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 Join Ginny, art museum docent, as she curates a two-hour tour of the best art exhibitions featured at the international Chelsea galleries. While touring, Ginny will provide insight on historical context, the art techniques used, and the importance to the current art market. Past tours looked at works by Picasso, Frank Stella, Mark Bradford, and Richard Avedon. PLEASE NOTE:
- Walk covers approximately 1 mile, flat, and there may be some stairs within the galleries.
- Tour starts in Chelsea, around 10th Avenue and 26th Street.
- The precise meeting location will be provided to registered students a few days before the event.
- Students must make their own arrangements to get to the meeting place.
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 "New Rochelle is not only one of the oldest communities in Westchester, it was the only community in Colonial America that maintained the French customs and language well into the 18th century. The city’s ever-growing downtown has amazing reminders of each era, beginning with French Huguenots in the early 1700s, through its years as a resort destination, the Gilded Age, the banner decade of the 1920s, and up to present day. Master works of architects John Russell Pope (Jefferson Memorial), Henry Bacon (Lincoln Memorial), and Richard Upjohn (Trinity Church) are part of this 90-minute walking tour, as well as numerous and superb examples of Art Deco design. Participants will see the birthplace of Mighty Mouse, the former stomping grounds of artist Norman Rockwell and Yankee great Lou Gehrig, the first suburban Bloomingdales, and much more! PLEASE NOTE:
- The precise meeting location will be provided to registered students a few days before the event.
- Students must make their own arrangements to get to the meeting place.
- Tour will start near the New Rochelle Public Library.
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 This 110-year-old train terminal welcomes hundreds of thousands people daily. But how many stop to take in this world-class landmark? This 2-hour walking tour will give you reason to stop and admire this magnificent Beaux Arts building like never before.
This exploration of the Grand Central Terminal will include these, and more:
- A brief history of the Vanderbilt family behind the NY Central Railroad and the two Grand Centrals that came before the 1913 Terminal.
- A quick primer on what “Beaux Arts” architecture is and how to identify it.
- Vintage photos of the terminal’s construction, sculptures, and inaccessible areas.
- The incredible story of how the Terminal escaped the wrecking ball.
- The colossal mistake of the Terminal’s Grand Concourse ceiling.
- A trip to the Terminal’s hidden, landmarked cocktail bar that was once a private office.
- A peek into the window catwalks.
- An opportunity to tell secrets across the elliptical Guastavino “Whispering Gallery.”
After the tour, get some holiday shopping done at the annual Grand Central Holiday Market!
PLEASE NOTE:
- Tour starts and ends at Grand Central Terminal
- Transportation to meeting spot is not provided. Students must make their own arrangements.
- Precise meeting location will be provided a few days before the event.
- Rain or shine.
- Walk covers approximately 1 mile, flat, some stairs
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This 110-year-old train terminal welcomes hundreds of thousands people daily. But how many stop to take in this world-class landmark? This 2-hour walking tour will give you reason to stop and admire this magnificent Beaux Arts building like never before.
This exploration of the Grand Central Terminal will include these, and more:
- A brief history of the Vanderbilt family behind the NY Central Railroad and the two Grand Centrals that came before the 1913 Terminal.
- A quick primer on what “Beaux Arts” architecture is and how to identify it.
- Vintage photos of the terminal’s construction, sculptures, and inaccessible areas.
- The incredible story of how the Terminal escaped the wrecking ball.
- The colossal mistake of the Terminal’s Grand Concourse ceiling.
- A trip to the Terminal’s hidden, landmarked cocktail bar that was once a private office.
- A peek into the window catwalks.
- An opportunity to tell secrets across the elliptical Guastavino “Whispering Gallery.”
After the tour, get some holiday shopping done at the annual Grand Central Holiday Market!
PLEASE NOTE:
- Tour starts and ends at Grand Central Terminal
- Transportation to meeting spot is not provided. Students must make their own arrangements.
- Precise meeting location will be provided a few days before the event.
- Rain or shine.
- Walk covers approximately 1 mile, flat, some stairs
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