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November 2024 by Dongwook Lee
We visited the home and studio of Edward Hopper (1882-1967), a painter who always gives us mysterious feelings and emotions whenever we look at his work. In each of his paintings, you feel a ‘gloomy, lonely, and desolate atmosphere.’ In oriental paintings, this is expressed as “the beauty of blank space,” and similarly, Hopper feels the blank space as “loneliness, emptiness, and transience.”
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October 2024 by jose tarafa
As a fan of hopper and his work this, his home for the first 25 years of his life was something I had to see. What I was not expecting was a docent who clearly also loves hopper and this town and shared so much wonderful information that it took the experience to another level. First of all this not the place to see his most famous work, go to Chicago or the Whitney for that. This is the home his grandparents, parents and he lived in. You will see some of his childhood work, some very personal drawings where he was “poking fun” or maybe criticizing his wife joe. She was an artist in her own right and they have some of her water colors. The first time I have ever seen her work. They have his easel and stool from his NY studio. It’s behind a closed door but they also have his work table that he himself built and used in his studio. If you ask you will learn tons about his early childhood and youth and what shaped him to be who he was. There is also currently an exhibit of a contemporary artist who was obviously influenced by hopper. If you are a hopper fan this house museum won’t disappoint especially if the same docent I encountered is there.
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October 2024 by gaia 3465
I don’t even know where to start! Visiting this place was a real treat, especially for out-of-towners like us. The woman working there was so friendly and full of information, not only of Hopper but the town. She went above and beyond to tell us local history, tell us places to see, and recommend restaurants on a map she printed for us! She also gave such insight to Hopper, things I never knew even as a lover of art history. Such an absolutely wonderful experience.
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August 2024 by Chris Voigt
Given the rather 'petite' quarters and relative dearth of art (Hoppers, mind you), my group found this place a bit of a draw. The $10 admission per adult is steep for a space that can be covered in 8 minutes flat and which is likely subsidized generously. A film played on a loop at a low volume in the former kitchen-scullery while an alarm bleeped interminably in the vicinity, unheard seemingly by the staff in the reception/shop no more than a yard away. We were grateful for the remarks re the history of the house, owing to it being our 'first' visit. If one happens to be passing through the hamlet of Nyack, by all means visit; but this felt more like something for the diehard Hopper fan than the general enthusiast of 20th century American art. I would be surprised if we were the very first group expecting just a bit more.
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August 2024 by Marco Garcia
Very nice place to visit and enjoy nature and see this beautiful Victorian era house on Long Island NY
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July 2024 by Tina Hudak
It is THE gem in Nyack, NY. The young woman working the desk is an art history student; the director took her time chatting with us.
The house, both for its art and architecture, is interesting. While giving a tangible look at Hooper's life, it also includes Jo Hopper in the setting.
Parking easy. A quiet and thoughtful place.
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May 2024 by Vadim Solodukhin
Edward Hopper birthplace and boyhood home.
Hopper lived in this house till the age of 26 and held the title until his death.
Some early drawings (circa 1900) are on display.
You can also see a preserved bedroom/study.
A couple of rooms on the ground floor are used for temporary exhibitions: currently you can see the works of David Salle.
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January 2024 by Sonja F.
Have visited many times over the years and this wonderful little museum gets better & better!
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December 2023 by Freddy A
Very rude costumer service refusing my museum ID telling us the reason that they don’t except Met Museum ID is because Met charge them full price which is not true. I can’t believe how a museum employee doesn’t know that Met allowed all New York State to make donation pay as they wish. Her name was Ayleen and she should learn more not to get personals with visitors .
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Thanks for the response and I totally agree and know but the employee that I mention in my review said;
No, you have to pay because Met don’t give us free tickets ….
Anyway thank you for you reply and time….
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November 2023 by Jingjuan Qi
Very organized. Edward Hopper is one of the best artists in new york. He used to live in a small apartment in Greenwich Village .I visited there as well.
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November 2023 by Christina Chen
We basically paid $32 to watch a 20-min movie about Hopper. We were warned by the front desk manager that they didn't have any of Hopper's oils (which are all at the whitney) and this museum focuses on his early work. Well "focus on his early work" was exceedingly euphemistic because there were I think a total of 2 original pieces (very small) by Hopper himself at this location. There were also two reproductions of Hopper's work, a piece by his wife, and a whole room of Ellsworth Kelly prints ?♀️. The only room that was Hopper-centred was the bedroom...and that was it. I wouldn't recommend this place. The educational value to price ratio is incredibly low. If you look at the photos that some ppl posted of the bedroom, I think you've seen all this museum has to offer. ??
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November 2023 by Steve Thomas
I'm a believer in serendipity, or maybe it's synchronicity. November 18th, 2022, my life changed forever when I saw the Hopper exhibit at the Whitney in NYC. I was always enamored by Nighthawks and the like, but seeing all of the works/sketches up close, was something else.I was told many years ago to take the train up to Nyack and see the Hopper house and the foliage, on November 17th, 2023 I did so. I was not disappointed. The admission ticket allows you to roam the house freely, but Eileen (who greeted me when I walked in) was a wealth of information and gave me my own personal tour. We spoke at length about many things and I spent over two hours there devouring all I could, especially information on Edward's wife Josephine Verstille Hopper (who's been neglected over the years - hopefully that will change). Eileen was kind enough to annotate a map of the places in Nyack that inspired Hopper paintings. I visited them as well.I will be back in the summer time for their storied Jazz Nights in the garden behind the house. If you love Hopper be sure to check this off your bucket list. I'm glad I did.
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November 2023 by Fredi
Very rude costumer service refusing my museum ID telling us the reason that they don’t except Met Museum ID is because Met charge them full price which is not true. I can’t believe how a museum employee doesn’t know that Met allowed all New York State to make donation pay as they wish. Her name was Ayleen and she should learn more not to get personals with visitors .……..Thanks for the response and I totally agree and know but the employee that I mention in my review said;No, you have to pay because Met don’t give us free tickets ….Anyway thank you for you reply and time….
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November 2023 by Galina Ribina
Great little house allowing you to learn the history of the artist and his family.
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November 2023 by K Dav
Great museum! Even had his old bicycle!
