The Trips Committee announced a new New Trip and a short wait list for another.
Wed., March 6, American Museum of Natural History, New York: Butterfly Conservatory, with more than 500 free-flying butterflies among lush tropical plants; 18,000 species of butterflies are classified into five families; the exhibition features three families. Wonderfully diverse in shape, size and color, butterflies are found everywhere from the Arctic tundra to tropical rain forests.
Participants will receive a “General Admission + One” ticket for the “Butterflies” special exhibition, 45 halls and the Rose Center for Earth and Space; it can be upgraded at the museum to include everything.
Short Wait List Trip
Wed., Feb. 20, New York Historical Society, New York: Explore a wide variety of exhibitions with some focusing on black and women’s issues: “Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow” from 1865 to World War I, and “African American Voting Rights;” Women’s Voices,” “Where Are the Monumental Women?” and “Three Centuries of War on the Home Front;” Audubon Bird of the Month, The Gallery of Tiffany Lamps and other exhibitions/installations.
Registration for all trips should be made in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.