Join the Art Deco Society of Washington for the Post-Congress tour to Pittsburgh, May 21-24, 2017. Although the Grand Tour and Mini Tour are sold out, limited space remains for some individual events. New registration options have been added but space is limited and transportation is not always included. The number of remaining spaces is shown on the registration form.
Contact Jim Linz if you want to add your name to the waiting list for the Wednesday tours.
Tentative Itinerary
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Motorcoach Transfer From Cleveland to Pittsburgh (Optional)
11:00 am Register/Board Bus
12:00 pm Stan Hywet Estate and Gardens, home of Frank Seiberling, founder of Goodyear. http://www.stanhywet.org/
5:00 pm Arrive William Penn Hotel
5:45 pm Dinner--Grand Concourse Restaurant, West (Restored Pittsburgh and Erie Railway Station)
Monday, May 22, 2017
Docent guided walking tour of Art Deco along and near Grant Street.
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Locations include
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Bus to the Strip District. Lunch on your own at the original Primanti Brothers' sandwich shop opened in 1933. Shopping at Mahla & Co. Antiques. Art Deco dealer Nicholas Roy will have special merchandise available as well as a special selection of vintage fashions. A prominent mid-century dealer also exhibits at the mall.
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tours of Shadyside and Oakland
A combination of bus and self-guided walking tours will explore the neighborhoods surrounding the Carnegie Museum of Art. Sites to be visited include
At the Carnegie Museum of Art, docents will guide us through the modernism collections including the massive "Chariot of Aurora" panels from the Normandie designed by Jean Dupas.
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fundraiser for the Frank House Foundation
Reception/Dinner/Video/"Living History" Program
The Crystal Room in the historic St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral will be the site of the evening program including an open bar reception, dinner, screening of a new video on the Frank House produced and narrated by leading architectural historian Barry Bergdoll, and a "Living History" discussion with Alan Frank. Alan grew up in the Frank House and has fond memories of interactions with Gropius and Breuer and the social life in the home. http://thefrankhouse.org/gallery
Tuesday, May 22, 2017
Frank Lloyd Wright Excursion
8:00 am -- Depart William Penn Hotel
9:30 am -- Arrive at Kentuck Knob
10:00 am - 11:00 am -- Guided tours of Kentuck Knob
11:30 am -- Depart for Fallingwater
Lunch on your own at Fallingwater (cafe on premise)
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm -- Guided tours of Fallingwater
5:00 pm return to William Penn Hotel
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Farewell Dinner--Bodega at Gaucho Parilla, an Argentine restaurant (space limited)
Those not participating in the Frank Lloyd Wright tour and Facewell dinner are encouraged to visit the
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Morning Bus Tour
9:00 - 11:30 am
Sites to be visited include
Lunch on your own, Market Square
Afternoon Bus Tour
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sites to be visited include
Dinner on your own at Kennywood.
Registration options:
The Pittsburgh Grand tour ($500 - $600) includes
The Pittsburgh Mini-tour ($300 - $350) package includes all of the above except the Fallingwater/Kentuck Knob excursion and dinner at Gaucho Parilla.
Tour fees do not include hotel, breakfast, lunch, or Wednesday dinner.
Extra cost options include
A La Carte Options
Portions of the Pittsburgh Post-Congress program may be available on an a la carte basis depending on the level of demand for the Grand Tour and Mini Tour and program capacity.
Registration is available for the Monday night Frank House Benefit ($140) . In addition, space may be available after April 1st for the following:
To get on the waiting list for the above, write to congress@adsw.org and indicate which event(s) you are interested in.
Hotel Reservations
Accomodations are not included in the price of the post-Congress tour. A block of rooms have been reserved for program participants at the Omni William Penn Hotel for $155 excluding taxes.
Early Registration Discount
Please make sure that all fields marked with an * are filled in or your registration cannot be preocessed.
Questions: congress@adsw.org