MAD will be open 10 am–3 pm on Dec 24 and Dec 31. The Museum will be closed Dec 25 and Jan 1.

Long Island City Day Trip

Thu, Jul 11, 2019

Discover jewel-box museums and cutting-edge creative studios in Long Island City,  the former industrial hub transformed into a thriving and diverse cultural hotspot. Enjoy insiders' access to the American Folk Art Museum Collections and Education Center, Jean-Luc Moulène: More or Less Bone at the Sculpture Center, the Noguchi Museum, and Snarkitecture's design studio. MAD will provide transportation and a prix fixe lunch at the charming Tournesol bistro. Full itinerary below.

Members: $250

General: $275

9:00 am: Meet at the Museum at 2 Columbus Circle.

9:15 am: Travel via private motor coach to the American Folk Art Museum Collections and Education Center.

  • Tour of the Collections and Education Center of the American Folk Art Museum with an introduction from Director of Education Rachel Rosen and Assistant Curator Steffi Duarte.  
  • Tour of Jean-Luc Moulène: More or Less Bone and two more exhibitions at the Sculpture Center with curator Sohrab Mohebbi.  
  • Prix-fixe lunch at Tournesol French bistro. 
  • Guided tour of exhibitions Gabriel Orozco: Rotating Objects and Changing and Unchanging Things: Noguchi and Hasegawa in Postwar Japan at the Noguchi Museum.  
  • Behind-the-scenes tour of Snarkitecture design studio, creators of Snark Park at Hudson Yards. 

6:00 pm: Projected arrival back at 2 Columbus Circle.

We must receive your completed registration form and full payment no later than Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Download the registration form.

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