Wish list & Donations

Creating a museum takes more than bricks and mortar. The strength of every museum rests upon the quality of its collections, its programs, and the support of its audiences. One of our priorities is to further develop and strengthen our permanent collection. Toward this end we ask you to become a partner and a donor to the Dorsky Museum. Listed below are areas of the collection that we wish to expand. With your support The Dorsky will become a major repository for works of art that define the artistic and cultural heritage of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain regions.

• HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND PRINTS

• AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND PRINTS

• ARTS AND CRAFTS FROM THE BYRDCLIFFE ART COLONY

• WOODSTOCK ART COLONY, PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND SCULPTURE

• HISTORIC PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND DRAWINGS BY ARTISTS FROM NEW PALTZ AND THE SHAWANGUNK MOUNTAIN REGION

• 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS

• AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ARTS GOLD AND SILVER, JEWELRY AND HOLLOWARE

• WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS LIVING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY AND CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGIONS

• PRE-COLOMBIAN AND ASIAN CERAMICS

Please contact us via e-mail if you have museum quality artwork that you wish to donate to the museum.