Join the Museum of Arts and Design to take in the fall colors of the beautiful Hudson Valley and the historic “River-Crossings” exhibition. The trip will begin with a visit to the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. After a seasonal lunch, the group will explore two local Hudson galleries, Mark McDonald Gallery and Ornamentum Gallery. The day will conclude with a tour of Olana State Historic Site, the home and studio of eminent Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church.
Schedule
7:45am: Guests meet at the Museum at 2 Columbus Circle
8:00am: Departure from MAD Guests will travel via private chartered bus to Hudson, NY
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site
A visit to the Site provides entry into the world of the man who became the father of American landscape painting and founder of the Hudson River School of art. The porch of the Main House provides one of the most perfect views of the Catskill Mountain range. Inside the 1815 Federal yellow-brick Main House the tour includes historic rooms where the Cole family lived, the West Parlor where Thomas Cole was married, upstairs rooms where his children were born and where Cole died in 1848. The Main House also includes gallery rooms, where exhibitions of art from the Hudson River School and beyond are on display. The tour continues into the "Old Studio" where Cole painted many of his best known works, and which still contains Cole's original easels and art-making materials.
Lunch
A pre-fixe lunch will be provided at a local seasonal restaurant.
Mark McDonald Gallery
Mark A. McDonald has sold as well as appraised twentieth-century design and decorative arts for over thirty years. Specializing in furniture, objects, jewelry, and art by renowned designers, craftsmen, and architects of the period, McDonald is recognized as one of the leading authorities in the field of mid-century decorative arts—both European and American.He continues the tradition of collecting, exhibiting and selling the best examples of the mid-century period in an 8,000 sq.ft. c.1910 department store in Hudson, N.Y.
Ornamentum Gallery
Founded in 2002, Ornamentum Gallery exhibits a dynamic collection of contemporary jewelry as well as related objects and artworks. With an eye towards the conceptual side of the jewelry field, Ornamentum is known as the source for intelligent, provocative and historically important works from a roster of the most consequential international designers/artists - established and emerging.
Guided tour of The Olana Partnership/Olana State Historic Site
Olana was the 19th century home, studio and designed landscape of Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), his wife Isabel and their four children. The group will begin with the orientation film, “Frederick Church’s Olana” followed by a tour of the expansive main house by Olana’s curatorial staff. The 250 acre historic estate features an elaborately stenciled, Persian-inspired mansion filled with original sketches, studies and paintings by one of the mid-19th century's most famous artists. A diverse decorative arts collection includes objects from around the world.
*7:00pm: Projected arrival back at 2 Columbus Circle
Please confirm your participation as soon as possible by completing this form no later than October 13, 2015 and mail it to the Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019; or email patrons@madmuseum.org; or fax 212.299.7701. Please call Sara Yashpan at 212.299.7758 with any questions about the trip.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: Participants may cancel their trip(s) up until Tuesday, October 13, 2015. After that date, the full cost of the trip is non-refundable. The Museum of Arts and Design reserves the right to cancel the trip(s) if there are fewer than 15 participants or for unforeseeable circumstances. Upon reservation, participants assume responsibility for their physical abilities to travel and must notify the Museum of any health or physical conditions and/or allergies (including dietary restrictions) that may hinder their ability to fully participate in this trip.
RESERVATION AND ITINERARY POLICY: This trip is limited to 28 participants and reservations will be taken in order of receipt on a first-come, first-served basis. The itineraries provided are provisional. If any changes are made, be assured that the quality of the program will be maintained. The trip(s) include(s) transportation via private coach; pick-up and drop off at the Museum of Arts and Design; curatorial comment; lunch (alcohol is not included with any meals); gratuities; admission fees, administration costs; and tour preparation. We encourage you to wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. *Please note that we cannot guarantee an exact return time to the Museum of Arts and Design due to traffic and unforeseen road conditions. All participants will return to the Museum of Arts and Design. The coach cannot make stops before returning to the Museum.
