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.
January 2010
The Associates Day Trip to New York
Travel with us to New York City to visit the Guggenheim Museum for a final chance to see the acclaimed exhibition
Kandinsky. We will also have the wonderful opportunity to visit the private contemporary drawings collection.
April 19 – 25, 2010
The Associates Trip to San Francisco and the Napa Valley
During this 7-day adventure, we will explore the Bay area of California and the Napa Valley, rich with museums as well as private art collections, historic buildings, and artists’ studios. Our activities will include the California Academy of Sciences—recently reopened with a Renzo Piano designed expansion, the de Young Museum, a fine arts museum located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, and a tour of the Hess Collection, located at the distinguished Hess Vineyards in Napa.
Spring 2010
The Associates Trip to The Noguchi Museum and Fisher Landau Center for Art
Join us as we travel to Long Island, New York to The Noguchi Museum. Created by Isamu Noguchi this unique Museum presents a comprehensive collection of the artist's works in stone, metal, wood, and clay, as well as models for public projects and gardens, dance sets, and Akari Light Sculptures. We will also enjoy a tour of the Fisher Landau Center for Art, which is devoted to the exhibition and study of the contemporary art collection of Emily Fisher Landau. The core of the 1,500 work collection spans 1960 to the present and contains key works by artists who have shaped the most significant art of the last 40 years, including Richard Artschwager, Jenny Holzer, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Sherrie Levine, Agnes Martin, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly.
Exclusive Chairman’s Council Tours
Spring 2010
Chairman’s Council Day Trip to Washington DC
Chairman’s Council members are invited to a special day in Washington DC for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Kennedy Center and a visit to a private home to view an exceptional modern and contemporary art collection.
May 20 – 23, 2010
Chairman’s Council Trip to Boston and Cape Anne, Massachusetts
Travel with us to Boston as we visit area museums, historic buildings, private collections, and artists’ studios. We will also spend time in Cape Anne, a peninsula of land jutting into the Atlantic Ocean. Generations of artists have lived and worked in Cape Anne, including Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, and Marsden Hartley.
Fall 2010
Chairman’s Council Trip to South Korea and Taiwan
Join us as we explore historic and contemporary sites and the spectacular scenery of South Korea. We will visit the Gyeongbok-gung Palace, Insa-dong Alley, The National Museum of Korea, the Silla dynastic capital of Gyeongju, and Beomeo-sa Temple. In Taipei the focus of our trip will be the National Palace Museum where we will explore in depth one of the world’s great collections of Chinese art and artifacts. In addition we will explore temples, and other sites of local interest.
On the horizon for 2011 and beyond . . .
The Associates Trip to the Netherlands
Highlights of an exciting trip to Holland will include wonderful collections of 17th century Dutch art as well as modern and contemporary Dutch design and architecture. The group will visit the beautiful cities of Amsterdam and The Hague, as well as the charming town of Delft.
As we plan for the future please let us know what sparks your interest! We are currently evaluating possible trips to Japan, Northern India, Montreal, Santa Fe, and Earthworks of the southwest.
Please note: trip locations, activities, and dates are subject to change due to availability.
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2009
Venice, Padua, and Trieste (Italy)
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.
2008
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
2009
Venice Biennale (Italy)
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.
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.
On the horizon for 2010 and beyond…
Santa Fe, Korea, Pittsburgh, Reykjavik, Holland, and Japan!
View Past Exclusive Chairman's Council Tours
2009
Venice Biennale (Italy)
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.
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