New York Adventure Club

https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1985146029212

London is a city where royal tradition, historic architecture, and vibrant neighborhoods come together to create one of the world’s most fascinating cultural capitals. But what stories lie behind the palaces, streets, and markets that have shaped this global metropolis for centuries? Get ready to journey through London’s iconic sights, rich history, and colorful boroughs in a series that brings its character and charm vividly to life.

Join New York Adventure Club for a four-part series exploring the historic locales, traditions, and landmarks that define London. In Part One: South Bank & Kensington, we’ll visit a lively stretch of the Thames where street art, major museums, historic markets, and royal grounds come together to showcase one of the capital’s most dynamic districts.

Led by tour guide Kelsey Betzelberger, this experience — featuring plenty of firsthand photo and video walkthroughs, intriguing anecdotes, and expert insights — will include:

• Leake Street Tunnel — the ever-changing graffiti gallery beneath Waterloo Station where artists continuously layer vibrant murals over old creations, transforming the tunnel into one of London’s most colorful creative spaces
• The South Bank cultural corridor — from the industrial architecture of Tate Modern, housed in a former power station, to nearby Southwark Cathedral, a Gothic church with nearly a thousand years of history and ties to William Shakespeare
• Borough Market’s lively food scene — one of London’s oldest marketplaces, where centuries of trading tradition meet a vibrant collection of artisan producers and global street food vendors
• Cruising the River Thames — gliding past historic bridges and modern landmarks aboard an Uber Boat while discovering how the river shaped London’s development, trade, and identity
• London Eye views and royal Kensington — sweeping skyline vistas before venturing into the pastel streets of Notting Hill and the elegant grounds of Kensington Palace, once home to Princess Diana

Afterward, we'll have a Q&A with Kelsey — any and all questions are welcomed and encouraged!
Can't make it live? Don't worry, you'll have access to the full replay through one week after the entire series concludes.
See you there, virtually!

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***A full replay of the experience will be available to all registered guests for up to a week after the series finale
****If the event has already passed, but it's been less than a week since the series finale, you can still register for it on our website's active replay section!

A Walk Through London Series
Part 1: South Bank & Kensington (Thursday, April 9 @ 1:00pm ET)
Part 2: The Royal Quarter (Thursday, April 16 @ 1:00pm ET)
Part 3: The Old City & Tower Bridge (Thursday, April 23 @ 1:00pm ET)
Part 4: The Creative Districts (Thursday, April 30 @ 1:00pm ET)

About Kelsey
I'm Kelsey, from Explore with Kelsey, a passionate tour guide and expatriate opera singer originally from Chicago. With Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Northwestern University, I've traveled to 50 countries, and lived in Austria, Germany, Italy, Croatia, France, England, The Netherlands, and now Valencia, Spain, where I'm happily settled with my husband and our two cats. My mission is to share my love for exploration and cultural discovery with my fellow travelers, igniting curiosity and fostering a deeper appreciation for the world's wonders.

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Categories: Virtual, Neighborhoods

https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1984626030883

Before Central Park became the green heart of Manhattan, it was home to a thriving community that has all but vanished from public memory. Who were the residents of Seneca Village, and how did their autonomous, predominantly Black settlement come to an abrupt end? It's time to uncover the remarkable history of this lost neighborhood and the lives forever changed by its destruction.

Join New York Adventure Club as we explore the fascinating story of Seneca Village, a 19th-century community that once stood in the area now occupied by Central Park — until it was seized and erased through eminent domain.

Led by Sylvia Laudien-Meo — art historian, museum educator, and NYC tour guide — our virtual journey into this forgotten chapter of New York City history will include:

• A closer look at New York City in 1825, when Seneca Village was first established
• The push factors that led African Americans to seek refuge outside of downtown Manhattan
• The pull factors that made the Upper West Side an appealing place to settle
• Geographic and architectural remains of Seneca Village, including artifacts uncovered from the site
• A virtual tour through a digitally recreated Seneca Village, showcasing its homes, churches, schools, and gardens
• Personal stories of Seneca Village residents, derived from historical documents

Afterward, we'll have a Q&A with Sylvia — any and all questions are welcomed and encouraged!
Can't make it live? Don't worry, you'll have access to the full replay for one week!
See you there, virtually!

