 | |
 | |
 | |
| Established | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Location | 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°29′59″N 73°58′57″W / 41.499708°N 73.982484°W |
| Type | Modern and contemporary art. |
| Visitors | 100,000 |
| Public transit access | Beacon station, Metro-North Hudson Line |
| Website | Official website |
National Biscuit Company Carton Making and Printing Plant | |
| Area | 26.6 acres (10.8 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Louis N. Wirsching, Jr.; John W. Cowpers Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000253[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 2003 |
Dia Beacon is the museum for the Dia Art Foundation's collection of art from the 1960s to the present and is one of the 12 locations and sites they manage. The museum, which opened in 2003, is situated near the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York. Dia Beacon's facility, the Riggio Galleries, is a former Nabisco box-printing facility that was renovated by Dia with artist Robert Irwin and architects Alan Koch, Lyn Rice, Galia Solomonoff, and Linda Taalman, then of OpenOffice. Along with Dia's permanent collection, Dia Beacon also presents temporary exhibitions, as well as public programs designed to complement the collection and exhibitions, including monthly Gallery Talks, Merce Cunningham Dance Company Events, Community Free Days for neighboring counties, and an education program that serves area students at all levels. With 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2),[2] it is one of the largest exhibition spaces in the country for modern and contemporary art.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Vogel, Carol (9 March 1999). "Dia Center to Open a Museum Upstate". The New York Times.