Hidden Harbor Tour of NYC History Captured in Public Art You Can Visit

Join the Working Harbor Committee on a Circle Line Sightseeing boat leaving from Pier 83, located at W. 42nd St. & 12th Ave. in Manhattan.

Our tour will take us to places in the harbor where famous scenes have been captured in public art you can visit in NYC!

See how New York Harbor has inspired artists throughout history. Learn about the famous Marine Grill terracotta murals of the McAlpin Hotel and the hidden trompe l’oeil mural of the Brooklyn Bridge and its neighboring bridges; the Manhattan and Williamsburg at the South Street Seaport. This new Hidden Harbor Tour© transports you back in time through art!

The 2-hour, fully narrated tour on a Circle Line Sightseeing boat, departs at 2:00PM sharp. Boarding begins at 1:30PM from Pier 83 in Manhattan located on West 42nd. Street and 12th. Avenue (Hudson River). Snack bar on board.

Special guest speakers: Bruce Weber, Curator of Paintings & Sculpture, Museum of City of New York; WHC Board members Gordon Cooper, HHH Maritime Consulting, and Bonnie Harken, AIA, Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc.; and WHC Steering Committee member Margaret Stocker, Maritime Historian.

All passengers will receive a hand-out that will list the collection of maritime artwork we will be discussing and where to find these works of art in NYC.

Tickets: $30; $25 seniors.

For group sale rates, email [email protected]

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When: Sun., May. 1, 2016 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join the Working Harbor Committee on a Circle Line Sightseeing boat leaving from Pier 83, located at W. 42nd St. & 12th Ave. in Manhattan.

Our tour will take us to places in the harbor where famous scenes have been captured in public art you can visit in NYC!

See how New York Harbor has inspired artists throughout history. Learn about the famous Marine Grill terracotta murals of the McAlpin Hotel and the hidden trompe l’oeil mural of the Brooklyn Bridge and its neighboring bridges; the Manhattan and Williamsburg at the South Street Seaport. This new Hidden Harbor Tour© transports you back in time through art!

The 2-hour, fully narrated tour on a Circle Line Sightseeing boat, departs at 2:00PM sharp. Boarding begins at 1:30PM from Pier 83 in Manhattan located on West 42nd. Street and 12th. Avenue (Hudson River). Snack bar on board.

Special guest speakers: Bruce Weber, Curator of Paintings & Sculpture, Museum of City of New York; WHC Board members Gordon Cooper, HHH Maritime Consulting, and Bonnie Harken, AIA, Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc.; and WHC Steering Committee member Margaret Stocker, Maritime Historian.

All passengers will receive a hand-out that will list the collection of maritime artwork we will be discussing and where to find these works of art in NYC.

Tickets: $30; $25 seniors.

For group sale rates, email [email protected]

Click Here for Tickets

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