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🎨 LET’S GO TO MoMA — FRIDA KAHLO, DIEGO RIVERA & A CENTURY OF ANIMATION!
Sat, Sep 5, 5:00 PM## 🌺 TWO SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART — PLUS AN OPTIONAL VISIT TO MoMA’S MASTERPIECES! 🗓️ **Saturday\, September 5\, 2026 \| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM** 📍 **The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)** 11 West 53rd Street, New York City 👥 **Limited Social Club Group Event — Maximum 20 Members** 🎟️ **Special Group Admission Requested: $25 Adults / $18 Seniors 65+** **IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE ARRIVAL INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS EVENT PAGE!!** For our Labor Day weekend, we're heading to one of the world's greatest museums of modern art for an afternoon built around **two completely different special exhibitions**—followed by an optional visit to some of the most famous masterpieces in MoMA's extraordinary collection! And we're beginning with two names that certainly need no introduction: ## 🌺 FRIDA KAHLO & DIEGO RIVERA Artists. Revolutionaries. Husband and wife. Their extraordinary and often tumultuous relationship became nearly as famous as their art. Now MoMA brings their worlds together in: # *FRIDA AND DIEGO: THE LAST DREAM* And our timing is particularly good—the exhibition is nearing the end of its run and **closes September 12!** Created as a first-of-its-kind collaboration between **The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Opera**, the exhibition brings together **six paintings and a drawing by Frida Kahlo, more than a dozen works by Diego Rivera, and photographic portraits of the artists**, all presented within a theatrical environment created by designer Jon Bausor. This isn't simply an exhibition of paintings. It's a fascinating look at **two remarkable artists, Mexican art and identity, politics, creativity, love—and one of the most complicated relationships in 20th-century art.** *** # ⏰ IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ BEFORE SIGNING UP! ## THIS IS A STRUCTURED SELF-GUIDED SOCIAL CLUB VISIT This event is **not a private docent-led tour**. Instead, we'll be experiencing MoMA together through a **structured self-guided visit with specific time parameters for each exhibition.** I will be helping to coordinate our group throughout the afternoon. Within each exhibition, members will be free to explore independently, spend time with the works that interest them most, and enjoy the exhibition at their own pace. However, we will have a **specific one-hour period for each of our two featured exhibitions**, and everyone should be mindful of our scheduled transition time so that we can regroup and move together to our next destination. This gives us the best of both worlds: ### The freedom of a self-guided museum visit — with the organization and camaraderie of a Social Club event! *** # 🕐 OUR AFTERNOON AT MoMA ## 🌺 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM # FRIDA & DIEGO: *THE LAST DREAM* 📍 **FLOOR 3 — 3 NORTH** Our afternoon begins with the exhibition that inspired this special MoMA visit. We'll have a **full hour** to explore *Frida and Diego: The Last Dream*. You'll be able to move independently through the exhibition, taking your time with the works and displays that interest you most. But please keep an eye on the time! ### At 2:00 PM, we'll regroup and make our way together to MoMA's Lower Level for an entirely different experience. *** # 🎬 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM # *IT'S ALIVE! A CENTURY OF ANIMATION FROM THE COLLECTION* 📍 **LOWER LEVEL (LL) — T2/T1** Now we're going from Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to something **completely different!** *It's Alive! A Century of Animation from the Collection* is MoMA's sweeping exploration of **more than 100 years of animation**. The exhibition includes more than **200 works of production art and film**, tracing animation from some of its earliest pioneers through generations of experimentation and innovation. We'll encounter material connected to early animation icons such as **Gertie the Dinosaur, Koko the Clown and Felix the Cat**, along with later artists and filmmakers who continued transforming the possibilities of the animated image. We'll have another **full hour—from 2:00 until 3:00 PM—to explore this exhibition.** ### At approximately 3:00 PM, our principal Social Club event officially concludes. But... **You certainly don't have to leave MoMA!** Because for those who want to continue, there's one more stop—and it's a VERY good one. *** # 🖼️ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM — OPTIONAL! # THE MASTERPIECES OF MoMA ## COLLECTION 1880s–1950s 📍 **FLOOR 5 — 500 GALLERIES** For members who would like to continue with me after our two featured exhibitions, we'll head upstairs to **Floor 5** for an optional additional hour exploring the historic heart of MoMA's collection. And now we're talking about some of the giants of modern art: ### 🎨 Vincent van Gogh ### 🎨 Georges Seurat ### 🎨 Pablo Picasso ### 🎨 Marc Chagall ### 🎨 Henri Matisse ### 🎨 Claude Monet **And that's just to name a few!