MEXICO CITY October 4–9, 2016
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Dear Friends, We are thrilled to build upon the excitement of an incredible trip to Maastricht and Amsterdam as well as Los Angeles in 2015 and present to you my hometown of Mexico City for fall 2016. As members of the Society of Fellows (SOF) or Business Council (BC), you have the exclusive opportunity to participate in this fantastic expedition. You will have the chance to travel to Mexico City for a week of director-led museum tours, including the unique opportunities to see the world-famous collection of preColumbian artifacts at Museo Nacional de Antropología, tour the home and studio of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and visit and dine with Eduardo Terrazas—a founding member of the Mexican contemporary art scene. Other highlights of this trip include a private visit with multimedia artist Gabriel Orozco, a tour of Luis Barragán’s Chapel of the Capuchinas, Diego Rivera's Museo Anahuacalli, Museo Franz Mayer, architecture tours, and visits with many other artists. I hope you will join me on this once-in-alifetime trip, October 4–9, 2016. Mexico City is a beautiful and energetic capital with a fascinating history, and I’m sure you won’t want to miss the chance to experience the art and culture of this city with your friends at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. 2016 also marks the 50th anniversary of the museum’s most philanthropic organization, the Society of Fellows. Through 50 years of membership, incredible success has been made possible by the generosity of the Society of Fellows. And at 50 years, SOF is as vital as ever to the life of the museum. Trips such as this one have long been central to the high ideals of SOF, and it is a joy to know that our greatest benefactors embrace the spirit of the Nelson-Atkins in their appreciation of a diverse array of cultures. We are carefully crafting an itinerary that will take us to many renowned places. The opportunity to explore these spots with our curator Stephanie Fox Knappe, Samuel Sosland Curator, American Art, combined with my many personal friends and my own knowledge as a native of the city will be sure to provide an unparalleled experience with incredible surprises for all. For more information, or to reserve your space, please call Dale Grzegorczyk, Benefactor Travel, at 1.800.801.6147, or Dana Chamblin at the Nelson-Atkins at 1.816.751.1245. We hope to have the pleasure of your company on what is sure to be an incredible trip— one where we delight in the rich culture of one of the Americas’ oldest major cities. ¡Saludos!
Julián Zugazagoitia Menefee D. and Mary Louise Blackwell Director & CEO The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Catedral Metropolitana
Tuesday, October 4 | MEXICO CITY ARRIVALS Individual arrivals into Benito Juárez International Airport throughout the day. Private transfers to the hotel organized. Check into our hotel, The Four Seasons Mexico City.
The Four Seasons Fountain
Embracing a romantic fountain courtyard, Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F., occupies a refined oasis in the heart of Mexico’s capital—just steps from Chapultepec Park and the exclusive Polanco neighborhood.
Afternoon: Leisure time. Evening: Welcome drinks and relaxed dinner on the central courtyard at the Reforma 500 restaurant of our hotel.
Overnight: The Four Seasons Mexico City. The Four Seasons
Itinerary is subject to change.
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Wednesday, October 5 | MEXICO CITY Buffet breakfast in the El Bar restaurant of our hotel. (7 a.m.–Noon)
Morning: Depart hotel by coach to the neighborhood of San Ángel to visit the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo.
Private visit with artist Gabriel Orozco
Lunch with Gabriel Orozco in his studio and home. Afternoon: Continue 30 minutes by coach to Tlalpan for a visit of Luis Barragán’s Chapel of the Capuchinas. Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
Located in the traditional Colonia San Angel, the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo was a place of residence as well as studios of the two artists. Built as a project of the Mexican painter and architect Juan O’Gorman, a friend of Rivera’s, the house combines organic Mexican architecture and architectural murals with functionalism. The museum exhibits an ongoing study of Rivera and Kahlo, displaying both their work materials and personal items. Short transfer to the home and studio of artist Gabriel Orozco for a private visit. Gabriel Orozco works in a wide range of media, considering philosophical and political issues. Orozco exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery in 2004; a major retrospective was organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in 2000; and more recently at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the Tate Modern, London.
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Chapel of the Capuchinas
The Chapel was originally conceived as a simple renovation to an existing chapel and adjoining cloister in the Tlalpan borough of Mexico City, used by a group of Franciscan nuns. Despite the nun’s modest commission, Barragán chose to finance a large portion of the project himself in order to fulfill their aspirations for a sacred place of worship and to achieve his architectural vision for the site. Above all else, it is Barragán’s distinctive use of light and color, as well as the quality of the material and
Wednesday, October 5, continued | MEXICO CITY palette, that creates a sense of pervasive sacredness and purity throughout the interior. In fact, the chapel is starkly void of ornamentation, save for the altar and triptych, by Mathias Goeritz, which themselves are decidedly minimalistic. Continue 30 minutes by coach to the neighborhood of Coyoacán for a guided visit at Diego Rivera's Museo Anahuacalli. Designed by artist Diego Rivera and completed after his death, the museum is devoted to the display of Rivera’s own collection of over 52,000 works of preColumbian art.
