The Trips Committee is gearing up for 2022.
On Wednesday, Jan 12, there will be a trip to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT.
The tour will be of two crafts exhibitions: “Resolute: Native Nations Art in the Bruce Collection”; and “The Fisher Dollhouse: A Venetian Palazzo in Miniature.”
Scheduled during National Native American Heritage Month, the exhibition strives to be more sensitive to ethical questions about the collections, and it consulted with an indigenous museum and various tribes to increase the interpretation of various objects.
The show includes baskets, weaving, ceramics, silver, a doll, drum, and more by “known artists.”
The 10-room dollhouse was created during the Covid pandemic by Joanna Fisher, an art patron, and collector in New York City, and was inspired by the Gritti Palace in Venice. The small palazzo was by British designer Holly Jo Beck but with a Murano-style chandelier made in Madrid, a watering can and espresso machine by a metal crafter in Georgia, and miniatures of contemporary art by ten international artists.
It all sounds pretty interesting. Sign-up is in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove across from the Computer Room.