The Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden, in

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, is a museum with Japanese art and a 3.5-acre Japanese stroll garden in

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. The museum offers changing exhibits, lectures, and programs that reflect the intersection of

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and Western cultures. The museum was established in 1957 by

Natalie Hays Hammond Natalie Hays Hammond (1904–1985) was an American artist, writer, and inventor. She worked in the fields of painting, miniatures, textile arts, and costume and set design. She worked with Martha Graham and Alice D. Laughlin to create the first ...

(1904-1985) as a place where Eastern and Western cultures could be appreciated. In 1979, she was awarded the Medallion Award of the Westchester Community College Foundation for founding the Hammond Museum and her art.

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{{authority control Art museums and galleries in New York (state) Museums in Westchester County, New York Art museums established in 1957 Japanese gardens in the United States Gardens in New York (state)