Past Tours 2011
Charleston Art and Antiques Forum
Are you interested in art and antiques? Thomas Day? George Washington? Charleston? Excellent speakers? Great food and drink? All of the above?
Join the History Associates for the Charleston Art and Antiques Forum, featuring renowned experts and wonderful tours, March 16-20 (Wednesday through Sunday) in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Associates is sponsoring a lecture on Thomas Day to be presented on Friday at the Forum in memory of our own Patricia Phillips Marshall. Pat was scheduled to speak on Thomas Day at the forum; David Ackerman of MESDA will be speaking on Day in her place and the lecture sponsored by the Associates will be given in her memory. Pat's book will also be on sale.
In addition to the lecture on Thomas Day, James Rees, president of Mount Vernon, will be speaking on George Washington--a subject near and dear to all our hearts! The keynote address on collecting tapestry in America will be given by Thomas P. Campbell, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Other lecture and tour topics include:
- Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- Archeology at Jamestown
- Newport's architecture and interiors
- Philadelphia portraits
- an evening at the Roper house
- Charleston coin and sterling
- ...and more!
Called "the best fine and decorative arts program in the country today," the Charleston Art & Antiques Forum is a history lover's dream trip. And the programs on Thomas Day and George Washington make it all the more suitable for an Associates tour.
Our hotel will be the Mills House Hotel at 115 Meeting Street, a three-minute walk from the Forum venue at the Old Courtroom, which is part of the Confederate Home. The Mills House will also be host to all the Forum speakers and guests.
Your package will include four nights at the Mills House, the keynote address on Wednesday evening and all lectures, plus
- receptions before and after the keynote address with full bar and hors d'oeuvres
- coffee, fruit, pastries and juice each morning
- Roper House Study Tour and reception on Friday with full bar and hors d'oeuvres
- Forum connoisseur party at private home on Saturday evening with wine, prosecco and hors d'oeuvres
Optional events include walking tours on Wednesday, the grand opening of the Historic Charleston
Antique show on Thursday evening, and daily tickets to the antique show and café. The Associates will work with the Forum organizers to arrange private tours on Saturday as well.
Because of the generosity and flexibility of the Forum, we are able to offer this tour to Associates members at a special rate of $1500 per person, double occupancy; $1750 single. For more information, contact Walker Mabe at wmabe@ncmuseumassoc.com or 919-807-7855.
Past Tours 2009
Associates take exclusive Washington, DC trip
More than 25 Associates enjoyed an exclusive and unique tour of Washington, DC September 24-27, 2009. Former Senator Jim Broyhill and his wife, Louise, led the group on a round of private dinners, tours, and behind-the-scenes visits to the centers of power and culture in our national capital. Activities included:
- A private reception hosted by Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole at their Watergate residence
- A tour of the newly renovated National Museum of American History with director and UNC grad Dr. Brent Glass
- A tour of the United States Capitol with Senator Broyhill and a presentation by the Senator on US Presidents
- A visit to the State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms, some of the most historic and beautifully furnished rooms in the country
- A preview of the Real George Washington exhibit at Mount Vernon, scheduled to travel to the North Carolina Museum of History in September 2010
- Visits to the Smithsonian Castle, and the Air and Space Center at Dulles
- A tour of Washington’s monuments and Arlington Cemetery
- The opportunity to inspect the finished work of Chris Chadbourn Associates of Boston, exhibit designers for the Air and Space Museum and the Mount Vernon Museum and Education Center as well as the designer of our own Story of North Carolina exhibit
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Join the History Associates for the Charleston Art and Antiques Forum, featuring renowned experts and wonderful tours, March 16-20 (Wednesday through Sunday) in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Associates is sponsoring a lecture on Thomas Day to be presented on Friday at the Forum in memory of our own Patricia Phillips Marshall. Pat was scheduled to speak on Thomas Day at the forum; David Ackerman of MESDA will be speaking on Day in her place and the lecture sponsored by the Associates will be given in her memory. Pat's book will also be on sale.
In addition to the lecture on Thomas Day, James Rees, president of Mount Vernon, will be speaking on George Washington--a subject near and dear to all our hearts! The keynote address on collecting tapestry in America will be given by Thomas P. Campbell, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Other lecture and tour topics include:
Our hotel will be the Mills House Hotel at 115 Meeting Street, a three-minute walk from the Forum venue at the Old Courtroom, which is part of the Confederate Home. The Mills House will also be host to all the Forum speakers and guests.
Your package will include four nights at the Mills House, the keynote address on Wednesday evening and all lectures, plus
