The Homes of Leading Donors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Janes Walk

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Led By John Bacon, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The square mile or so south of The Met was and is home to many of the museum’s leaders and most generous donors or art. On this tour we will see the homes of Jules Bache, Susan Dwight Bliss, Michael Friedsam, Stephen Carlton Clark and Susan Vanderpoel Clark, Joseph Pulitzer, Jack and Belle Linsky, Edward Harkness and Mary Stillman Harkness, and Issac and Mary Fletcher, among others. We will see the sites of the homes of Henry Marquand and George Blumenthal and several influential galleries where literally hundreds of objects now at The Met were collected. And we will admire other landmarks that are art-related, including the Frick and Duke houses.

Accessibility

a serious walking tour of an hour duration; good transit connectivity but again an hour on one's feet; all on a level as will not access any interiors but that also means no restroom access

Location Information

RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.

guided

Friday, May 6, 2022
1:00 PM
Greater than 1 hour

Borough: Manhattan
Theme: Art & Architecture, History & Culture
Language: English
Entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Hugo Schneider. Modifications: photo cropped.