Fall fun Upstate: Grace Farms & Katonah Museum Day Trip

Art-full members are invited to spend a fall Saturday immersed in art, architecture, and nature on a specially curated day trip.

Advance Purchase Required here

We’ll begin with a guided tour of Grace Farms in New Canaan, a unique cultural and humanitarian center designed by the acclaimed Japanese architecture firm SANAA. Nestled within 80 acres of meadows, woodlands, and ponds, Grace Farms is known for its iconic River building, a glass-enclosed structure that seamlessly flows through the landscape. The guided tour will highlight the site’s architecture, art installations, and mission-driven programming around nature, community, and peace.

After the tour, we’ll enjoy a brunch at the picturesque Bedford Post Inn, a Relais & Châteaux member recognized for its exceptional quality and unique character, about a 15 minute drive from Grace Farms.

Finally, we’ll take another short drive to the Katonah Museum of Art, a small museum which packs a big punch, offering fresh perspectives on contemporary art and culture within an intimate, thoughtfully designed space. Our private guided tour will take us through their two current exhibitions, both of which close the following day -

• Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver - Spanning fifty years of Carrington’s career, this exhibition celebrates her creative and technical versatility with more than thirty rarely seen artworks, generously loaned from private collections.
• Sublime Geometries - Drawn from the collection of The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, this exhibition presents a multi-generational group of women artists who are reinventing geometric abstraction in contemporary art.

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✨ Why join this trip?

• Experience two world-class cultural destinations in one day, with guided tours at both venues.
• Discover the intersection of art, architecture, nature, and community engagement at Grace Farms.
• Gain fresh insights into contemporary art and its relevance today at the Katonah Museum of Art.

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Full Schedule:
8:30am | Meet for 8:45am departure from Avis at 225 E 43rd St.

(approx. 75 min drive)
10:30am | Grace Farms tour
365 Lukes Wood Road, New Canaan

(approx. 15 min drive)
1pm | Brunch at the Bedford Post Barn at the Bedford Post Inn
954 Old Post Road | Bedford, NY

(approx. 10 min drive)
3:30pm | Katonah art museum tour
134 Jay Street | Katonah, NY

(approx. 60 min drive)
Approx. 6pm | Return to midtown

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Please note:

• All tickets include entrance fees & guided tours at both venues, plus 1 brunch entree + 1 non-alcoholic beverage at the Bedford Post
• Full experience ticket also include a spot in our rental car, departing from Avis car rental in Midtown east at 8:45am and returning around 6pm
• It is recommended to have a car to reach each of these locations, however it’s possible to reach Grace Farms by MetroNorth to New Canaan and return from Katonah, ubering to the exact locations in between

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Advance Purchase Required here

Pricing for Art-full members:
Tours & brunch only (no transport) | $100 early bird through 9/25; $110 full price

(only book this option if you have your own car or plan to take the train and uber in between locations)
Full experience with transport | $160 early bird through 9/25; $170 full price

*Premier members save an additional 20%. Learn more about and join the membership here

Note about tickets/ RSVP's:

• RSVPs on Meetup do NOT count as official registrations for this event, and the RSVP count on Meetup may not reflect the actual number of attendees. To attend, you must purchase a ticket, which guarantees your spot, regardless of whether you RSVP here.
• All paid and confirmed attendees will receive an email from alex@womenofculture.org 1–2 days before the event with further details, including a link to a WhatsApp group for important updates. If you do not receive this email (make sure to check your spam as well), it likely means you did not complete registration or payment.