Press for the Montgomery Place Campus

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  Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus to Host Free Exhibit on Historic Garden Tools, July 1 through October 31
  07-03-2017
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  Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus will host a new seasonal exhibition focusing on the antique garden implements used at Montgomery Place for vegetable gardening, landscaping, orchard care, and ornamental floral display. The exhibition, “Historic Garden Tools of Montgomery Place,” is being presented by the Landscape and Arboretum Program at Bard, with special thanks to Claire Copley. It is free and open to the public and will be on display in the Greenhouse Tool Room on the Montomery Place Campus, which is open daily from sunrise to sunset, including its gardens, arboretum, and three miles of hiking trails with views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains.
  
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  Bard College Celebrates Martin Luther King Day with Volunteer Projects
  01-17-2017
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  More than 260 Bard students marked Martin Luther King Day with the 7th Annual MLK Day of Engagement. Students volunteered at 30 organizations across the Hudson Valley, ranging from Historic Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and Red Hook Public Library to Planned Parenthood.
  

  Photo: C. Azemar
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  Bard College Receives Grant from Burpee Foundation to Support Renovations of Montgomery Place Greenhouse
  07-11-2016
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  Bard College has been awarded a generous $100,000 grant from the Burpee Foundation to support the repairs and renovation of the greenhouse at Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus. The greenhouse improvements will allow the building to meet all safety codes, ensure energy efficiency, and include necessary restoration work.
  
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  The 2016 SummerScape Gala: A Summer Celebration at Montgomery Place: The Bard College Campus to Benefit The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, July 16
  07-07-2016
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  Featuring Premiere Live Performance of Sergei Polunin’s "Take Me to Church," Performances by Blythe Danner, Parker Posey, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mx. Justin Vivian Bond
  

  Photo: Karl Rabe
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  Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus to Host Tours of Historic Mansion on Saturdays, Beginning June 4
  05-13-2016
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  Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus will begin hosting guided tours of the historic Montgomery Place mansion on Saturdays, and by appointment, on June 4. Bard purchased the 380-acre estate adjacent to the Bard campus from the Historic Hudson Valley in January, and is now in the process of creating a master plan to guide the integration of the two campuses and utilize the new facilities in a manner consistent with the College’s commitment to historic preservation, public access, and the environment. The Montgomery Place Campus grounds, including gardens, arboretum, and three miles of hiking trails with views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, are open daily, dawn to dusk. Mansion tours will take place on Saturdays, June 4–September 3.
  

  Photo: 2015 © Jaime Martorano
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  Bard College to Host Event Celebrating the Saw Kill and Its Role in Scenic Preservation
  03-23-2016
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  On Saturday, April 2, Bard College will host Celebrating the Saw Kill: 175 Years of Scenic Preservation, a day of presentations and tours exploring the Saw Kill and its surrounding properties’ impact on scenic preservation. The program, to be held at Bard College, the Montgomery Place Campus, will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a welcome by Bard College President Leon Botstein, followed by a keynote address by David P. Schuyler of Franklin & Marshall College entitled “Montgomery Place: An Enchanted Landscape.” 
  
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  Bard College Finalizes Purchase of Montgomery Place
  01-12-2016
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  Bard College has finalized the purchase of Montgomery Place, a 380-acre estate adjacent to the Bard campus, with significant historic and cultural assets. The property is contiguous with the campus from River Road to the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
  
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  Bard College and Historic Hudson Valley Reach Agreement to Transfer Ownership of Montgomery Place
  10-08-2015
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  Bard College and Historic Hudson Valley (HHV) have agreed to transfer ownership of Montgomery Place, a 380-acre estate with significant historic and cultural assets, to the College, whose campus is contiguous with the property from River Road to the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Bard will use Montgomery Place as a teaching space for its many diverse programs, including the arts, the humanities, and the study of the environmental sciences. “The College has every intention of respecting the significance of the property in terms of historic preservation, public access, and agriculture,” said Bard College President Leon Botstein. The transaction includes new deed restrictions that ensure preservation of the site’s historic assets and working farm while giving Bard significant programmatic opportunities.
  

In the Press

• Bard College Completes $18M Purchase of Montgomery Place