This trip is now filled and registration is closed.
First stop will be The Cloisters Museum which is comprised of five Medieval cloisters imported from France and filled with art and artifacts which include The Unicorn Tapestries. An hour tour of the museum is included. We will then be taken to The Metropolitan Museum of Art where you are on your own to explore the largest art museum in the U.S. that includes over 2 million works!! Lunch will be on your own and there are several cafeterias and a dining room within the Met, or choose to explore the many food carts in the adjoining Central Park, or venture farther to the many restaurants in NYC. Don’t miss viewing Cleopatra’s Needle, the Obelisk which was built in 1450 BC and stands in back of the Met!
Cost for everything including tips will be $82 for all members who have paid the annual sustaining membership fee. Price is $87 for guests and all those who have not paid the annual sustaining membership fee.
Bus will pick up: 6 AM at Saratoga Wilton Mall at the North end of Dick’s at Pole C2 and 6:30 AM at Crossgates Mall, the outer parking lot across from Penney’s—sign that says Brown/Upstate. Meet outside the Met at 5 PM!! Bus will leave NYC at 5:15 PM.
Make checks payable to NYSUT Retiree Council 10 and mail to Barbara Zuccaro, 56 Helen Drive, Queensbury, NY 12804. Make sure to list your place of pick-up, cell phone number, email address and emergency contact number!! Download the registration form linked below. Contact Barbara at bzuccaro@roadrunner.com or call 518-792-6799 if you need further information.
http://rc10.ny.aft.org/sites/default/files/article_pdf_files/2019-01/cloister_website.docx