Senior University DAYTRIP: Art in the Museums/Fort Worth Enjoy  the  art  in  Fort  Worth’s  Cultural  Art  District,  lunch  at  Café  Modern,  

 coordination  and  commentary  from  art  historian  Dr  Karen  Pope      

Saturday, April 28, 2018  AMON CARTER MUSEUM Special exhibition: “A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945: Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach” About 60 sculptures selected to explore the confluences of sources— from archaism and European avant-garde art to vernacular traditions and American popular culture—that informed these artists' novel contributions to the history of sculpture

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM Special exhibition:

“From the Lands of Asia: The Myers Collection”

400 objects representing key periods in the history of the art of China, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia, Korea and Vietnam.

MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH Special exhibition: “New Works by Ron Mueck” The artist's figures are extraordinarily realistic, except in scale--always depicted much smaller or larger than life. This exhibition features a special project showcasing seven major sculptures created between 2008 and 2018, including a new piece debuting in Fort Worth.

Approximate Schedule: 8:00 Departure via chartered coach, snack and discussion enroute 11:00 Amon Carter Museum 12:45 Lunch at Café Modern 2:30 Kimbell Art Museum 4:00 Free time for Modern Art Museum, shopping, coffee 5:00 Depart for Georgetown, snacks and discussion enroute Registration: $120 per person includes transportation, admissions, lunch, snacks Write check to Karen Pope, include EMAIL ADDRESS, and mail to: PO Box 5730, Austin TX 78763-5730

Group size limited; detailed schedule and materials sent by email to registrants April 1.

Questions? Karen_pope@mac.com