Join us for a campus tour and discover Bard! We are now offering limited in-person campus tours, audio-guided driving tours, and live virtual tours. We expect self-guided walking tours to be available again soon. Please see details below.
Before making plans to visit Bard College, please review the New York State Advisory Guide found here to determine what protocols you must follow based on where you will be traveling from. Everyone traveling from outside the United States must submit the New York State Traveler Form found here.
These in-person tours are ONLY for students who have not already visited campus in person. Please note that each in-person admission tour can accommodate up to 3 families (10 people total including one tour guide). Each visiting student may register up to two guests. Each family must fill out a health and safety form.
Tour Times (June, July, and August): Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 12:00PM ET and 2:30PM ET Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10:00AM ET, 12:00 PM ET, and 2:30PM ET
In-Person Walking Tour
These in-person tours are ONLY for students who have not already visited campus in person. Please note that each in-person admission tour can accommodate up to 3 families (10 people total including one tour guide). Each visiting student may register up to two guests. Each family must fill out a health and safety form.
Tour Times (June, July, and August): Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 12:00PM ET and 2:30PM ET Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10:00AM ET, 12:00 PM ET, and 2:30PM ET
Families must register for an in-person campus tour at least 4 days before the tour date. More details about the tour will be found in your registration confirmation email along with important health and safety protocols and action items.
You will be required to submit a Health and Safety form 48 hours before arrival. This form also contains required reading of the New York State travel advisory guide and a link to the New York State Traveler Health Form which must be completed by students and families visiting from outside the U.S.
The campus visit starts in front of the Admission Office at Hopson Cottage. Your tour begins with a short information session and ends with a Q&A. At this time, the COVID Response Team has not approved entry to any buildings on the tour. Please do not arrive more than 10 minutes in advance of the tour. Campus visits usually last about 75 minutes. After your walking tour you are welcome to explore other parts of campus by car. Students and families are not permitted to explore campus on foot unaccompanied by Bard staff or faculty.
The driving tour is audio guided. Visitors may drive around campus in their own vehicle following the directions and information provided in the audio guide, which is accessed through a QR code. The QR code, along with easy instructions on scanning the QR with your phone, are posted on the red kiosk outside the Admission Office.
These tours are not scheduled, so students and their families are welcome to drive on and around campus at a time that works best for their schedule.
Audio-Guided Driving Tour
The driving tour is audio guided. Visitors may drive around campus in their own vehicle following the directions and information provided in the audio guide, which is accessed through a QR code. The QR code, along with easy instructions on scanning the QR with your phone, are posted on the red kiosk outside the Admission Office.
These tours are not scheduled, so students and their families are welcome to drive on and around campus at a time that works best for their schedule.
The audio guide includes an introduction by the Director of Admission (please park and listen to the intro before driving), directions (the audio is timed with the drive, so stay between 15-20 mph), and information about what you see along the route as you drive through campus.
The audio-driving tour guides you along a full loop of campus starting at the Admission Office (Hopson Cottage) and ending at Blithewood on the southwest end of main campus. Visitors may get out of their car, stretch their legs, and enjoy the view at Blithewood and can picnic there at a safe distance from others. A map of local restaurants with take-out options can be found here. Students and families are not permitted to explore other areas of campus on foot unaccompanied by Bard staff or faculty.
NOTE: All driving tour visitors must wear a visitor sticker (available at the red kiosk outside Admission) and adhere to all health and safety protocols which are posted on the red kiosk. These include wearing a face mask at all times when outside a vehicle and maintaining a distance of 6 feet from others. Visitors may only get out of their car to retrieve a visitor sticker and driving tour map at the red Admission kiosk, or walk or picnic at Blithewood. There is NO access to any campus buildings.
Weekdays during business hours only: Admission Counselors are available to speak with visitors and answer questions. Visitors may also use the bathroom facilities in the Admission Office foyer. Please ring the doorbell for access to the bathroom facilities or to be greeted by an Admission Counselor.
Follow this link for driving directions to campus. Click here for a driving tour map (there are printed versions in the red kiosk in front of Admission).
Join our student tour guides, who will take you on an academic walking tour of campus. An admission counselor will host an information session for families at the start of each tour and a Q&A session at the end. The virtual tour will last about 75 minutes. You can ask questions using the Chat feature or unmute your video and audio to speak to the counselor and tour guides directly.
Tour Times (June, July, and August): Mondays and Fridays: 10:00AM ET Wednesdays: 2:00PM ET
While our live virtual tours cover the central hub of Bard’s 1,000-acre campus they don’t encompass its outermost reaches, where you’ll find extraordinary facilities and stunning views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains. These videos let you explore these areas, at your own pace.
Quick Campus Tour
In just under 10 minutes, enjoy a student-led tour of the Annandale campus highlighting our academic traditions and world-class facilities.
In-Depth Campus Tour
Produced by students, this video takes you on an extended 45-minute exploration of campus, offering a deeper dive into Bard’s programs and campus life.
About Campus
Students and Alumni/ae Offer Snapshots of Bard
Bard College students and alumni/ae talk about their favorite spots on campus. Take a look at the best places to work and play in Annandale, from the historic Blithewood mansion to the iconic Frank Gehry–designed Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. These locations are not part of the campus tour, so we encourage you to explore them on your own.
Live Virtual Group Tours
Since in-person group tours do not allow for social distancing and would exceed state limits on the size of social gatherings, we will only be hosting live virtual group tours via Zoom.
Tours consist of a 60-minute virtual academic tour followed by a 30-minute information session.
Groups must include at least 15 but no more than 50 high school juniors and seniors.
Tours are available weekdays (excluding holidays). Submit your request for a group tour below and we will contact you to solidify a date and time as well as provide you with a Zoom link for the tour. Reach out to Chase Williams at cwilliams@bard.edu with any questions.
Live Virtual Group Tours
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Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Statement
We, in the Bard Admission Office take this time to acknowledge the original inhabitants of this land. The land upon which the campus stands is the ancestral home of Native peoples now identified as the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Delaware Nation, and Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma. These grounds were expropriated from indigenous populations by European settlers through deceitful transactions and violence. Our work as educators and stewards of this beautiful land is grounded in an understanding of where we’ve come from and whose ground we walk on. With the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma and other historically marginalized groups in mind, we embark on this campus tour and all of our Admission work, taking on the task of building intentional equity in our Admission processes and within our community, through access to education and support of positive and peaceful action, while inviting and supporting others to do so as well.
Campus Map
We encourage you to use the virtual map below to learn more about the buildings, amenities, and topography of the Bard College campus.
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Photo by Chris Kayden
The Montgomery Place Campus
Montgomery Place, a 380-acre estate adjacent to the main Bard College campus and overlooking the Hudson River, is a designated National Historic Landmark set amid rolling lawns, woodlands, and gardens, against the spectacular backdrop of the Catskill Mountains. Montgomery Place has a Federal-style mansion, a farm, and 20 smaller buildings. Exhibitions, concerts, performances, and conferences take place throughout the year, often integrated with Bard College courses.