{"id":57354,"date":"2017-06-06T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=57354"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:20:17","slug":"storm-king-art-and-nature-in-tandem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/57354\/storm-king-art-and-nature-in-tandem\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm King: Art And Nature In Tandem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer in the city is officially upon us. If you are craving an escape from the urban jungle, Storm King Art Center<\/a>, the Hudson Valley\u2019s open-air museum, may be just what you are looking for.<\/p>\n

Storm King is the perfect combination of art and nature. The historic sculpture park features over 100 modern installations spaciously distributed over the property\u2019s lush 500 acres. Storm King is just 90 minutes from New York City, but the vivid greenery, murmur of water flowing in streams, and echo of colorful birds chirping makes you feel far removed from the hectic bustle of the city.<\/p>\n

The spaciousness of the grounds allow each work of art to be distantly spaced, adding to the grandeur of the sculptures\u2019 massive size. The vastness of the grounds also ensures that visitors won\u2019t feel overcrowded even on the busiest of summer days.<\/p>\n

See:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Also not to be missed this season is The White Sculptures<\/em>, a temporary exhibit featuring a collection of David Smith\u2019s sculptures, all in various hues of white. While Smith\u2019s work is featured prominently throughout the art center, this exhibition critically explores his use of color as a powerful medium, especially when juxtaposed against the vibrant natural setting surrounding these massive steel structures.<\/p>\n

Summer Solstice Celebration:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Swing

Getting Around:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Viewing all of the park\u2019s sculptures can result in quite a bit of walking, though it\u2019s nothing that shouldn\u2019t be quite manageable for our New Yorker legs. However, if you prefer a break from walking, Storm King offers a free tram that visitors can hop on and off as they please. The tram has several stops at each of the installation areas, and is especially useful for accessing the vast South Fields area, whose scenery and sculptures of epic proportions are not to be missed. Bikes are also available for rent on a first-come first-served basis, and provide easy access to the sculpture grounds via paved trails.<\/p>\n

Get to Storm King from NYC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Photo credits: Jerry l. Thompson and the author<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer in the city is officially upon us. If you are craving an escape from the urban jungle, Storm King Art Center, the Hudson Valley\u2019s open-air museum, may be just what you are looking for. Storm King is the perfect combination of art and nature. The historic sculpture park features over 100 modern installations spaciously […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":57360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,831,224,750,747,829,315,838,328,969,1057,845,1867,1868],"tags":[40,293,143,280,483,142,130,212,36,18,133,204,473],"class_list":{"0":"post-57354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"category-architecture-culture-2","9":"category-arts","10":"category-bike-2","11":"category-bus-2","12":"category-culture-2","13":"category-day-trips","14":"category-fall-foliage-culture-2","15":"category-hudson-valley-new-york-destination","16":"category-locations","17":"category-museums-culture-2","18":"category-sculpture-culture-2","19":"category-transit-type","20":"category-travel-type","21":"tag-art","22":"tag-budget-friendly","23":"tag-bus","24":"tag-cultural-getaway","25":"tag-family-friendly","26":"tag-festival","27":"tag-green","28":"tag-hiking","29":"tag-metro-north","30":"tag-museum","31":"tag-outdoors","32":"tag-train","33":"tag-views"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":57360,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/7_DS_DS_Primo-Piano-III-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}