Boston Museum of Fine Arts Trip

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts featuring the Art of the Americas Wing and the Dale Chihuly Exhibit: Through the Looking Glass*

Update: April 20th, 2011:

 WE HAVE SECURED ANOTHER BUS, SO YOU MAY NOW REGISTER! CALL NOW MOST SEATS WERE RESERVED FOR OUR WAITING LIST, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME AVAILABLE! Don't miss this exhibit!

May 9, 2011

*Chihuly Exhibit: Through the Looking Glass

Enter a world of wonder and light. In the course of his long career, Dale Chihuly has revolutionized the art of blown glass, moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture and establishing the use of glass—inherently a fragile but also magical material—as a vehicle for installation and environmental art. This exhibition of new and archival works represents the breadth and scope of the artist’s creative vision over the last four decades. The exhibition will include installations such as Lime Green Icicle Tower, to be installed in the Shapiro Courtyard; a Persian Wall; a Chandelier room with six examples, including the Chiostro di Sant’Apollonia Chandelier; and a room containing a magnificent Mille Fiori installation that is more than sixty feet long.

Not only will you see the exciting exhibits listed above the Museum also will have the following special exhibits on display during our visit: (If you click on the blue links it will take you to the MFA website for more information.)

Embroideries of Colonial Boston: Pictorial Embroideries April 2, 2011 - August 28, 2011

The embroideries of colonial Boston girls and women have long been treasured family possessions and are now much sought after by collectors. The charm and craftsmanship of the Adam and Eve samplers, pastoral pictures with leaping stags and galloping hunters, as well as crewelwork bed hangings and more.

Mirror of Holland: Drawings from the George and Maida Abrams Collection March 26, 2011 - July 31, 2011

The Maida and George Abrams Collection is one of the finest assemblages ever brought together of Dutch drawings, featuring works from the late 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The core of the collection is the splendid range of 17th-century drawings.

We will be at the Museum the entire time, there is so much to see and some wonderful places to have lunch right in the Museum. Please visit the link to Dining at the Boston MFA. http://www.mfa.org/visit/dining

The price of this trip is: $50.00 which includes transportation via coach bus, driver gratuity, entry to the Museum and the special Chihuly exhibit!

*Another trip planned at the request of our patrons!