Don’t miss the peony gardens in full bloom at the Glass House–book your tickets for May landscape tours now!

Special Landscape Focus Tours

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.

Landscape + Gardens | This tour changes seasonally to take advantage of the best viewing of David Whitney’s peony garden and New England’s gorgeous fall foliage. Explore expanded access to the Glass House campus, as you walk up and down the steep slope for close-up views of the Pond Pavilion (1962) and Kirstein Tower (1985) and discuss the history, design, flora and fauna of Johnson’s 47-acre curated landscape. Learn to identify the English and French landscape influences, Johnson’s Midwestern farming roots and his relationship with the historic New England countryside and stonewalls. View the trees the National Trust has deemed landmark-worthy and learn about David Whitney’s inventive succulent and peony gardens.

Learn more about landscape, art, and architecture focus tours, and reserve your tickets at http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/#focus

Photos from past seasons at the Glass House.

To view more images of the peony garden at the Glass House, visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipjohnsonglasshouse/sets/72157624109117306/

Filed under: Tours + Programs, David Whitney, Fall Foliage, Focus Tours, Gardens, Landscape, Peony, The Glass House

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.

Filed under: Tours + Programs, Andrew Lord, Andy Warhol, Architecture, Art, Bruce Nauman, Cindy Sherman, David Salle, David Whitney, Design, Donald Judd, Frank Stella, Gardens, Influence, John Chamberlin, julian schnabel, Landscape, Lynn Davis, Michael Heizer, Philip Johnson, Philip Johnson Glass House, Preservation, Robert Morris, Tour