Wave Hill - New York Public Garden & Cultural Center

Washington Heights / Inwood

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In 1960, the Perkins-Freeman family deeded Wave Hill to the City of New York; Wave Hill, Inc., was formed in 1965 as a non-profit corporation. Today, as one of 33 City-owned cultural institutions, Wave Hill provides an oasis of serenity and offers programs in Horticulture, Environmental Education, Woodland Management and the Visual and Performing Arts. Through the arts and sciences, Wave Hill seeks to foster connections between people and nature. http://www.wavehill.org/visit/history.html

Mission
A non-profit cultural institution located on 28 acres in the northwest Bronx, Wave Hill is dedicated to exploring the interaction between human beings and the natural environment. Programs in both the arts and sciences are designed to foster public understanding of and appreciation for this complementary relationship.

Wave Hill maintains award-winning gardens and greenhouses; manages an urban woodland; provides environmental education for City children, teachers, and over 110,000 visitors annually; offers arts activities for children that strengthen environmental awareness; and presents exhibitions, concerts, lectures and workshops that examine the aesthetic response to nature.

Parks & Outdoors Washington Heights / Inwood

Hours

Hours
Tuesday-Sunday
Closed Mondays except Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day
Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas

April 15-October 14: 9am-5:30pm
June and July: Open until 9pm on Wednesdays
October 15-April 14: 9am-4:30pm
http://www.wavehill.org/visit/

Admission

Admission
Tuesday: Free all day (free 9am-noon during peak months of May, Jun, Sep and Oct)
Wednesday-Sunday: $6 adults, $3 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6+, Free for Members and children under 6
Saturday: Free am-noon
Café, Shop and Gallery open 10am-4:30pm