The bus departs at 10:00 am for a trip to the Currier Museum of Art to see the exhibit: Stories of the Sea. The Currier is thrilled to present Stories of the Sea, a new show that brings together a number of extraordinary loans with a wide array of artworks and objects from the museum’s permanent collection in order to explore various maritime themes. The selection spans the 16th century to the present day, and includes dramatic seascapes painted in the Romantic tradition; images of steamers and transoceanic travels, referencing migration and tourism; representations of harbors and shipyards; and poetic tributes to the hardships endured by men working at sea. Stories of the Sea also looks at the ways in which women have been conventionally depicted by the Western art canon in relation to the sea. Although at times seductive and mysterious, as in the case of mermaids and mythological sea monsters, women are more often presented as melancholic and pensive, waiting in anguish ashore for the return of their men. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Cross by the Sea, Canada (1932), one of the most beloved paintings in the Currier’s collection, stands out in this section. This collection also features Vincent van Gogh’s first painting to depict the outdoors and two seminal paintings by Andrew Wyeth. Approximate return: 3:00 pm. Fee: $35 for transportation and admission. Lunch is on your own at the museums Winter Garden Café. Click ‘Register’ to sign up on the Events Calendar or request and complete a paper Trip Sign Up form at the Front Desk.