*Immediately upon registering, you will receive a separate, automated email containing the link to join this webinar
**For the best possible viewing experience, please ensure you're using the latest version of your internet browser
***A full replay of the experience will be available to all registered guests for up to a week
****If the event has already passed, but it's been less than a week, you can still register for it on our website's active replay section!

About Sylvia
Sylvia Laudien-Meo is a freelance Art Historian who works in and around the city in various capacities, specializing on Modern and Contemporary art, with a strong focus on Public Art. She teaches art history at Fairleigh Dickinson University and has been working as a museum educator at MoMA, the Guggenheim and the Jewish Museum for over many years, engaging visitors in conversation based, interactive art experiences of permanent collections and changing exhibitions.
For the Municipal Art Society, UFT, Brandeis Univ., and private clients, she has been touring the city for over 20 years, exploring art and architecture, parks, neighborhoods and history. Working in various different capacities gives her a unique opportunity to make intriguing connections and weave together the complex perspectives that make out the tapestry of our fascinating city.
SLM holds a Masters Degree in Art History (with minors in History and American Studies) from the Joh. Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, as well as a Tourism degree from the EST in Paris France.

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Categories: Virtual, Landmarks

https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1984479704216

For more than two centuries, the monumental architecture of ancient Egypt has appeared in surprising places around the world — including the streets and skyline of New York City. How did the symbols of an ancient Nile civilization travel across the Atlantic to become powerful expressions of permanence, authority, and ambition in American culture? From towering obelisks and solemn memorials to long-lost landmarks that once stood where familiar institutions now rise, it's time to trace the enduring waves of “Egyptomania” that shaped the architectural landscape of New York and beyond.

Join New York Adventure Club for a two-part series exploring how waves of fascination with ancient Egypt reshaped architecture, monuments, and civic spaces in New York City and beyond. In Part Two: 1865–Present, we'll explore the later waves of “Egyptomania,” from the global revival sparked in the late 19th century to the renewed fascination with Egyptian imagery in the modern era.

Led by licensed NYC tour guide James Henry, this virtual exploration will include:

• The Suez Canal and Egyptomania’s second wave — How the canal’s 1869 inauguration and the debut of Verdi’s Aida reignited global fascination with ancient Egypt and its monumental imagery
• Egyptian monuments arrive in Western capitals — The dramatic journeys that brought ancient obelisks from Egypt to London and New York City, transforming them into modern civic monuments
• America’s great obelisk rises in Washington — The long-delayed completion of the Washington Monument and its role as the nation’s most ambitious reinterpretation of an ancient Egyptian form
• The discovery of King Tut’s tomb — How the sensational find in 1922 ignited a third wave of “Egyptomania,” inspiring Art Deco architecture, movie palaces, Masonic lodges, and popular culture
• Egyptian Revival in the modern world — From Jazz Age theaters to the blockbuster King Tut exhibitions of the 1970s and beyond, tracing how the imagery of ancient Egypt continues to resurface in art, architecture, and design

Afterward, we'll have a Q&A with James — any and all questions are welcomed and encouraged!
Can't make it live? Don't worry, you'll have access to the full replay through one week after the entire series concludes.
See you there, virtually!

*Immediately upon registering, you will receive a separate, automated email containing the link to join this webinar
**For the best possible viewing experience, please ensure you're using the latest version of your internet browser
***A full replay of the experience will be available to all registered guests for up to a week after the series finale
****If the event has already passed, but it's been less than a week since the series finale, you can still register for it on our website's active replay section!

The Egyptian Revival Movement Series
Part 1: 1787–1865 (Thursday, April 2 @ 8:00pm ET)
Part 2: 1865–Present (Thursday, April 9 @ 8:00pm ET)

About James
James Henry is a certified NYC tour guide focusing on the cemeteries and burial spaces of New York City. He has worked for a wide range of organizations including Atlas Obscura, The Bowery Boys, Evergreens Cemetery and Green-Wood Cemetery.

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Categories: Virtual, Moments in History

https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1984626264582

This is a re-aired recording of this program’s most recent live webinar. Once the viewing period ends, this recording will not be offered again for at least one year.

After the Civil War, stewards of a young America sought to organize the nation's budding artists into a creative powerhouse, prestigious enough to rival the artists of Old Europe. But beyond the creation of great American art, they also sought to elevate the level of cultural refinement of the average American, to prove to the world that our young nation could be preoccupied with more than just the almighty Buck! This is the story of the beginning of New York's premier art institutions, and the battle royale between them to define and acquire the world's finest masterpieces.

