In keeping with New York State health and safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to offer an immersive, multi-sensory experience to the public that allows for smaller groups of family and friends. Visitors will experience the grounds, House and Studio at Manitoga as a mindful and orchestrated movement through and dialogue with nature as envisioned by designer Russel Wright. Educators will be on hand to direct visitor flow and provide highlights.
Please visit our website's Health & Safety section for more information.
Visit MANITOGA, the House, Studio and Woodland Garden of pioneer industrial designer, Russel Wright (1904-1976). Experience Dragon Rock, Wright's experimental home which he built onto the rock ledge of an abandoned quarry while masterfully orchestrating the surrounding landscape into a series of outdoor rooms of varying character and delight.
On view in the main House: cycles of seeing by Anne Lindberg and Collecting Modern: Gifts from the George R. Kravis II Collection, iconic designs for the American home by Russel Wright through November 9, 2020.
ESSENTIAL PROTOCOL
- Visitors arrive at the Public Entrance for timed visits: Manitoga, 584 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524.
- Ticketed time slots by advance booking only.
- Timed visits for small groups of family & friends (up to 6 people per time slot).
- At this time, the best method of transportation to Manitoga is by car due to limited local taxi service;
- PLEASE NOTE: Expect a fair amount of traffic when traveling to Manitoga due to peak season and increased visitors in the area. Please plan accordingly in order to arrive on time for your tour.
- Visitors must arrive promptly at the beginning of the ticketed time slot. Attendance during each time slot is capped. You must arrive within the indicated time frame in order to attend your scheduled visit. If you miss your timed entry, your slot will be forfeited without refund.
- Face coverings are required for all visitors and staff.
- You will be checked in by a site monitor.
- Please be sure to follow direction from all Manitoga staff while on the property.
- Practice social distancing while onsite.
- Children must be at least 5 years old to attend.
Tickets are valid for the reserved time and date only - non-refundable, non-transferable.
Times visits are conducted rain or shine - please check the weather when purchasing tickets.
ACCESS to the Inner Quarry area with House and Studio is by RESERVATION ONLY.
PLEASE NOTE: Parts of the experience qualify as a MODERATE HIKE including a 40 stone-step ascending stairway without rails or hand holds.
THE NATURE, ART, DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Visitors follow the upper Quarry path to enjoy stunning views of the Quarry Pool, House and Studio. An ascending stone stair leads to a mountain laurel grove and the exquisite moss rooms before visitors cross a majestic waterfall over a wood plank bridge. Once at Dragon Rock, the House and Studio interiors are defined by expanses of glass, innovative materials use, and seamless connections to outside terraces. The experience concludes by following a stepping stone path over the Quarry Pool dam back to the Visitor/Guide House.
As part of the 2020 Artist Residency program, Manitoga presents artist Anne Lindberg's luminous large-scale drawings cycles of seeing 02 on view in the main House through November 9. Lindberg's palette of thousands of colored parallel lines will transition from cool to warm as summer becomes fall at Manitoga, reflecting concerns of time, sequence and causality. In the Landscape through September 28, Pete M. Wyer's iForest - twenty-four audio speakers feature a 72-voice choir singing primarily in the indigenous Mohawk language a western response to the Mohawk Thanksgiving Ceremony.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Times visits last approximately 60+ minutes and are held rain or shine. Please wear sensible outdoor walking shoes for uneven ground and dress for weather.
- Visitors must be at least 5 years old and all must be able to negotiate uneven ground, several bridge crossings with no handrails and a series of 40 stone steps. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A MODERATE HIKE.
- Pets, backpacks, large bags, tripods, extension poles and selfie-sticks are not permitted.
For general inquiries, email tours@visitmanitoga.org. PLEASE CALL 845-422-2380 if you are unavoidably delayed or will not make your scheduled tour.
