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Join the Morris Museum Trips Committee this Spring on outings to the following cultural and historical destinations. All trips conveniently depart from and return to the Morris Museum. For more information call 973.971.3716.
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Depart: 10:00 a.m. Return: 4:30 p.m.
Members: $ 85 Non-members $ 95
Depart: 9:00 a.m. Return: 5:00 p.m.
Members: $120.00 Non-members: $130.00
For the first time in the Museum’s new building, MoMA presents an installation featuring the full group of Claude Monet’s late paintings in the collection. These include a mural-sized triptych (Water Lilies) and a single-panel painting of the water lilies in the Japanese-style pond that Monet cultivated on his property in Giverny, France (Water Lilies), as well as The Japanese Footbridge and Agapanthus, depicting the majestic plants in the pond’s vicinity. These paintings have long held a special status with the Museum’s audiences. We will also enjoy a docent tour of the Museum’s 20th century paintings and sculptures. Our luncheon will be at the renowned ‘21’ Club located in Midtown Manhattan near the Broadway theatre district. ‘21’ Club offers superb American cuisine, a Grand Award-winning wine list, and discretely attentive service.
Depart: 8:00 a.m. Return 5:30 p.m.
Members: $100 Non-members $110
This Picasso exhibit explores works from his early experiments with abstraction, his pioneering role in cubism, and his influences with surrealism and other art movements. The exhibit also studies the role of the city of Paris, the school of Paris and the artists who migrated there to study Picasso’s works. More than 100 paintings, sculptures and works on paper will be on view – a unique opportunity to consider the cross-fertilization of ideas. We will take an audio–tape tour at 10:30 a.m. Additional new exhibits at the museum feature Japanese art and embroidered quilts from Eastern India. Then we will proceed to The Historic City Tavern Restaurant, an 18th century dining experience, for a quiet lunch in this landmark building (narrow staircases to dining rooms-no elevator.) We need a minimum of 25 people by March 30th to run this trip.
Depart: 9:00 a.m. Return: 5:00 p.m.
Members: $107 Non-Members: $117
Join us for a one hour walking tour of Grand Central Terminal and discover its architecture and history. We will then have lunch at Lidia Bastianich’s “Becco”. As the famous author and Italian chef of Lidia’s Italy and Lidia’s Family Table would say, “Tutti a tavola a mangiare” (Everyone to the table to eat.) On our return trip we will stop in Bayonne to view the memorial at Harbor View Park. “To the Struggle Against World Terrorism” honors victims of 9/11 and the 1993 World Trade Center bombings and serves as a symbol of solidarity in the fight against world terrorism. Standing more than 100 feet high, its center contains a jagged tear. The Memorial was created by Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, and was a gift from the Russian people. Must have a minimum of 30 people by March 31st.
Depart: 9:00 a.m. Return: 6:00 p.m.
Members: $120 Non-members: $130
We will enjoy an impressive dining experience in a beautiful Louis XVI style space filled with period furnishings, fireplaces, and sparkling chandeliers. Le Bec-Fin is one of the country’s most celebrated French restaurants. After our luncheon, we will visit the Barnes Foundation, which houses one of the finest collections of early French modern and post-impressionist paintings in the world, including 181 works by Renoir, 60 by Matisse, and 69 by Cezanne. Also on display are paintings by Picasso, Seurat, Rousseau, Monet and Manet. The collection includes African art, Native American art, Asian art, Greek, Roman, Egyptian antiquities, and various artifacts from American life. Visitors will tour the Collection on their own. An audio tape is available for $7.00 and may only be purchased the day of arrival on a first come, first serve basis. A short two block walk is necessary to access the Barnes Foundation.
Depart: 8:15 a.m. Return: 5:00p.m.
Members: $95 Non-members $105
It’s Spring! Take a special walking tour with the expert guide, Anthony Grifa, to explore little known parts of Central Park and nearby environs. We will visit special gardens such as: Shakespeare’s Garden, the Swedish Cottage, Belvedere Castle, the Conservatory Gardens, the Biblical Gardens of St. John the Devine, and the Morris Jumel Mansion grounds enjoying Tony’s unique narration while viewing May blooms. We will pause at 12:30 to enjoy lunch at Coogan’s Restaurant with a choice 3 course menu and then resume our walking tour. Please consider that this tour involves some distance walking from the bus stops down into the gardens (wheelchairs and walkers do not work). We need a minimum of 25 people by May 13th to run this trip.
Depart: 7:45 a.m. Return: 6:30 p.m.
Members: $110 Non-members: $120
Completed in 1910, Nemours is the grandest residence ever constructed in Delaware, and its gardens are still the finest example in North America of a formal French garden. Encompassing 47,000 square feet of space, we will have a two and a half hour guided tour through three floors of the mansion, as well as a bus tour through the gardens. Please Note: There are several steps on the tour and lunch will be late (2 P.M.) You might want to bring a snack.
All trip arrangements are subject to change. You will receive confirmation in the mail. All Gratuities are included.
All trips depart from the parking lot of the Morris Museum. Please park on the upper deck of the museum’s parking deck. There is often heavy traffic coming into Morristown in the mornings, so please allow extra driving time as we do leave promptly at the designated time.
For more information, call the Trips Department at 973.971.3716. Please leave a message at any time and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
Morris Museum members are given priority in booking trips. Reservations are honored only when accompanied by the full payment and a completed reservation form. For each person traveling, list name, address, and phone number on a separate piece of paper. Please note any dietary restrictions with your reservation. All reserved trip tickets will be distributed on the bus before the trip.
There is a cancellation fee of $15 for one-day trips and $50 for overnight trips. Cancellations must be made at least two weeks in advance in order to receive a refund less the fee. Refunds will be mailed after the trip. If a last-minute cancellation must be made for any trip, please call the Trips Department at least one day before the trip. For less than two weeks notification of cancellation, there will be no refund. The museum reserves the right to cancel a trip if registration is insufficient.
To register click here to download a registration form or call 973.971.3716.
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