The Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes from the New-York Historical Society

At the DiMenna Children’s History Museum, *The Poetry of Nature* introduces families to Hudson River School landscape painting through works from the New-York Historical Society. The exhibition traces how 19th-century artists used views of the Hudson Valley and the American wilderness to shape a national idea of nature, progress, and belonging. In New York City—the movement’s home ground—these images double as local history, recording terrain and attitudes that predate the modern skyline. The presentation treats art as evidence, not decoration, which is an earned choice for a children’s museum.