Art Wars!

With Deborah Zelcer

[In-person tour] After the Civil War, the cultural stewards of our young nation sought to develop artists with talent to rival that of Old Europe. Their goal was to elevate the level of refinement of the average American, and prove that we could be preoccupied with more than the almighty Buck! On this pleasant Museum Mile trek, we will discover how the keepers of our first cultural collections defined art and decided what would or would not hang within their walls, in the process competing with each other and the highbrow institutions overseas. This is an outdoor tour focusing on how museum architecture is a reflection of its founders and the collections inside. Tour includes viewing and discussion of the exteriors of the National Academy of Design, and the landmarked Frick Madison (former Whitney Museum), Metropolitan, and Guggenheim Museum buildings.

In-person tours are limited to 25 attendees and are held outdoors.  Walking tours bring individuals into close proximity with each other, we therefore recommend that all tour goers wear masks during the tours, regardless of vaccination status.  Your tour guide and your fellow tour participants will thank you for your cooperation.  Should the tours happen to venture indoors, many places require masks and/or proof of vaccination, so please be prepared to have both with you.

MAS Walking Tours last approximately 2 hours. Meeting location is provided with registration.

Sunday, March 27
11:00 AM

In-person tour (meeting location delivered in registration confirmation email)

Tickets:
Member: $20
Non-member: $30

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Ajay Suresh. Modifications: photo cropped.