Transfer back to the hotel, with time to rest before the evening. Evening: Depart hotel by private coach to the neighborhood of Lomas de Chapultepec for a visit of the collection of Gabriela and Ramiro Garza (or other private collection TBC depending on hosts’ availability). Dinner at the studio and home of artist Betsabeé Romero.
Overnight: The Four Seasons Mexico City.
Thursday, October 6 | MEXICO CITY Buffet breakfast in the El Bar restaurant of our hotel. (7 a.m.–Noon) Morning: Depart hotel by private coach to the Museo Nacional de Antropología. Guided visits of the Mayan and Aztec collections: Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and the Chapultepec Park, the Museo Nacional de Antropología contains one of the world’s largest collections of artifacts from the pre-Columbian civilizations to the Spanish conquest. Famously, the museum is the home of the Piedra del Sol (the “Stone of the Sun,” or Atzec calendar stone). The museum building was designed in 1963 by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and is widely praised for its success in providing a modern form to many of the aspects found in Mexican colonial and pre-Columbian architecture.
Catedral Metropolitana and the Palacio Nacional. We will stop briefly at the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso for an introduction on the Mexican Muralism and to see the paintings by Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, considered the starting point of this artistic movement.
Continue by bus to the Centro Historicó, driving along Paseo de la Reforma to see the most iconic buildings of Mexico City: Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Zócalo with the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso
Itinerary is subject to change.
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Thursday, October 6, continued | MEXICO CITY Short walk to visit the mural Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central by Diego Rivera.
Evening: Depart hotel by bus to the studio of artist Eduardo Terrazas for a private visit.
Continue by bus to lunch. Lunch at restaurant Azul Histórico. Afternoon: After lunch, short visit to the boutique of fashion designer Remigio Mestas, who sources exquisite textiles from Oaxaca. Continue 10 minutes by bus to the Museo Franz Mayer for a highlight visit of the permanent collection. The Franz Mayer Museum opened in 1986 to house Latin America’s largest collection of decorative arts. The collection was amassed by stockbroker Franz Mayer, who collected fine artworks, books, furniture, ceramics, textiles and many other types of decorative items over 50 years of his life. A large portion comes from Europe and Asia but most comes from Mexico itself with items dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries. The museum is housed in the historic center of Mexico City in the former San Juan de Dios monastery and hospital, an 18thcentury structure which was rehabilitated for the museum.
Eduardo Terrazas
Initially trained as an architect, Eduardo Terrazas has worked across disciplines throughout his over 40-year career. Terrazas is considered one of the founding artists of the Mexican contemporary art scene, exhibiting his work at Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes. His work was included in the 1970 exhibition “Graphics 1: New Dimensions,” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and he has continued to exhibit widely both internationally as well as in Mexico. Dinner to follow with the artist with his gallerist at Proyectos Monclova. At the end of dinner, transfer 15 minutes back to the hotel.
Overnight: The Four Seasons Mexico City. Museo Franz Mayer
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kurimanzutto. Courtesy of the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City. Photo: Omar luis Olguín, 2014
Friday, October 7 | MEXICO CITY Buffet breakfast in the El Bar restaurant of our hotel. (7 a.m.–Noon) Morning: Depart hotel by coach for a private tour of La Casa Luis Barragán with its Director, Catalina Corcuera Cabezut.
suburbs of Mexico City, was built in 1948 and considered to be an outstanding example of the Modern Movement in Mexican architecture. In 2004, it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Continue 10 minutes by coach to Kurimanzutto. Gallery visit with kurimanzutto owners, José Kuri and Mónica Manzutto.
La Casa Luis Barragán
Luis Barragán is considered one of Mexico’s foremost architects, and his home is one of the most important examples of Mexican architecture. Barragán’s House and Studio, in the Itinerary is subject to change.
José Kuri and Mónica Manzutto will speak about the Gallery’s programs as well as the exhibitions that will be on view. kurimanzutto represents several of the most important Mexican contemporary artists. Lunch hosted by kurimanzutto owners, José Kuri and Mónica Manzutto. Exhibitions TBA
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Palacio de Bellas Artes
Friday, October 7, continued | MEXICO CITY Afternoon: Continue by coach to Museo Soumaya for an architecture tour as well as a highlight tour of the collection.
in Latin America—Colección Jumex. The collection was founded by Eugenio López Alonso with special emphasis on Mexican contemporary artists such as Miguel Calderón, Abraham Cruzvillegas and Mario García Torres. Other artists represented include Tacita Dean, Olafur Eliasson, Martin Kippenberger, and Bruce Nauman. Evening: Light dinner at leisure possible prior to the performance.
Museo Soumaya
Depart hotel by coach to the Palacio de Bellas Artes to attend performance TBA.
