Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries, 2003. Photo: © Richard Barnes.
Dia:Beacon
Visitor Information
Location
Dia:Beacon
Riggio Galleries
3 Beekman Street
Beacon, NY 12508
T: 845.440.0100
F: 845.440.0092
info@diaart.org
Riggio Galleries
3 Beekman Street
Beacon, NY 12508
T: 845.440.0100
F: 845.440.0092
info@diaart.org
Museum hours
Summer Hours:
April 15, 2010-October 11, 2010
Thursday-Monday 11am-6pm
[closed Tuesday-Wednesday]
Fall Hours:
October 14, 2010 – November 8, 2010
Thursday – Monday 11am-4pm
[closed Tuesday and Wednesday]
Winter Hours:
November 12, 2010 - April 11, 2011
Friday - Monday 11am-4pm
[closed Tuesday - Thursday]
2011 Summer Hours:
April 14, 2011 - October 17, 2011
Friday - Monday 11am-6pm
[closed Tuesday and Wednesday]
Dia:Beacon closes:
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Eve Day
- New Year's Day
April 15, 2010-October 11, 2010
Thursday-Monday 11am-6pm
[closed Tuesday-Wednesday]
Fall Hours:
October 14, 2010 – November 8, 2010
Thursday – Monday 11am-4pm
[closed Tuesday and Wednesday]
Winter Hours:
November 12, 2010 - April 11, 2011
Friday - Monday 11am-4pm
[closed Tuesday - Thursday]
2011 Summer Hours:
April 14, 2011 - October 17, 2011
Friday - Monday 11am-6pm
[closed Tuesday and Wednesday]
Dia:Beacon closes:
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Eve Day
- New Year's Day
Admission
Dia:Beacon
$10 general admission
$7 students, seniors [65+]
Free for members and children under 12
Free admission on Saturdays and Sundays for City of Beacon residents
Made possible by Lyn and John Fischbach in honor of Pete Seeger
For Dia’s series of Community Free Days, residents of neighboring counties Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester are invited to visit Dia:Beacon free of charge twice a year on select Saturdays.
$10 general admission
$7 students, seniors [65+]
Free for members and children under 12
Free admission on Saturdays and Sundays for City of Beacon residents
Made possible by Lyn and John Fischbach in honor of Pete Seeger
For Dia’s series of Community Free Days, residents of neighboring counties Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester are invited to visit Dia:Beacon free of charge twice a year on select Saturdays.
Museum Policies
Museum Policies
Things to know during your visit.
Photography & Recording
All works in the galleries at Dia:Beacon are protected under copyright laws and Dia has responsibilities to honor those rights.
Photography, video or the use of recording devices are not permitted. Photography of the exterior of the building and grounds is permitted for personal use only.
Coat and Bag Check Facilities
Please leave large bags/purses at home.
Visitors are required to check all backpacks, packages & open parcels, umbrellas, and bags/purses larger than 11X14 inches. Coatroom facilities are free of charge.
Cellular Phones
Please turn off cellular phones and pagers while inside the museum. Cell phone use is prohibited inside the galleries.
Food and Drinks
Food and drinks, including water bottles are not permitted inside the galleries. We ask you not to bring outside food into our café. We offer an intimate picnic area for lunching.
Children Must Be Supervised
Children under the age of 12 must be supervised and accompanied by an adult at all times.
Strollers
Strollers are permitted inside the museum. Backpack and framed baby back carriers are not permitted.
No Smoking
The museum is a smoke-free environment.
Sketching/Drawing/Note taking
Sketching and writing are welcome, but with pencil only please (no pens, no markers, no paints).
Service Animals and Pets
Only working assistance and guide animals with valid ID are permitted at Dia:Beacon. Pets are not allowed.
Protecting the Artwork
Please do not touch or lean on the artwork. We ask for your cooperation in protecting our artwork, the paintings and sculptures are fragile and can be damaged by the most innocent and gentle touch.
Gallery Attendants
Our Gallery Attendants are there for your assistance and to help protect you and the art; please respect their requests. If a Gallery Attendant asks you to move farther away from an artwork or not to touch an artwork, please remember that this is a part of their job.
Things to know during your visit.
Photography & Recording
All works in the galleries at Dia:Beacon are protected under copyright laws and Dia has responsibilities to honor those rights.
Photography, video or the use of recording devices are not permitted. Photography of the exterior of the building and grounds is permitted for personal use only.
Coat and Bag Check Facilities
Please leave large bags/purses at home.
Visitors are required to check all backpacks, packages & open parcels, umbrellas, and bags/purses larger than 11X14 inches. Coatroom facilities are free of charge.
Cellular Phones
Please turn off cellular phones and pagers while inside the museum. Cell phone use is prohibited inside the galleries.
Food and Drinks
Food and drinks, including water bottles are not permitted inside the galleries. We ask you not to bring outside food into our café. We offer an intimate picnic area for lunching.
Children Must Be Supervised
Children under the age of 12 must be supervised and accompanied by an adult at all times.
Strollers
Strollers are permitted inside the museum. Backpack and framed baby back carriers are not permitted.
No Smoking
The museum is a smoke-free environment.
Sketching/Drawing/Note taking
Sketching and writing are welcome, but with pencil only please (no pens, no markers, no paints).
Service Animals and Pets
Only working assistance and guide animals with valid ID are permitted at Dia:Beacon. Pets are not allowed.
