Neill-Cochran House Museum Study Tour # 18
Wednesday, October 18 - Sunday, October 22, 2023
DAY 1 (Wednesday, October 18) — Travel and intro, dinner included
Flights to Albany
Visit New York State Capitol, a key monument of Beaux-Arts architecture
Transfer to Stockbridge
Hotel check-in: historic Red Lion Inn (1773) 4 nights, breakfast daily
Welcome dinner in our hotel
DAY 2 (Thursday, October 19) — Stockbridge, lunch included
"Chesterwood," 1897 summer estate and studio of the "Lincoln" sculptor, Daniel Chester French; NTHP property
The Mount, home of Edith Wharton; private tour, lunch at Terrace Café Norman Rockwell Museum & Studio, 1969, world's largest collection of Rockwell's original art
DAY 3 (Friday, October 20) — Lennox and Pittsfield, lunch included
Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio (1941 and 1930), dream house of an artistic couple, abstract modernists Hancock Shaker Village, a commune organized in the 1790's, active until 1960; lunch at Bimi's Café "Arrowhead," home to Herman Melville during his most productive years (1850 - 63)
DAY 4 (Saturday, October 21) — North Adams and Williamstown, lunch included
Bennington Museum, home of the largest collection of works by Grandma Moses
Clark Art Institute, known worldwide for its 19th-century art and exhibitions; lunch at Café 7 Susan B. Anthony Museum, "Organize, agitate, educate" - Susan B. Anthony
DAY 5 (Sunday, October 21) — Albany Finale and Travel, brunch included
Farewell brunch at Iron Gate Café
Albany Institute of History and Art, America's first art museum
Transfer to Albany airport for homeward flights
We're counting down the days for this spectacular tour! Stay tuned for pictures when we return.