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Travel Opportunities
Associates and Chairman’s Council members enjoy an exciting travel program that invites them to explore the world’s treasures in the company of internationally recognized curators and scholars. Trips range from one-day excursions to take exclusive tours of special exhibitions and private collections to diverse national and international curator-led tours with rich itineraries.
In addition to these tours, special travel opportunities are also available exclusively for Chairman's Council members.
2011 - 2013
The Associates Day Trip to Washington, D.C.
March 23, 2011
Associates travel to Washington, D.C. to visit Joseph J. Rishel, The Gisela and Dennis Alter Senior Curator of European Painting before 1900, in residence as the Samuel H. Kress Professor at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art for the 2010-2011 academic year. Mr. Rishel leads a personalized tour of the National Gallery of Art. In the afternoon we will have a unique behind-the-scenes visit to the Freer Gallery of Art’s Department of Conservation and Scientific Research.
The Associates Day Trip to New York City
May 3, 2011
Carl Strehlke, Adjunct Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, leads a day filled with treasures of European medieval and Renaissance art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We will also enjoy a guided tour of the Cloisters Museum and Gardens.
The Associates Day Trip to Boston
May 12, 2011
Kathleen A. Foster, The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Curator of American Art, and Director, Center for American Art, leads a private tour of the new American wing, designed by Foster + Partners, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The centerpiece of the MFA’s historic expansion, this spectacular new wing for the Art of the Americas collection has doubled the number of objects from the collection on view, including several large-scale masterpieces not displayed for decades.
The Associates and Chairman’s Council Art Basel Miami Beach
November 30 – December 4, 2011
The annual showcase for modern and cutting-edge contemporary art in the United States, Art Basel Miami Beach takes top honors as one of the international art world’s premier cultural and social highlights. Associates and Chairman’s Council members enjoy VIP access to the fair and its days of exciting exhibitions, social events, and thought-provoking crossover programs that combine music, film, architecture, and design.
Associates Day Trip to New York
May3, 2012
Associates join Yael Rice, Assistant Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art, for a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newly reinstalled Islamic art collection, home to nearly 1,200 works spanning more than one thousand years. In the afternoon, the group visits the Asia Society to see Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi 1707 -1857.
The Associates Trip to Houston
March/April 2013
Associates travel to Houston— a booming center for art and architecture—and visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Menil Collection, one of the most important privately assembled collections of the 20th century; the great architecture of Rice University; and the artist-inspired exhibition spaces of Dan Flavin, Jenny Holzer, and James Turrel, as well as private collections.
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2010
Day Trip to Long Island
March 25, 2010
Associates visit the Noguchi Museum and the Fisher Landau Center for Art.
The Pleasures and Treasures of San Francisco and the Napa Valley
April 19 – 25, 2010
The seven-day adventure explores the Bay Area of California and the Napa Valley wine country, rich with art, culture, and history. Locations include the California Academy of Sciences—recently re-opened with a Renzo Piano–designed expansion, the de Young Museum, a fine arts museum located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art—its striking building designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta.
Day Trip to New York: Rubin Museum of Art and Morgan Library
October 14, 2010
Associates and Chairman’s Council members visit The Morgan Library and Museum for a tour of Roy Lichtenstein: The Black-and-White Drawings,
1961–1968, followed by a visit to the Rubin Museum of Art’s exhibition Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond, the first exhibition of contemporary Tibetan art in a New York City museum.
Day Trip to New York: Cooper Hewitt and the Whitney
November 18, 2010
Associates begin the day with a tour of National Design Triennial: Why Design Now? at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, exploring the work of designers addressing human and environmental problems across many fields of design practice, from architecture and products to fashion, graphics, new media, and landscapes. In the afternoon they visit the Whitney Museum of American Art for a tour of Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time
2009
Day Trip to the Storm King Arts Center
October 27, 2009
Associates travel to the Hudson River Valley where they tour the Storm King Art Center, a sprawling 500-acre sculpture garden with more than 125 outdoor works, including Storm King Wavefield by Maya Lin.
Day Trip to New York: The Frick Collection and the Met
Associates begin the day at the Frick Collection with a curator-led tour of Exuberant Grotesques: Renaissance Maiolica from the Fontana Workshop. The group then moves to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for a curator-led tour of Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44.