Museo Soumaya opened in 2011 and exhibits the collection of Carlos Slim Helú. Named after Slim Helú’s late wife, the museum is particularly noted for its collection of works by Auguste Rodin. Walk across the street to Museo Jumex for a closing-day curator-led tour of the collection/the exhibition on show. Located on a triangular site within the Polanco area of Mexico City, this new museum designed by David Chipperfield exhibits part of one of the largest private collections of contemporary art
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Palacio de Bellas Artes
Following the performance, transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight: The Four Seasons Mexico City.
Saturday, October 8 | MEXICO CITY Buffet breakfast in the El Bar restaurant of our hotel. (7 a.m.–Noon) Morning: Depart hotel by coach to the Museo Tamayo for a guided tour with Director Carmen Cuenca Carrara.
The museum is housed in two low circular buildings, linked by a corridor, designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez in 1964. The permanent collection of 20th-Century Mexican and Latin American art include pieces by Remedios Varo, Gelsen Gas, Frida Kahlo, Olga Costa, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Leonora Carrington, Rufino Tamayo, Juan Soriano and Vicente Rojo. The museum proposes also exhibitions of national and international contemporary artists.
Museo Tamayo
Located in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park, the museum is dedicated to the former private collection of artist Rufino Tamayo, as well as to temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. The building was the first major museum in Mexico built with private funds, with Tamayo participating in its design. The permanent collection is still mostly the Tamayo collection with over 300 paintings, sculptures and more by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and René Magritte.
Mimetismo by Remedios Varo
Lunch at restaurant Contramar.
Continue on foot to the Museo de Arte Moderno for an architecture tour and highlights tour of the collection with Director Sylvia Navarrete Bouzard.
Contramar
Museo de Arte Moderno
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Saturday, October 8, continued | MEXICO CITY Continue by coach to the studio of artist Pedro Reyes for a private visit. Trained as an architect, Pedro Reyes explores both space and social interaction. His practice aims to affect change in our world. He has exhibited internationally at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami, the Aspen Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum. OR Continue to a private collection for visit with the owner (TBA depending on hosts’ availability).
From the artist Pedro Reyes
Farewell dinner to follow at Quintonil.
Transfer back to the hotel, with time at leisure to shop or rest before the evening. Evening: Depart hotel for a drinks reception at Galería Labor. We will be greeted by gallery director Pamela Echeverría and invited artists. Quintonil
Overnight: The Four Seasons Mexico City.
Sunday, October 9 | MEXICO CITY Buffet breakfast in the El Bar restaurant of our hotel. (7 a.m.–1 p.m.)
All Day: Individual departures throughout the day. Private transfers to the airport arranged.
This itinerary is preliminary and subject to change according to the availability of artists and collectors. Please check the website at trip-program.com/nelsonatkins for updated information. For more information contact Dale at Benefactor Travel by Hamilton Fitzjames at 1.800.801.6147 or e-mail Dale@HamiltonFitzjames.com.
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Diego Rivera’s 1934 mural Man, Controller of the Universe at Palacio de Bellas Artes
PROGRAM COST $6,400 per person in double occupancy. $1,110 single supplement.
MEXICO CITY October 4–9, 2016
DEPOSIT AND FINAL PAYMENT A deposit of $2,500 per person is required to confirm your place on the trip. The deposit is refundable up until April 1, 2016, less a 3.5% administrative bank fee. Balance of payment is due July 1, 2016. All payments may be made by American Express, VISA, Master Card or check. Please make all checks payable to Benefactor Travel. COST INCLUDES • 5 nights' accommodation in the 5-star Four Seasons Mexico, D.F., Mexico City. • Private arrival and departure transfer with car and driver between airport and hotel. • Top tickets for a performance at Palacio de Bellas Artes. • Full buffet breakfast daily. • 4 Lunches with selected wine, mineral water and tea/coffee. • 3 Dinners with selected wine, mineral water and tea/coffee. • All entrance fees, visits to private collections, galleries and artists’ studios, speakers’ fees and events as outlined in the program page. • All transportation as outlined in the itinerary in a luxury coach. • Luggage porterage fees in and out of hotel. • All taxes for goods and services. • All tips for drivers, hotel, restaurant and guiding staff. • Trip accompanied by Nelson-Atkins staff. • On site staff from Benefactor Travel to accompany group throughout. NOT INCLUDED • Airfare. • Extra alcoholic beverages at meals. • Personal charges (laundry, minibar, telephone, etc). • Optional traveler’s insurance that may be purchased at time of booking. We recommend Travel Guard Insurance. • Any other item not specifically included in the program. This is a working itinerary and modifications may occur depending upon the ultimate availability of our hosts or certain events. The itinerary is subject to change. This trip is based on a minimum of 20 participants. We reserve the right to cancel the program due to insufficient participation. In the unlikely event that the tour is canceled, participants will be informed no later than April 1, 2016 and any trip payments will be refunded in full. We are not responsible for any collateral costs, including airfare or other personal expenses incurred by travelers due to trip cancellation.
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• Restaurant suggestions can be provided.
• Hotel rooms can be reserved.
• Independent guides can be organized.
• Ideas for visits that will not be part of the program can be supplied.
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