Tours

Smithsonian American Art Museum Tour: The Civil War and American Art Exhibit
Join the Lifelong learning Program at Shepherd University for a day at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. We will travel by bus to the American Art Museum, tour The Civil War and American Art Exhibit featuring American artists Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnson, Frederic Church and Sanford Gifford. This major exhibition examines how America's artists represented the impact of the Civil War and its aftermath through the focus on landscape and genre painting. It follows the conflict from palpable unease on the eve of war, to heady optimism that it would be over with a single battle, to a growing realization that this conflict would not end quickly and a deepening awareness of issues surrounding emancipation and the need for reconciliation. Enjoy lunch on your own. The Lifelong learning Program at Shepherd is dedicated to meeting the interests of the mature members of our community who wish to engage in stimulating, fun discussions and activities in an academic setting.

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Tour price: $79 ($65 for members)

Contact Information: Karen M. Rice, Director of Lifelong Learning, krice@shepherd.edu; phone, 304-876-5135; fax, 304-876-5057

The Battle of Gettysburg, 150 Years Later
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated his army around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, upon the approach of Union Gen. George G. Meade's forces. On July 1, Confederates drove Union defenders through Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill. The next day Lee struck the flanks of the Union line resulting in severe fighting at Devil's Den, Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Peach Orchard, Culp's Hill and East Cemetery Hill. Southerners gained ground but failed to dislodge the Union host. On the morning of July 3rd, fighting raged at Culp's Hill with the Union regaining its lost ground. That afternoon, after a massive artillery bombardment, Lee attacked the Union center on Cemetery Ridge and was repulsed with heavy losses in what is known as Pickett's Charge. Lee's second invasion of the North had failed. Visit the battlefields and cemetery of Gettysburg as we approach the sesquicentennial remembrance of this battle. Learn of the strategic defense action from each side from a tour guide. After the tour, enjoy a lunch at The Inn @ Herr Ridge, established in 1815.

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tour price: $99 ($79 for members)

Contact Information: Karen M. Rice, Director of Lifelong Learning, krice@shepherd.edu; phone, 304-876-5135; fax, 304-876-5057