Venice, Padua, and Trieste
September 2009
Associates and Chairman’s Council members are invited to explore a trio of Italian cities! First, the group travels to Venice for the Biennale 2009, the colorful Regatta in the Grand Canal, visits to Palladian Villas, and more. Then it’s off to Padua and Trieste to enjoy museums, villas, and archeological sites, spanning the centuries from the Roman Empire to Italy’s vibrant contemporary art scene.
Day Trip to New York: Sotheby’s and MoMA
May 4, 2009
The Associates visit the Museum of Modern Art to tour Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, the first presentation of the collection, which ranges from the 1930s to the present. This trip also includes a specialist-led tour of Sotheby’s in advance of an auction of Impressionist and Modern art.
2008
Day trip to New York: Folk Art Museum and MoMA
November 4, 2008
The Associates first explore The Museum of Modern Art, in particular the Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night exhibit and Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927-1937, which reveals underappreciated aspects of an artist long regarded as Surrealism’s greatest and most lyrical paint-poet. The group then attends the American Folk Art Museum to view The Seduction of Light: Ammi Phillips/Mark Rothko Compositions in Pink, Green, and Red and Martin Ramirez: The Last Works.
Chicago
October 15–19, 2008
During a five-day adventure, Associates and Chairman’s Council members explore the Windy City’s extraordinary art and architecture. Included are trips to area museums, historic buildings, private collections, and artists’ studios.
Day Trip to SEI and the West Collection
October 6, 2008
Associates visit the West Collection housed at SEI Corporation in Oaks, PA, which features premier examples of contemporary painting, photography, and installation art.
Southern India
January 20–February 3, 2008
Associates are invited to join Darielle Mason, the Museum’s Stella Kramrisch Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art, to explore the art, architecture, culture, food, and festivals of southern India. The beauty of the countryside serves as a backdrop for the art and architecture of the region.
2007
Day Trip to New York
November 15, 2007
Innis Shoemaker, The Audrey and William H. Helfand Senior Curator of Prints Drawings and Photographs, and Lloyd DeWitt, Assistant Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, lead Associates to see Georges Seurat: The Drawings at the Museum of Modern Art and The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Art and Architecture of Minneapolis
October 10-14, 2007
Associates travel to Minneapolis, a city of buildings designed by world-renowned architects: the gleaming, Frank Gehry–designed Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota; the Herzog & de Meuron expansion of the Walker Art Center; and the Michael Graves addition to the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. The trip features special tours highlighting the collections and architecture of superb area museums, plus exclusive access to private collections.
Day Trip to Washington, DC
October 3, 2007
Associates enjoy private, curator-led tours of two absorbing exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art: J.M.W. Turner and Desiderio da Settignano: Sculptor of Renaissance Florence.
Day Trip to New York: Neue Galerie
April 25, 2007
Associates enjoy a private visit to the legendary, jewel-like Neue Galerie, a museum devoted to early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design, for a tour of the exhibition Van Gogh and Expressionism. In the afternoon, the group explores galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art guided by curators from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Day Trip to Baltimore
March 14, 2007
Joseph Rishel, The Gisela and Dennis Alter Senior Curator of European Painting before 1900, leads Associates on a tour of Pissarro: Creating the Impressionist Landscape at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The afternoon is also spent at the American Visionary Museum, which is dedicated to the work of self-taught artists.
2006
Day Trip to New York
November 30, 2006
Associates join Danial Elliott, The Arcadia Director of the Library and Archives, for a tour of the Morgan Library and Museum’s collections and new architectural expansion, as well as the reopening of the Museum of Modern Art’s library. The day concludes with a private tour of the exhibition Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Paintings and Drawings.
The Art and Culture of Bhutan and Myanmar (Burma)
October 9-26, 2006
Associates join Katherine Anne Paul, Assistant Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art, for an insider’s tour of the ancient Buddhist lands of Bhutan and Burma (Myanmar)—a journey that reveals the fascinating contrasts between these two dynamic countries, their religious traditions, art, architecture, and culture. These destinations boast magnificent cultural sites, great natural beauty, spectacular Buddhist teak and marble temples, and colorful bazaars stocked with wonderful local crafts.
Day Trip to New York
October 4, 2006
Marla Shoemaker, The Kathleen C. Sherrerd Senior Curator of Education, leads Associates on a visit to the Whitney Museum’s exhibition Picasso and American Art, as well as a visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to enjoy Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant Garde.