** MoMA's fifth-floor collection galleries cover the transformative period from the **1880s through the 1950s**, bringing together many of the artists and movements that completely changed the direction of Western art. This is where we'll have an opportunity to see works by some of the most recognizable names in the history of modern art. And, of course, MoMA is home to one painting that has become an icon in its own right: ## 🌌 Vincent van Gogh's *The Starry Night* Along with masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Chagall, Seurat and many others, it makes Floor 5 almost a museum unto itself. ### This final hour is completely OPTIONAL. If you've had your fill of art after our two featured exhibitions, your Social Club event concludes at approximately **3:00 PM**. If you're still going strong, come upstairs with me! We'll spend approximately **3:00–4:00 PM** exploring the 500 Galleries and some of the masterpieces that have made MoMA one of the world's great museums. *** # 🕐 OUR DAY AT A GLANCE ### 🌺 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM **Frida and Diego: The Last Dream** 📍 Floor 3 — 3 North ### 🎬 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM **It's Alive! A Century of Animation from the Collection** 📍 Lower Level (LL) — T2/T1 ### 🖼️ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM — OPTIONAL **MoMA Collection: 1880s–1950s — The Masterpieces** 📍 Floor 5 — 500 Galleries *** # 🎟️ SPECIAL SOCIAL CLUB GROUP ADMISSION I have submitted a special group reservation request to MoMA for this Saturday for a group of **20 Social Club members**. MoMA's published group admission prices are: ### 🎟️ Adults — $25 ### 🎟️ Seniors 65+ — $18 Regular adult admission is currently $30, so our requested group rate provides members with a discount while allowing us to enter as an organized Social Club group. MoMA's adult group program accommodates groups of 10–50 visitors and provides a dedicated arrival time and expedited check-in. ### 🎟️ VERY IMPORTANT — PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE YOUR OWN TICKET! **I will have the admission ticket for each member of our group.** Regardless of which entrance you use, **please do NOT purchase a MoMA ticket on your own**, either online or at the Museum. Your admission is being arranged as part of our Social Club group reservation, and I will distribute/coordinate everyone's ticket upon arrival. # ✨ THREE EXPERIENCES — ONE GREAT AFTERNOON AT MoMA! Think about everything we're fitting into one Labor Day weekend afternoon: 🌺 **FRIDA KAHLO & DIEGO RIVERA** A major special exhibition approaching its final days. 🎬 **A CENTURY OF ANIMATION** More than 100 years of animated art, film and experimentation. 🖼️ **THE MASTERPIECES OF MoMA — OPTIONAL** Van Gogh. Seurat. Picasso. Chagall. Matisse. Monet. And so many more. All inside one of the world's great museums. And rather than simply meeting at MoMA and scattering throughout the building, we'll experience the afternoon as a **Social Club group**, with enough structure to keep us together while still allowing everyone the freedom to enjoy the art individually. # 🎨 COME SPEND PART OF YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND WITH US AT MoMA! **I look forward to seeing everyone there!** **David** **Lead Organizer** **New York City Art, Film, Museum, Social Club** # ⏰ ARRIVAL ### 🚪 ARRIVAL & ENTRANCE INFORMATION — PLEASE READ! I will be at MoMA's special **Groups & Tours Entrance at 18 West 54th Street**, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, to greet our members and help coordinate our group arrival. **I recommend using this entrance**, as it is specifically designated for groups and allows us to avoid the normal entrance line. However, if it is more convenient, you may also enter through MoMA's **Main Museum Entrance on West 53rd Street**. If you use the Main Entrance, please proceed to the **waiting area immediately to the left of the entrance, near the ticket kiosks**, where our group can gather. ### 🎟️ VERY IMPORTANT — PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE YOUR OWN TICKET! **I will have the admission ticket for each member of our group.** Regardless of which entrance you use, **please do NOT purchase a MoMA ticket on your own**, either online or at the Museum. Your admission is being arranged as part of our Social Club group reservation, and I will distribute/coordinate everyone's ticket upon arrival. ### ⏰ PLEASE ARRIVE BY 12:45 PM Our structured museum visit begins promptly at **1:00 PM with *Frida and Diego: The Last Dream***, so please allow enough time to arrive, meet the group, receive your ticket, and be ready to begin at 1:00 PM. **Preferred Meeting Location:** 🚪 Groups & Tours Entrance — **18 West 54th Street** **Alternate Meeting Location:** 🏛️ Main Entrance — **West 53rd Street** ➡️ Waiting area to the left of the entrance, near the ticket kiosks **Please be on time. I look forward to seeing everyone at MoMA!** ### Please be on time! Because we are following a structured schedule, arriving significantly late could mean missing part of our first exhibition.
