The House was built in 1858 by the maternal grandfather of the renowned American artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967), and served as his primary residence until 1908. After Hopper’s death the house fell into disrepair, but was saved from demolition and restored by members of the local community. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
MISSION
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center explores the intersection of place, memory, and creativity in Edward Hopper’s early life and artistic career. We cultivate a community of learning and appreciation of the arts inspired by Hopper’s enduring local, national, and global legacy.
VISION
INSPIRE! EDUCATE! EXCITE! We will transform the Edward Hopper House Museum into more than a historic house. We will be a nationally regarded artist home-studio museum that deepens and expands connections to Hopper’s creative arc in Nyack and to his iconic legacy by engaging and educating our audiences in exciting, innovative ways.
VALUES
- Respect: We promote the life and work of Edward Hopper and his artist wife Josephine Nivison Hopper, their inspirations, and those they inspired.
- A Sense of Place: We advance the narrative on the connectedness of our landmark site and the local environment of the Hudson River village of Nyack, where Edward Hopper’s creative impulses were nourished, and which stimulated his ideas about light, color and artistic subject matter.
- Engagement: We share Edward Hopper’s legacy, welcoming all who are curious about the artist, his art and his journey.
- Responsibility: We preserve Hopper’s first home and steward our art and archive collections to protect and cherish them as a vital part of America's cultural history, with sound governance and leadership of our non-profit organization.
- Innovation: We embrace new technologies and platforms as tools and creative ways to share our narrative, collections and programs, enhancing experiences of our audiences to create long-lasting relationships, and to broaden our reach to new and more diverse audiences without geographical, physical, or time limitations.
Edward Hopper's ARt has Graced The White House, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Met, the Art Institute of Chicago, and museums around the world. Edward Hopper is also on view at the Edward Hopper House Museum & StuDy Center. Edward Hopper house gives new understanding and depth to an iconic american artist by preserving his family home and boyhood memorabilia and illuminating his sources of inspiration in nyack through our collections, exhibitions, and programs.
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