Welcome To Brunel Park
Emile Brunel’s extraordinary dream survives 100 years — a roadside attraction lives on!
Soyez les Bienvenues! Brunel Park is a community cultural and educational center on the former home and art colony of photographer Emile Brunel, who spent decades creating sculptures inspired by and dedicated to the Indigenous communities whose homeland the park occupies.
What’s Happening At Brunel Park?
From readings to performances, special events and concerts, Brunel Park is an acclaimed venue where visitors can connect with our local community.
Who was Emile Brunel?
Learn the incredible story of Emile Brunel, a self-taught photographer, painter, sculptor, and visionary who transformed the world of photography and sculpted a mystical landscape by hand entirely out of concrete.
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The Story of Brunel Park
Brunel Park is located on the site of pioneering photographer Emile Brunel’s former studio residence and the historic remains of Le Chalet Indien resort and art colony. Our park hosts a plethora of native horticulture and serves as a tranquil, healing, inclusive, and reflective space for visitors and residents.
Emile Brunel devoted decades to creating expressionistic concrete sculptures inspired by Native American cultures. Built between 1927 and 1941, these remarkable works form a unique outsider art environment listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
Today, the sculptures stand as a tribute to the Indigenous peoples of the region, including the Esopus Munsee/Lenni Lenape, and to the community that continues to preserve them. Brunel Park's mission is to care for these historic works while supporting the ecosystem, gardens, and public programs that bring the site to life.
Grow With Us
Help us ensure that Brunel Park remains a thriving cultural resource and a place that reflects and enriches the community around it.
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