in a new generation of artists. Lawrence recently co-curated the 2023 site-specific commission with Martin Puryear. Lawrence has developed nearly 20 exhibitions with Storm King’s curatorial team, working with artists including Lynda Benglis, Mark Dion, Rashid Johnson, and Wangechi Mutu. She established Storm King’s annual Outlooks program, which invites one artist to realize a temporary site-specific work. Lawrence also co-founded the Shandaken: Storm King residency at Storm King.

At Storm King Art Center, Amy Weisser incubates projects focused on the institution’s strategic growth. She is the project director for Storm King’s capital project, opening in May 2025. In her 30 years at cultural institutions undergoing profound development, Weisser has worked with the Obama Presidential Center, led exhibition development for the National September 11 Memorial Museum from more than a decade, and helped open Dia:Beacon and the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space. Weisser taught Museum Studies at New York University and is a member of the Program Committee for Building Museums. Weisser holds a doctorate in Art History from Yale University.

ACCESSIBILITY
Terrain and Getting Around
The tour will take place across varied terrain including hills, wooded areas, paved paths, gravel paths, and mown lawn. Expect to cover 1 to 1.5 miles on the tour.

Assistive Listening Devices
The tour leader and attendees will be connected through assistive listening devices.

Accessible Cart Service
An accessible golf cart may be requested to assist with moving between locations during the tour. Service is available on a first come, first served basis. Please make a request in advance by emailing info@stormkingartcenter.org.  The cart can accommodate up to five visitors sitting in seats; or one wheelchair-using visitor with up to three additional passengers in seats. The weight capacity for the ramp is 650lbs.

Restrooms
Accessible restroom stalls are located at the Restroom Pavilion, near the entrance.

ASL interpretation for guided tours is available upon request two weeks in advance. Every effort will be made to honor requests made with less notice.

If you have questions or need other accommodations, please email info@stormkingartcenter.org