This October, we will have a truly remarkable opportunity to view two major exhibitions of Arts & Crafts art and design. We will depart from Toronto in the early evening of Thursday, October 20, returning on Sunday, October 23.


Indianapolis :
International Arts & Crafts , Victoria & Albert Museum

Cleveland :
Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe and America , 1880-1920:
Design for the Modern World, Los Angeles Museum of Art

Toledo :
Being Modern: Fashion, Art & Identity, 1890-1940



Members will visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art to see the Victoria and Albert Museum’s exhibition International Arts & Crafts. This show features furniture, paintings, textiles, ceramics and stained glass from America, Europe and Japan. Two reconstructed furnished interiors of the period, an American Craftsman room and a Japanese room, are among the highlights.

We will then travel to the Cleveland Museum of Art to see The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America, 1880-1920: Design for the Modern World, an exhibition organized by the Los Angeles Museum of Art. Comprising more than 300 objects including furniture, ceramics and metalwork, the exhibition examines the international influence of Arts & Crafts and the transformation of the movement in response to local economic and cultural conditions.

Our trip will also include a stop at the Toledo Museum of Art for their special exhibition Being Modern: Fashion, Art & Identity, 1890-1940, illustrating the rise of the modern through photographs and graphic design, as well as visits to heritage districts in Indianapolis and Cleveland.

The cost of the tour includes travel by luxury bus, three nights accommodation and museum entrance fees.



How to register

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Please note, you will need to be a member of the WMSC to take part in this trip. More details are on the form.

 

Registration Form