Registration for the Museum Portion including Modern Rebels Exhibition Lecture and Visit is now available.
If you are still interested in both the S/V Denis Sullivan Sail Noon-2:00 PM and Museum Lecture and Visit, there may be a few seats remaining. Use online registration.
Questions - contact Bob Blitzke, bblitzke@gmail.com or 608-271-7741.
There will two buses:
Bus A - serving Oakwood West
Bus B - serving Capitol Lakes and East Towne Shopko
Registration Deadline: June 17
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Milwaukee Art Museum Exhibition
Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels
Milwaukee Masterwork Tour Overview:
10:00 AM - We begin our day at the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) to visit its Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels exhibition. These Masterworks are from the Albright-Knox Art Galley of Buffalo, New York. MAM Chief Curator, Brady Roberts will provide us with a fascinating overview of this exhibition and its unique works for the first 45-60 minutes.
Works by the biggest names in art from the late nineteenth century to now – including Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keefe, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol – bring focus to those artists whose creative spirit shaped the course of modern art.
Noon-2:00 PM - We sail aboard the Sailing Vessel Denis Sullivan.
Noon-2:00 PM - We sail aboard the Sailing Vessel Denis Sullivan.
11:00 AM- 3:00 PM – Free time to visit the Modern Rebels exhibition and museum gift shop, enjoy lunch on your own, visit the Discovery World and Technology Center, stroll along the Lake Michigan shore, sit on the dock and bask in the sun and make preparations before we sail.
Café Calatrava in the museum opens at 11:00 AM. The café dining room faces lakeside, with floor to ceiling windows offering spectacular views. An ever-changing menu of contemporary cuisine is served, including special entrées to complement the Modern Rebels exhibition.
Discovery World and Technology Center is located within easy walking distance of the Milwaukee Art Museum and contains many interesting exhibits. If you choose to visit Discovery World, note that there is an admission charge of $14.00 for seniors. To learn more about the Discovery World and Technology Center, go to: http://www.discoveryworld.org/about/
Optional PLATO Group Rate Admission: $12.00
Select this option on the registration form if you plan to visit Discovery World on your own at the lower PLATO group rate.
Pricing
Combined Sullivan Sail and Museum
PLATO Member Cost: $88
Guest Cost: $103
Museum Portion Only
PLATO Member Cost: $49
Guest Cost: $64
Cost Includes Badger Bus Travel w/Wi-Fi Access, Milwaukee Art Museum Admission and Lecture. Lunch is on your own.
Optional Discovery World and Technology Center Admission: $12
Independent Study - Choose your own personal enrichment educational and/or cultural Milwaukee opportunity (s) Free Time: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM.
PLATO Member Cost: $33
Guest Cost: $43
Non-Member Policy. Each PLATO member is entitled to bring one non-member guest per bus trip. Members must register their guests. Non-member guests pay an additional $15.00 registration fee. PLATO Membership is $60.00/year.
Itinerary
Bear in mind that the PLATO boarding bus route is like Madison Metro or any other municipal bus service. Please arrive early at your boarding stop so you don’t miss the bus. When everyone is aboard and seated, we leave. If
everyone does that, we will all arrive Milwaukee on time to begin our adventure.
– Don’t be late. We can wait just 5 minutes at any one location.
– Pack water bottles and snacks for sustenance on the bus.
Leave Madison
Bus A
7:30 AM - Bus A arrives at Oakwood Village to begin boarding.
7:55 AM Bus A departs for Milwaukee
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Bus B
7:45 AM - Bus B arrives at Capitol Lakes or loading.
8:10 AM - Bus B arrives at East Towne Shopko
8:30 AM - Bus B departs for Milwaukee (Or, sooner if everyone is aboard)
In Milwaukee
10:00 AM Arrive at the Milwaukee Art Museum
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Modern Rebels Lecture
11:15 AM -5:00 PM
Free Time to Visit the Modern Rebels Exhibition, Enjoy Lunch and an optional visit to Discovery World
MAM <=>Milwaukee Public Market bus service will be available (Schedule TBD)
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM (EST) Board Bus for Return to Madison
Arrive Madison
Bus A - (EST) 7:15 PM Oakwood West
Bus B - (EST) 6:45 PM East Towne Shopko
(EST) 7:00 PM Capitol Lakes
REGISTRATION Details
June 17 is the Registration Deadline
Registration Limit: 55
For further information, contact Bob Blitzke, bblitzke@gmail.com and 608-271-7741