MoMA Friday Night! 🖼️
Fri, Sep 11, 10:15 PMOn Friday, September 11th, let’s go to MoMA for one of their Friday Night events! 🖼️ Event details below: MoMA Friday Night! Friday, September 11th 6:15 to 8:30pm Can show up whenever (will share location) Includes artwork by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera (which leaves MoMA on Sept 12th) & more From 6:15 to 6:30pm, let’s meet outside the MoMA Design Store at 44 West 53rd Street (it’s across the street from MoMA), Google maps to MoMA (Museum of Modern Art): [https://maps.app.goo.gl/566h1FCS6PwZNwdk9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/566h1FCS6PwZNwdk9) At 6:30pm, we’ll get in line at the MoMA at 11 West 53rd Street for free admission (may take a little time), Google maps to MoMA (Museum of Modern Art): [https://maps.app.goo.gl/SPAzmSPWeVmjmXn89](https://maps.app.goo.gl/SPAzmSPWeVmjmXn89) Tickets are free for New York State residents, but need to reserve a ticket for that day (it’s not yet available) [https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/10253](https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/10253) The host will comment when free tickets become available. Will do something after too! Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!
Visit to Dia: Beacon
Sat, Sep 12, 2:30 PMLet's make a visit to Dia: Beacon, a contemporary art museum located in Westchester, NY. After viewing the exhibits on display, we can explore the town of Beacon and have lunch. Admission to the museum is 25 dollars. Please purchase your ticket in advance. [https://welcome.diaart.org/](https://welcome.diaart.org/) Our means of transportation will be the Metro North. We are planning to ride the **10:56 am** train. It's approximately a 90 minute train ride to Beacon. We will all meet at the information booth located at Grand Central Terminal. If you have questions or need to get in contact, I can be reached at 917-769-2168.
Rewilding: Art, Nature & The Feminine Wild at MAD
Sun, Sep 13, 4:00 PMStep into a wildly imaginative world where art, nature, and the female form take on new life. Join us on **Sunday September 13th** for a private guided tour of[ ](https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/jessica-lichtenstein-rewilding?utm_source=luma)*[Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding](https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/jessica-lichtenstein-rewilding?utm_source=luma)* at the Museum of Arts and Design. Lichtenstein transforms the gallery into a lush, fantastical terrain of forests, ruins, and flowering canopies—all intricately composed from thousands of digitally rendered female figures. Vibrant, immersive, and richly layered, the exhibition brings together installation, painting, sculpture, and video to explore freedom, ecology, collectivity, and female autonomy. During our private tour, we’ll take a closer look at Lichtenstein’s dazzling materials, unexpected influences, and bold reimagining of the relationship between women and nature. **Why join us?** * Experience the exhibition through a private guided tour, with insights that bring its ideas, techniques, and hidden details to life. * Discover an immersive technicolor world featuring thousands of miniature female figures woven into spectacular landscapes. * [Art-full member](https://womenofculture.org/artfull-membership-nyc?utm_source=luma)s are invited to connect over brunch at the beautiful and plant-filled **[Jams Restaurant](https://www.1hotels.com/central-park/taste/jams?utm_source=luma)** * Continue to continue the conversation while absorbing the beautiful natural surroundings of the southwestern part of Central Park, stopping at the [Women’s Rights Pioneers ](https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/womens-rights-pioneers-monument?utm_source=luma)Monument on the way toward Bethesda Terrace. *** **Schedule:** **12pm** \| Optional member’s brunch at **[Jams Restaurant](https://www.1hotels.com/central-park/taste/jams?utm_source=luma)** The 1 Hotel \| 1414 Sixth Avenue **2-3pm** \| Private guided tour Museum of Art & Design \| 2 Columbus Circle **3pm** \| Optional group walk & talk in Central Park Ending near Bethesda Terrace *** **Non-member tickets:** **Tour only:** $45 first release; $50 full price **Art-full member tickets\*:** **Tour only:** $40 first release; $45 full price **Full experience (including 1 brunch entree + tax/tip)**: $80 first release; $85 full price **Inclusions:** * All tickets include museum admission as well as the private guided tour. * Full experience tickets *also* include 1 brunch entree (up to $28) with tax/tip at Jams. Any additional food or drink will need to be paid separately. \*\*Premier members save an additional 10%. Learn more about membership below/[here](https://womenofculture.org/artfull-membership-nyc?utm_source=luma).