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Hudson River Museum launches digital guide on Bloomberg Connects app

digital · 2026-04-08

The Hudson River Museum has introduced a new digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects app, providing free multimedia content for those visiting the museum or exploring it online. This guide features audio commentary from prominent staff members, including Masha Turchinsky, the museum's Director and CEO, Laura Vookles, the Curatorial Department Chair, and Assistant Curator Shilpi Chandra. Visitors can enjoy highlights from the 1800s to contemporary art, including pieces like The Bookstore by Red Grooms, as well as works by Fitz Henry Lane, John White Alexander, Hermann Fuechsel, and Winfred Rembert. Thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies, the app will regularly refresh with new exhibitions and collection items, ensuring returning visitors always have something new to discover.

Key facts

  • Hudson River Museum launched digital guide on Bloomberg Connects app
  • Bloomberg Connects is free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Guide offers audio commentary from Masha Turchinsky, Laura Vookles, and Shilpi Chandra
  • Collection spans from 19th century to present day
  • Featured works include Red Grooms's The Bookstore
  • Other artists featured: John White Alexander, Hermann Fuechsel, Fitz Henry Lane, Winfred Rembert
  • App enhances both on-site and off-site museum visits
  • Museum will continue adding new exhibitions and collection items over time

Entities

Artists

  • Red Grooms
  • John White Alexander
  • Hermann Fuechsel
  • Fitz Henry Lane
  • Winfred Rembert

Institutions

  • Hudson River Museum
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies

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