MHCAM gets rave reviews every year for our three-day art tour held each spring in a different domestic city! Enjoy an insider's look into the visual art scene of each city we visit along with fellow art lovers. This annual tour is offered to those who support the Museum at the Director's Circle level of $2,500 and above. For more information, please call or email Keeley Anderson, Communications and Stewardship Coordinator, at kanderson@mtholyoke.edu or 413.538.2096.

Highlights of our recent trips include:

DENVER, SPRING 2024

  • Tours of the MCA Denver, Clyfford Still Museum, the Denver Art Museum, and the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art
  • Three private collection visits
  • Tour of painter Amy Metier studio
  • Visit with artist Ana María Hernando
  • Optional tour of the Allen Tupper True murals at the historic 1915 Colorado National Bank

​PITTSBURGH, SPRING 2023

  • Tours of the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Troy Hill Art Houses, and the Andy Warhol Museum
  • Visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob
  • A private collection visit and tour of artist Lenka Clayton’s studio
  • Optional tour of the Mattress Factory

NEW YORK, SPRING 2022 (One-day tour)

  • Private tours of the Whitney Biennial, the Guggenheim Museum, and Sotheby's
  • Behind-the-scenes tours at seven galleries
  • Please note that Director’s Circle trips were paused in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

CLEVELAND, SPRING 2018

  • Tours of moCa Cleveland, the Cleveland Museum of Art including their textile conservation lab, and the Transformer Station
  • Public art tour with the Director at LAND-Studio
  • Tour of the Progressive Art Collection, three private collection visits, including a sculpture park
  • Optional tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

CHICAGO, SPRING 2017

  • Tours of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Five private collection visits
  • Optional architectural cruise along the Chicago River

SAN FRANCISCO, SPRING 2016

  • Tours of SFMOMA (including a tour of their conservation lab), the Legion of Honor Museum, the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, the Hess Art Collection, Pier 24 Photography, and the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
  • Five private collection visits

NEW YORK, SPRING 2015

  • Tours of the Noguchi Museum, Asia Society, the Drawing Center, the Museum of Biblical Art, and Socrates Sculpture Park
  • Tour of sculptor Mark di Suvero’s studio
  • Reception with alum artist Jane Hammond ‘72
  • Six private collection visits featuring ancient to contemporary art

HOUSTON, SPRING 2014

  • Tours at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Project Row Houses, the Rothko Chapel, the Menil Collection, and Richmond Hall
  • Seven private collection visits ranging from 19th-century American to contemporary art

Join Director's Circle today at the $2,500 level or above to receive your invitation to our annual three-day art tour! Those who give at the $5,000 level and above receive early-bird registration for this tour.