\* *** **The Art-Full Membership** If you are not yet an [Art-full member](https://womenofculture.org/artfull-membership-nyc?utm_source=luma), we would love to have you join us for as little as $45/month for the basic membership, or $65/month for the upgraded premier membership. You can[ learn more about all membership levels and join here](https://womenofculture.org/artfull-membership?utm_source=luma) or reach out to alex@womenofculture.org with any questions. **The membership provides:** * Access to *member exclusive* events * Complimentary tickets to all online events, and select in-person events * Priority access to & discounts on ALL events * **Premier** members *also* get priority access to 'culture-tunities' including free VIP passes to exclusive after-hours events at cultural institutions all over the city All designed to help you live your best, most art-full and socially connected life! **Note about tickets/ RSVP's:** * RSVPs on Meetup do NOT count as official registrations for this event, and the RSVP count on Meetup may not reflect the actual number of attendees. To attend, you must purchase a ticket, which guarantees your spot, regardless of whether you RSVP here. * All paid and confirmed attendees will receive an email from [[alex@womenofculture.org](mailto:alex@womenofculture.org)]([mailto:alex@womenofculture.org](http://mailto:alex@womenofculture.org/))] 1–2 days before the event with further details, including a link to a WhatsApp group for important updates. If you do not receive this email (make sure to check your spam as well), it likely means you did not complete registration or payment.
Chelsea Afternoon (New York Day Trip)
Sat, Sep 26, 5:00 PMI think a case can be made that the Chelsea area of Manhattan contains more galleries than anywhere else in the universe. (I'm making an assumption here that other intelligent life somewhere out there doesn't have "art" and "galleries" as we know them. :)) Whether or not the above is true, let's at least make a dent in the huge number of galleries in this neighborhood by starting in the middle and heading south. I'll work up a detailed and specific itinerary within the coming weeks, but let's say straight off that we'll meet at 1:00 at Jim Kempner Fine Art, a gallery on the Northwest corner of 23rd Street and 10th Avenue that is pretty much impossible to miss because looks like a multi-level contemporary house: https://www.jimkempnerfineart.com/ The first thing you encounter upon walking in is the sculpture garden: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-new-york-city-ny-usa-modern-architecture-art-jim-kempner-fine-art-50949706.html https://www.vaadia.com/exhibitions/jimkempner_2011.shtml So let's meet there unless it's raining or really hot, in which case, let's just go inside and meet on the first floor. Other places I'd like to include in the day's outing are Little Island, Pier 57, the Highline (which the photo in this posting is taken from), and, if people are really interested, Hudson Yards. I will probably be sticking around to attend the Brooklyn Book Festival the next day and can help people get to trains and busses if that's wanted or needed. :) More to come!
chai & paint in the park
Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 PM**[CLICK HERE TO REGISTER](https://luma.com/max0rpcd)** (FINAL RSVP IS NOT FROM MEETUP) **welcome to adda ep05 ❤︎** a slow saturday in the park we're painting together, not because we're artists, but because sometimes your hands need to do what your words can't. **what's included:** * chai * homemade snacks * pre-sketched canvas * paints & brushes * your painting to take home *we'll bring the chai, the canvas (with a light sketch), the paints, and snacks. you bring the stories.* come alone or bring a friend. **(we only have 12 spots)** see you soon ❤︎ xx gors
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