Protecting the Artwork
Please do not touch or lean on the artwork. We ask for your cooperation in protecting our artwork, the paintings and sculptures are fragile and can be damaged by the most innocent and gentle touch.
Gallery Attendants
Our Gallery Attendants are there for your assistance and to help protect you and the art; please respect their requests. If a Gallery Attendant asks you to move farther away from an artwork or not to touch an artwork, please remember that this is a part of their job.
Directions
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By Train
Dia:Beacon is located adjacent to the Beacon train station, which is served by Metro-North Railroad trains from Grand Central Terminal and Poughkeepsie. Trains run hourly in either direction during museum operating hours. For train information, visit www.mta.info or call 212.532.4900 or 800.METRO.INFO. For train travel from north of Poughkeepsie, take an Amtrak train to Poughkeepsie and transfer to a Metro-North train. Beacon is the second stop.
Click here for a map of Dia:Beacon showing the museum, the train station, and George Trakas's Site Beacon Point.
By Car
from New York City
Take Upper Level of George Washington Bridge New Jersey bound. Take first right off Bridge to Palisades Parkway North. Take Palisades Parkway North to end. At rotary, take 6 East/202 across Bear Mountain Bridge. Take the first left onto Route 9D North. Continue 16.5 miles north on 9D into the city of Beacon. At the fourth traffic light in Beacon (just past Beacon City Hall), make a left turn onto Beekman Street. Continue on Beekman Street .5 miles. Dia:Beacon's entrance is on the right, marked by a gray sign.(Travel time: approximately 80 minutes.)
from New Jersey and points South (and by bus from New York City)
Take the Garden State Parkway North until it merges with the New York State Throughway 87/287. Take I-87 North to Exit 17, I-84. Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Immediately after the toll booths, take exit 11. Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Route 9D south. Turn right at the second light - Beekman Street. Continue on Beekman Street .5 miles. Dia:Beacon's entrance is on the right, marked by a gray sign
from Westchester and points Southeast
Take either 287 West until it merges with I-87 and continue to Exit 9, Route 9. Travel north on Route 9 to Fishkill. Take I-84 West two exits to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South. After traveling approximately one mile, make a right turn onto Beekman Street. Continue on Beekman Street .5 miles. Dia:Beacon's entrance is on the right, marked by a gray sign.
or
Take 287 West to Exit 9A, Route 684 and proceed on 684 to Exit 9W, I-84 West. Take I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South. After traveling approximately one mile, make a right turn onto Beekman Street. Continue on Beekman Street .5 miles. Dia:Beacon's entrance is on the right, marked by a gray sign.
from points North:
Take I-87 South to Exit 17, I-84. Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Immediately after the toll booths, take exit 11. Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Route 9D south. Turn right at the second light - Beekman Street. Continue on Beekman Street .5 miles. Dia:Beacon's entrance is on the right, marked by a gray sign.
from points West:
Take I-87 South to Exit 17, I-84. Take I-84 East across the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Immediately after the toll booths, take exit 11. Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Route 9D south. Turn right at the second light - Beekman Street. Continue on Beekman Street .5 miles. Dia:Beacon's entrance is on the right, marked by a gray sign
Special Access
Dia:Beacon
Dia:Beacon has accessible parking, galleries, and bathrooms, as well as access by elevator to all levels.
Wheelchairs are available for visitor use at Dia:Beacon. Reservations are not required.
Dia:Beacon has accessible parking, galleries, and bathrooms, as well as access by elevator to all levels.
Wheelchairs are available for visitor use at Dia:Beacon. Reservations are not required.
Bookshop & Café
Bookshop
The bookshop opens at 10:30am on days the museum is open. See Museum hours above for seasonal days/hours.
T: 845.440.0100 x26
F: 845.440.0092
The bookshop carries over 6,000 titles, including Dia publications, artists' monographs, catalogues, architecture, design, writing, children's regional titles, and periodicals.
10% Member Discount
Dia publications and a wide selection of additional titles are available at www.diabooks.org.
Café
The café at Dia:Beacon serves light fare including coffee and pastries. Sandwiches, salads, entrees and soups are prepared on the premises, using locally grown organic ingredients whenever possible. Box lunches are available to tour groups up to 25 in number; preorder by contacting Café Manager Jennifer Casamassima at jcasamassima @ diabeacon.org. The café opens 30 minutes prior to the galleries, and closes with the galleries. Please refer to museum hours above for seasonal days/hours.
10% member discount
T: 845.440.0100 x27
F: 845.440.0092
The bookshop opens at 10:30am on days the museum is open. See Museum hours above for seasonal days/hours.
T: 845.440.0100 x26
F: 845.440.0092
The bookshop carries over 6,000 titles, including Dia publications, artists' monographs, catalogues, architecture, design, writing, children's regional titles, and periodicals.
10% Member Discount
Dia publications and a wide selection of additional titles are available at www.diabooks.org.
Café
The café at Dia:Beacon serves light fare including coffee and pastries. Sandwiches, salads, entrees and soups are prepared on the premises, using locally grown organic ingredients whenever possible. Box lunches are available to tour groups up to 25 in number; preorder by contacting Café Manager Jennifer Casamassima at jcasamassima @ diabeacon.org. The café opens 30 minutes prior to the galleries, and closes with the galleries. Please refer to museum hours above for seasonal days/hours.
10% member discount
T: 845.440.0100 x27
F: 845.440.0092
Regional Information
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