The Reher Center has the only gallery in the Hudson Valley dedicated to our region's immigrant stories past and present.

The space functioned as a hayloft or storage for nearly 100 years.

We opened it to the public as a Gallery, Classroom, Visitors Center, and Office in 2018.

We have hosted 7 exhibits, 30 public programs, and served more than 600 school children, despite our site lacking bathrooms or running water.

With thanks to our generous donors and a brilliant team of professionals, we've completed a renovation with modern comforts and ties to the past. Here's an overview of what we did:

• Built bathrooms and created a kitchenette for events

• Installed electricity along the south side of the Gallery and enhanced lighting for exhibits and events throughout the space

• Installed sheetrock on the ceiling and some walls, and sealed the bricks to improve air quality

• Invested in green HVAC systems

• Leveled and replaced the floor

• Created an office space for our staff

We will come together again safely for programs that share stories of struggle and resilience, celebrate our diversity, and reveal how very much we have in common.

We have so many people to thank for getting us to this point! Architect Dorothy Pierson of PS Design worked with our Buildings and Grounds team. She handed her drawings off to Rick Whelan of Dittodoesdesign who art directed the rendering. Rendering was donated by Rick’s longtime client Nathan Brauer  of Ralph Gillis architecture. We are so grateful to them and all of the others who weighed in on designs along the way! Including Rebecca Shea, Mike Prudhomme, Marilyn Kaplan of Preservation Architecture New York, and more!