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Beacon – Art on the banks of the Hudson River

New York tours

31 May 2009

At 11am sharp we meet under the American flag at Central Station... my group is always on time!

It's Sunday and it's a nice idea to travel out of the city and take a breath from the busy streets of New York. We are taking the train to Beacon to visit the great space Dia; Beacon.

Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries is the museum for Dia Art Foundation's renowned collection of art from the 1960s to the present. The museum, which opened in 2003, is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York. Dia:Beacon occupies a former Nabisco box-printing facility that was renovated by Dia with artist Robert Irwin and architect OpenOffice.

We have tickets in hand (actually, if you purchase the tickets online, you can get a package deal for train + Dia), bagels and coffee... It's wet, cold and a good day to be on a train.

This time I have decided to bring a picnic for us to enjoy. A visit to Dean & DeLuca ensures that my basket is filled with everything gourmet.

It was such a special day and it did not rain until the end!

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