Occupying a former nabisco box printing factory on the banks of the hudson river diabeacon presents dia art foundations collection of art from the 1960s to the present as well as special exhibitions and public programs built in 1929 the nearly 300 000 square foot factory building is considered to be a model of early twentieth century industrial architecture it stands as a symbol of beacons past as a major industrial and manufacturing city diabeacon is an easy 80 minute train ride from n