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MAY 2020 Tours: House, Studio & Landscape of MANITOGA
PLEASE NOTE: We have suspended all public programs and tours at this time and will resume as the health situation permits. Please visit our website's Health & Safety section for updates and guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On view in the main House: cycles of seeing by Anne Lindberg through Nov. 9, 2020 and Collecting Modern: Gifts from the George R. Kravis II Collection, iconic designs for the American home by Russel Wright through August 10, 2020.
Visitors meet at the Public Entrance: Manitoga, 584 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524
VIEWING OF THE HOUSE AND STUDIO ARE BY GUIDED TOUR ONLY
Visit MANITOGA, the House, Studio and Woodland Garden of pioneer industrial designer, Russel Wright (1904-1976). Tour Dragon Rock, Wright's experimental home which he built onto the rock ledge of an abandoned quarry while masterfully orchestrating the surrounding landscape into a series of outdoor rooms of varying character and delight.
General admission is $25; $20 for Seniors, Students and Members of Manitoga, docomomo, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Native Plant Center and Storm King, and Metro-North Riders with proof of purchase*; $15 for children 5 to 12 years (children under 5 not permitted). Tours are led by professional guides and limited to 16 people. Advance online ticket purchase required.
PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A MODERATE HIKE
THE TOUR EXPERIENCE
Visitors follow the upper Quarry path to Dragon Rock. Along the way, the tour features stunning views of the House and Studio, an ascending stone staircase, a field of mountain laurel, and the exquisite moss rooms. Visitors approach Dragon Rock by crossing a majestic waterfall via a wood plank bridge. Interior spaces are defined by expanses of glass, innovative materials use, and seamless connections to outside terraces. The Tour concludes by following a stepping stone path over the Quarry Pool dam to the Visitor/Guide House.
As a part of the Artist Residency Program, Manitoga presents Anne Lindberg's luminous large-scale drawings cycles of seeing in the main House, May 15 through November 9.
In her two-part drawing series cycles of seeing, Lindberg's palette of thousands of colored parallel lines will transition from cool to warm as summer becomes fall at Manitoga, reflecting concerns of time, sequence and causality. Lindberg's works unfold at the pace of her step as she pulls lines across a pliant mat board, and she finds context for her work within a long tradition of other walking artists including William Wordsworth, Rebecca Solnit, and Virginia Woolf. To Lindberg's list of walking artists, we might add Russel Wright who routinely walked his seventy-five acres of woodlands over many years, observing, mapping and refining Manitoga's footpaths and trails and placing his house and studio as part of a mindful and orchestrated movement through and dialogue with nature.
IMPORTANT TOUR INFORMATION
Visitors meet at Manitoga's Visitor/Guide House next to the parking lot located at 584 Route 9D in Garrison, NY. The guide will arrive just before the tour begins. Tours last 90 minutes and are conducted rain or shine. Please wear sensible walking shoes and dress for weather.
Visitors must be at least 5 years old and able to negotiate uneven ground, several bridge crossings with no handrails and a series of 40 stone steps. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A MODERATE HIKE.
Pets, backpacks, large bags, tripods, extension poles and selfie-sticks are not permitted.
For general inquiries, email tours@visitmanitoga.org. PLEASE CALL 845-422-2380 if you are unavoidably delayed or will not make your scheduled tour.
METRO-NORTH RIDERS
Take the train to Garrison Station. Make advance arrangements for a short taxi (845 265 8294) or Uber ride from the station to Manitoga, 584 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524. PLEASE NOTE: TAXI SERVICE MUST BE ARRANGED IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY. It is not advised to walk from the train station to Manitoga.
Please note that ticket purchases are non-refundable once sales close two hours before the tour is scheduled to begin.
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LocationManitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center (View)
Manitoga, 584 Route 9D
Garrison, NY 10524
United States
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Minimum Age: 5 |
Dog Friendly: No |
Non-Smoking: Yes! |
Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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