Moscow and Saint Petersburg
May 4-13, 2006
Dr. Jack Kollmann, an authority on Russian history and culture, leads Associates on a fascinating exploration of Moscow and St. Petersburg and their rich political and social history. Dr. Kollmann is Lecturer of Russian Studies and Academic Coordinator for Russia, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Stanford University.
Day Trip to Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
April 20, 2006
Kathleen Foster, The Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Curator of American Art, leads Associates on a tour of Chadds Ford through the eyes of Andrew Wyeth. The trip includes a visit to the Brandywine River Museum, internationally known for its works by three generations of Wyeths and its collection of American illustrations, still lifes, and landscapes.
Day Trip to New York
March 1, 2006
Associates travel to the Museum of Modern Art with curators John Zarobell and Shelley Langdale to see Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul, the first major retrospective of the artist to be held in an American museum in almost three decades.
Exclusive Chairman's Council Tours
Chairman’s Council Trip to Southern Spain
November 3 – 11, 2011
Carl Strehlke, Adjunct Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, leads us through Andalusia, exploring the region’s rich history interwoven with Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions, and including the cities of Sevilla, Cordoba, and Granada.
Chairman's Council Day Trip to New York
March 27, 2012
Chairman's Council members join Pierre Terjanian, The J. J. Medveckis Associate Curator of Arms and Armor, and Carl Strehlke, Adjunct Curator, John G. Johnson Collection, for a private visit to the Neue Galerie's exhibition The Ronald S. Lauder Collection: Selections from the 3rd Century BC to the 20th Century/Germany, Austria, and France. The show includes medieval art, arms and armor, old master paintings, and more. In the afternoon, the group visits the Hispanic Society of America, whose collections address the culture of Spain as well as parts of Portugal and Latin America.
Chairman’s Council Trip to Northern Italy and Austria
September/October 2012
Chairman’s Council members join Pierre Terjanian, The J. J. Medveckis Associate Curator of Arms and Armor and Carl Strehlke, Adjunct Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, to tour the artistic riches of Northern Europe, from museums in Milan to castles in Austria.
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2009
Spain
Fall 2009
Chairman’s Council members follow in the footsteps of Carl Strehlke, Adjunct Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, as he researches his 2010 exhibition, 15th Century Art in the Kingdom of Aragon. The tour includes the cities of Valencia, Zaragoza, and Barcelona and the island of Majorca with a focus on the treasures of gothic and Renaissance Spain.
Venice Biennale
June 2009
Chairman’s Council members are invited to attend the opening of the Biennale 2009 and celebrate as our Museum spotlights the achievements of great American artist Bruce Nauman. The Museum is deeply honored to have been selected to mount the exhibition for the U.S. Pavilion. Museum Curators Carlos Basualdo and Michael Taylor will serve as Biennale Commissioners.
2008
The Netherlands and the European Fine Art Fair in Maastrich
March 2-9, 2008
Chairman’s Council members have the pleasure of traveling with Joseph Rishel, The Gisela and Dennis Alter Senior Curator of European Painting before 1900, and Lloyd DeWitt, Assistant Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, and an expert in the fields of Dutch and Flemish art. The trip boasts exclusive behind-the-scenes tours in museums and visits to outstanding private collections, with early entrance to the extraordinary international exposition, the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht.
2007
The Venice Biennale
June 4–10, 2007
Chairman’s Council members join Michael Taylor, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, and Carlos Basualdo, Curator of Contemporary Art, for an unforgettable trip to Northern Italy. With the majestic cities of Turin and Venice as a backdrop, they visit collections of modern and contemporary art and end the tour amidst the exciting installations of the eagerly anticipated Venice Biennale, participating in special VIP activities.
Mexico City
February 3 –7, 2007
Chairman’s Council members participate in the opening at the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso of the critically acclaimed exhibition Tesoros/Treasures/Tesouros: The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820. The exciting itinerary includes visits to a number of private collections and special, behind-the-scenes museum tours, including the newly opened folk art museum. Joseph Rishel, lead curator of The Arts in Latin America exhibition, shares his broad knowledge of the culture and history of this beautiful city.
For more information, please contact The Associates and Chairman's Council Program by phone at (215) 684-7766 or by e-mail at .
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