Join New York Adventure Club as we explore the role that society and government played in the founding of our major art institutions in the 19th and 20th century, and how they promoted American culture to a resistant Europe while remaking New York into the world's foremost center of culture.

Led by NYC Tour Guide Deborah Zelcer, our look at how America's iconic art institutions came to be will include:

• The creation of and competition between New York's original highbrow art institutions, including The MET, MoMA, The Whitney, the National Academy of Design, Art Students League, and the Guggenheim Museum
• A virtual recreation of the Fifth Avenue Museum Mile trek, uncovering how the keepers of our early cultural collections defined art, and decided what would hang on their walls
• What each art museum's iconic building design reveals about the collections within
• The forward-thinking prominent American women who broke through gender barriers and advanced 20th-century art

See you there, virtually!

*Immediately upon registering, you will receive a separate, automated email containing the link to join this webinar
**For the best possible viewing experience, please ensure you're using the latest version of your internet browser
***A full replay of the experience will be available to all registered guests for up to a week
****If the event has already passed, but it's been less than a week, you can still register for it on our website's active replay section!

About Deborah
ProwlerNYC Walking Tours are immensely entertaining while being information packed. Led by design professional and urban enthusiast Deborah Zelcer, the details of the political, social, economic and aesthetic influences that have shaped New York are revealed in story telling fashion. Join in to discover secrets of the city that amaze newcomers and seasoned veterans of the metropolis.

Testimonials
"The speaker was very clear and organized and she presented a comprehensive study of the topic" -Melissa
"The tour guide was fantastic. She was very organized and knowledgeable." -Sandra
"Extremely knowledgeable and personable presenter, awesome visuals, exciting history and Jewish cultural associations." -Olga
"Well paced, very comprehensive, clearly organized and spoken, learned so much!!!" -Cindy
"Deborah.... It was terrific. I was to stunned with all the information coming through to even posit a question..... thank you for bringing so many coordinated facts together. It was outstanding." -Christine
"Deborah was so knowledgeable and a fantastic presenter! I am a museum employee in one of the museums in the webinar and I learned so much. Thank you Deborah!" -Laura
"A beautifully organized and compelling story! As a longtime art and museum lover, I loved every minute of this presentation. It felt like being in my old AP art history class, which was wonderful. I even rewatched parts of it, which I rarely do!" -Carol
"Presenter was very easy to listen to; flow was organized and integrated; provided just enough information." -Kathy
"Guide knowledgeable. Insights and commentary excellent." -Darren
"Excellent presentation and delivery. Great info. Learned a ton!" -Jennifer
"Deborah is a genius. She gets into the art and the history and the politics." -Shoshana
"Superb presentation. I had no idea of the interconnection between the Art museums of NYC. Fascinating material, well presented." -Kristan
"The fascinating social and cultural insights, the historical context, the expertise, the rigorous research, the delivery, the supporting visuals and videos." -Ivana
"An enormous amount of 'contextualizing' - always helpful in understanding the topic against the backdrop of the times. Deborah Zelcer's knowledge is impressive!" -Charles
"Her style of presentation, the topic was so interesting and the time just flew by. I will be looking for her other tours." -Diane
"The presenter spoke clearly and shared an incredible amount of interesting and in-depth information." -Vicki
"A well organized presentation with excellent illustrations telling a fascinating story spanning more than a century. The speaker is a delight to listen to." -Doug
"Through the development of the major art museums of New York City, I learned the history of art treasures as it entered our country and the innovations America gifted to the art world. Passion and high energy of Deborah inspired me and held my interest the entire time. Loved every minute of it." -Thaisa
"The format of presentation - chronologically building a really good story - and the docents excellent presentation skills and deep knowledge and love of her subject matter." -M-A
"Fascinating history of art in America. Great images and really informative. We loved it!" -Karen
"I love NYC's art museums so it was wonderful to learn about the people responsible for creating them and about some of the artwork they contain. It was all wonderful. Only to express my gratitude to the NY Adventure Club for arranging and providing these excellent programs." -Eva
"Great talk. I’ll be looking up her tours if I ever get to town again." -Karl

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Categories: Virtual, Moments in History