January 2021
‘Tiffany & La Farge: Stained Glass Titans of the 20th Century’ Webinar
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! New York Adventure Club | www.AdventureClub.com At the turn of the 20th century, the ability to create windows made from flat sheets of opalescent glass was realized — and with this breakthrough, a new market for stained glass was born. Two artists quickly stood out from the rest of the pack — Louis Comfort Tiffany and John La Farge; once on friendly terms, their relationship soured once…
Find out more »‘Fear City: New York City in the 1970s & 1980s’ Webinar
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! New York Adventure Club | www.AdventureClub.com Artists and arsonists. Punk rockers and panicky bankers. Sex workers and serial killers. New York City in the 1970s and 1980s was a tale of two cities — one of terrible economic and physical hardship, but also one of great artistic and sexual freedom. This is the story of what the "Big Apple" was like in one of its grittiest…
Find out more »‘The Secrets of TriBeCa: Lofts, Artists, & Alleyways’ Webinar
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! New York Adventure Club | www.AdventureClub.com While the Manhattan neighborhood of TriBeCa is known today for its namesake film festival, celebrity sightings, and high-end private homes, it was anything but for nearly 300 years. This is the real story of the sailors, merchants, and artists that once called this neighborhood home, and the historical remnants of its artistic and industrial past — if you know…
Find out more »‘Democracy on Paper: Political Posters of the 1960s & ’70s’ Webinar
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! New York Adventure Club | www.AdventureClub.com While TV and radio marketing campaigns surrounding American presidential election campaigns have been the subject of countless studies and critiques, the medium of posters — though just as impactful — has been largely overlooked. This is the story of the election, protest, get-out-the-vote, and satirical posters of the 1960s and '70s that defined their generation — and shaped future ones.Join New York…
Find out more »‘The Titanic Epilogue: New York City After the Great Sinking’ Webinar
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! New York Adventure Club | www.AdventureClub.com Had it not collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, the RMS Titanic would have arrived at New York City's Pier 59 on April 17, 1912 — capping off the maiden voyage of what was hailed as "The Greatest Ship in the World." While the tragedy surrounding the voyage itself has been memorialized in books and television, the events…
Find out more »‘The Hidden Art Treasures Inside NYC’s Hotel Bars and Lobbies’ Webinar
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! New York Adventure Club | www.AdventureClub.com While too many New York City hotels seem to have chosen their art collections from a 1997 Walmart catalog, a handful of them, fortunately, challenge the status quo — so much so that they've become a beacon of inspiration and creativity for visitors and New Yorkers alike. Are you ready to embark on a virtual treasure hunt to uncover…
Find out more »‘The Audubon Mural Project: NYC Street Art for Endangered Birds’ Webinar
Can't make it live? Register and get access to the full replay for one week! New York Adventure Club | www.AdventureClub.com If you walk around the Northern Manhattan neighborhood of Hamilton Heights, you're bound to stumble upon beautiful artworks on seemingly every corner. But unlike other art collectives around New York City featuring an eclectic range of themes, this one focuses exclusively on birds — and not just any birds, but those North American species that could become extinct if…
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