Glass House Focus Tours: Architecture + History

2-hour guided tour | $45 per person | Select Wednesdays at 2:30pm

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Focus tours delve into specifics of the tour topic, including special access and alternate paths. Focus Tours are intended for guests interested in learning more about a key element of the site or for those looking to see the Glass House through a new perspective.

Architecture + History | Explore the history and theory, materials and technologies, influential architects, and preservation challenges of Modern architecture through the lens of the Glass House campus. Visit interiors of the Glass House (1949), Painting Gallery (1965), Sculpture Gallery (1970), da Monsta (1995), and access (through a field of tall grass) the Library/Study (1980), housing Johnson’s architectural library spanning Schinkel to Hadid and overlooking the Ghost House (1984).

For more information on this and other Glass House tours visit
http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/

The 2012 Glass House public tour season runs from May 2 – November 30, 2012 (closed Tuesdays). Tickets are available now!  Advance reservations are highly recommended.  Tickets by phone, please call 866.811.4111.

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Glass House Focus Tours: Art + Influence

2-hour guided tour | $45 per person | Select Wednesdays at 2:30pm

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Focus tours delve into specifics of the tour topic, including special access and alternate paths. Focus Tours are intended for guests interested in learning more about a key element of the site or for those looking to see the Glass House through a new perspective.

Art + Influence | Philip Johnson and David Whitney played a significant
role in cultivating and commissioning the work of world-renowned creative talent that defined an era: enjoy deeper discussion and close observation
of the art works of the Glass House campus, including one of the world’s foremost collections of pieces by Frank Stella. Artists include Andy Warhol, Donald Judd, Cindy Sherman, David Salle, Lynn Davis, Julian Schnabel, Michael Heizer, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Andrew Lord and John Chamberlin. Explore the personal relationships between the Glass House, these artists, and the founding and development of The Museum of Modern Art.

For more information on this and other Glass House tours visit
http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/

The 2012 Glass House public tour season runs from May 2 – November 30, 2012 (closed Tuesdays). Tickets are available now!  Advance reservations are highly recommended.  Tickets by phone, please call 866.811.4111.

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Have you been to the Glass House?

Visit the Glass House this season to experience Philip Johnson’s architecture, art collection, and 47-acre curated landscape. Tickets are available now! Join a Site Tour. Participate in the Pure Glass House or Focus Tours. See Donald Judd’s newly restored piece, Untitled (1971).

 

“The world’s coolest country home.” -GQ Magazine

To learn more about the Philip Johnson Glass House visit philipjohnsonglasshouse.org

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Visit the Glass House: Extended Tour

2.5-hour guided tour | $100 per person

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The Extended Tour offers visitors more time, a smaller group and increased access to the Glass House’s 47-acre curated landscape, 14 architectural structures and world-class private art and design collection. In addition to the interiors of Philip Johnson’s Glass House (1949), Painting Gallery (1965) and Sculpture Gallery (1970), and Da Monsta (1995) visitors on the Extended Tour enjoy access to Johnson’s Library / Study (1985) housing his private architectural literature collection. Extended Tour visitors are entitled to a membership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and a 10% discount in the Glass House Store.

For more information on this and other Glass House tours visit
http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/

The 2012 Glass House public tour season runs from May 2 – November 30, 2012 (closed Tuesdays). Tickets are available now!  Advance reservations are highly recommended.  Tickets by phone, please call 866.811.4111.

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Visit the Glass House: Site Tour

2-hour guided tour | $45 per person

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Experience the iconic Glass House site by walking through Johnson’s 47-acre curated landscape. View the 14 architectural structures and world-class art and design collection, and explore the interiors of Philip Johnson’s Glass House (1949), Painting Gallery (1965), and Sculpture Gallery (1970), and Da Monsta (1995) on a guided 3/4 mile walking tour.

For more information on this and other Glass House tours visit
http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/

The 2012 Glass House public tour season runs from May 2 – November 30, 2012 (closed Tuesdays). Tickets are available now!  Advance reservations are highly recommended.  Tickets by phone, please call 866.811.4111.

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Visit the Glass House: Pure Glass House Tour

1-hour guided tour | $30 per person

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The Pure Glass House tour visits only Philip Johnson’s iconic Glass House (1949).  Visitors will spend time inside the Glass House and outside on the promontory overlooking Johnson’s 47-acre curated landscape.  Visitors will be transported by van directly to and from the entrance to the Glass House with minimal walking.  Please note this tour will NOT visit the other buildings on the site.

For more information on this and other Glass House tours visit
http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/

The 2012 Glass House public tour season runs from May 2 – November 30, 2012 (closed Tuesdays). Tickets are available now!  Advance reservations are highly recommended.  Tickets by phone, please call 866.811.4111.

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Tickets On Sale Now for the 2012 Glass House Tour Season!

Tickets on sale for season six: Wednesday, May 2 through Friday, November 30, 2012

Enjoy the Pure Glass House, Site, Extended, or Focus Tours (Art, Landscape, or Architecture) with access to Philip Johnson’s architecture, fine art collection, and 47-acre curated country landscape.

“…an essential pilgrimage* for any serious-minded fan of twentieth-century architecture.” -Departures Magazine

We look forward to seeing you in New Canaan!

Tickets by phone, call 866.811.4111.

*New Canaan, CT is just over an hour by train or car from New York City!

Visitors from 48 states and 38 countries can’t be wrong!

To learn more about the Philip Johnson Glass House visit philipjohnsonglasshouse.org

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Ultimate Modern Gift: Glass House Private Tour + Four Seasons Dinner Package

Guests will begin this package experience with a Private Tour of the 47-acre Glass House site, designed to provide a customized, in-depth experience of the landscape, architecture and private art collection. In addition to the tour, guests will dine at New York City’s Johnson-designed Four Seasons Restaurant in the Seagram Building, where they will enjoy a celebratory three-course dinner, including champagne and wines selected by Four Seasons owners Alex von Bidder and Julian Niccolini.

Available year-round and as a gift; tour and dinner may be scheduled on the same or separate days. Learn more or contact glasshouse@nthp.org or 203.594.9884 x33332 for reservations.

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New Film: Charles Renfro hosting Conversations in Context at the Glass House with Alexander Gorlin + Mary Ellen Carroll

Conversations in Context 2011 is generously supported by BMW and Design Within Reach.

  

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Message From The Director

January 9, 2011

Happy New Year!

I write as air finally chills with winter, although the ground remains resolutely brown, denying the season its romance.  The Glass House site is closed to the public until May 2nd.  However, the staff is hard at work with many off-season projects.

Here is a look at how we spend the winter:

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