The Olana Partnership recently announced Dr. Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, currently the Alice Pratt Brown curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be retiring from her position and joining The Olana Partnership as consulting senior curator and chair of The Church 200 Committee. Dr. Kornhauser will lead planning efforts for a national celebration in 2026, the 200th anniversary of the artist Frederic Churchs birth. Exhibitions in 2026 are being planned at the Olana State Historic Site, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and several museums across the United States. This is a great moment to celebrate Frederic Church and join The Olana Partnership as we are asking new questions of American Art, said Kornhauser. I am looking forward to re-examining the extraordinary national and international status of Church and to inspire museums across the country to get involved in the 200th anniversary celebration. In addition to the 2026 national celebration, 2024 will mark the centennial anniversary of New York State Parks, of which Olana is a flagship site. Kornhauser is one of the countrys leading specialists and curators of American art. She has been at The Metropolitan Museum since 2010 and completed work on the American Painting and Sculpture galleries, which opened in 2012. An expert in the field of American paintings, she has broadened the American Wings collection with major acquisitions, while also expanding historical narratives to highlight the works and contributions of women, African-Americans, and Indigenous peoples. In honor of her notable career at The Met, she will be recognized as Curator Emerita. The Olana Partnership is thrilled to have Betsy Kornhauser join us to lead The Church 200 initiative, said Sean Sawyer, Washburn and Susan Oberwager President of The Olana Partnership. She brings both a deep knowledge of Churchs work and a broad understanding of American art and its engagement with critical issues in the past and in contemporary society. To learn more about The Olana Partnership and Olana State Historic Site, visit www.OLANA.org. About Olana and The Olana Partnership Olana is the greatest masterwork of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), the preeminent American artist of the mid-19th century and the most important artists home, studio, and designed landscape in the United States. Church designed Olana as a holistic environment integrating his advanced ideas about art, architecture, landscape design, and environmental conservation. Olanas 250-acre artist-designed landscape with five miles of carriage roads and a Persian-inspired house at its summit embraces unrivaled panoramic views of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains and welcomes more than 170,000 visitors annually. The landscape is open for guided touring, and reservations are highly recommended. Olana State Historic Site, administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, is a designated National Historic Landmark and one of the most visited sites in the state. The Olana Partnership is the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit cooperative partner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation at Olana State Historic Site.