Hudson River Museum Launches a Digital Guide on Bloomberg Connects, Featuring Collection and Exhibition Highlights
The HRM joins hundreds of cultural institutions around the globe on the free Bloomberg Connects app.
YONKERS, NY, April 6, 2026—Today, the Hudson River Museum (HRM) announced the launch of a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app enhances on-site visits and makes the Hudson River Museum accessible for off-site visits, offering free exclusive multimedia content.
The HRM’s guide offers new insights and details about collection highlights from the nineteenth century to the present, including audio commentary from Masha Turchinsky, Anita K. Hersh Director and CEO, Laura Vookles, Chair of the Curatorial Department, and Shilpi Chandra, Assistant Curator. Key works in the collection include Red Grooms’s The Bookstore, and influential paintings by John White Alexander, Hermann Fuechsel, Fitz Henry Lane, Winfred Rembert, and more. The Museum will continue to add new exhibitions and collection items over time, allowing visitors to gain new insights with each visit.
“Bloomberg Connects transforms a museum visit into an immersive journey—bringing each gallery, artwork, and experience to life in new and meaningful ways,” said Masha Turchinsky, Anita K. Hersh Director and CEO. “At the Hudson River Museum, it invites visitors to discover the richness of art, science, and history in one place—set on a remarkable site overlooking the Hudson River, just beyond New York City—making every visit more engaging, more personal, and distinctly memorable. Bloomberg Philanthropies has been a terrific partner through the entire process of creating this new guide, and we’re eager to explore future additions to it.”
The HRM is proud to join over 1,250 museums, galleries, and cultural spaces that are now made further accessible with a variety of features, including voice over, image captions and audio transcripts, translations, image zoom, and font size adjustment, designed to remove barriers to experiencing arts and culture. At the Museum, production of the guide was led by Camille Knop, Senior Manager, Design and Content, Kathryn Jagelka, Marketing Assistant, and Samantha Hoover, Deputy Director, Engagement and Operations.
Bloomberg Connects offers free digital guides to cultural organizations around the world. The platform is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’s longstanding commitment to supporting digital innovation in the arts. Bloomberg Connects makes it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices when visiting in person, or anytime from anywhere. With dynamic content exclusive to each partner organization, it provides a range of features including video, audio, and text, expert commentary, and way-finding maps.
The Bloomberg Connects app is available for download from Google Play or the App Store. The app can also be accessed on a browser here.
Press contact:
Jeana Wunderlich
jwunderlich@hrm.org
(914) 963-4550 x240
Samantha Hoover
shoover@hrm.org
(914) 963-4550 x216
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About the Hudson River Museum
The Hudson River Museum is a preeminent, award-winning cultural institution in Westchester County and the New York metropolitan area. Situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, the Museum has a mission to engage, inspire, and connect diverse communities through the power of the arts, sciences, and history.
The HRM offers engaging experiences for every age and interest, with an ever-evolving collection of American art and dynamic exhibitions that range from nineteenth-century paintings to contemporary art installations. The campus, which recently expanded to include a West Wing with stunning exhibition galleries and sweeping views of the Hudson River, features Glenview, an 1877 house on the National Register of Historic Places; a state-of-the-art planetarium; an environmental teaching gallery; and an outdoor amphitheater. The Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting its multidisciplinary offerings, which are complemented by an array of public and educational programs that encourage creative expression, collaboration, and artistic and scientific discovery. The Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM), an honor awarded to only 3% of museums nationwide.
Museum Hours: The Hudson River Museum is open to the public Wednesday–Friday, from 12–5pm, and Saturday–Sunday, from 11am–5pm. On Free First Fridays, the Museum is open and free of charge on the first Friday of the month, from 5–8pm. The Museum is accessible by Metro-North (Hudson Line—Yonkers and Glenview stations), by Bee-Line Bus Route #1, by car, and by bike.
General Admission: Adults $15; Youth (3–18) $8; Seniors (65+) $9; Students (with valid ID) $9; Veterans $9; Children (under 3) FREE; Members FREE; Museums for All* $2, *SNAP/EBT card with photo ID (up to 4 people). Free general admission for all Westchester County high school students on Saturdays and Sundays. Planetarium Tickets: Adults $8; Youth (3–18) $6; Seniors (65+) $7; Students (with valid ID) $7; Veterans $7; Children (under 3) Free. Glenview Tours: Adults $8; Youth (3–18) $6; Seniors (65+) $7; Students (with valid ID) $7; Veterans $7; Children (under 3) Free.
