About this Event
Let's take a field trip! Join Access Pride Coalition and Basically Wonderful as we explore the Morse Museum of American Art together on Friday, March 13 from 5-7PM.
Meetup with us at 5pm in the main room of the museum. We will start heading deeper into the museum together around 5:15, to allow for folks who may be running a little late to the meetup. Please RSVP so we know to expect & wait for you. DM us on Instagram if you arrive to the museum later but wanna find us, and we'll let you know where to meet us!
Admission to the museum is free from 4-8pm on this day! So please feel encouraged to arrive early or stay later after our meetup to further explore the museum on your own.
This meetup is intended for Queer Disabled folks in the area to explore local spots and sights while spending some quality time together. Allies are welcome to join us for our excursions!
About Morse Museum: The Morse Museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), including the artist and designer’s jewelry, pottery, paintings, art glass, leaded-glass lamps and windows; his chapel interior from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago; and art and architectural objects from his Long Island country estate, Laurelton Hall. The Museum’s holdings also include American art pottery, late 19th- and early 20th-century American paintings, graphics, and decorative art.
We have never been to the Morse Museum before, so most of the accessibility information provided below is sourced from their website. Acces Pride Coalition aims to create an accessibility review of this location after our visit, so other disabled folks in the area can feel thouroughly prepared ahead of their visits in the future.
Accessibility and Venue Information:
https://morsemuseum.org/plan-your-visit/
- Address: The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 North Park Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789
- Parking is available directly behind the Museum and is accessible from Cole and Canton Avenues. Additional free parking is available on the first, fourth, and fifth floors of the Park Place garage on Canton Avenue, across from the Museum.
- The Museum is a five-minute walk from the SunRail station. Trains run weekdays and a schedule is available on the SunRail website.
- The Celtic Crossings Harp Trio will be playing at the museum during our visit, so there will be live Celtic harp, flute, and violin music inside the venue.
- Sanitizing stations are available in the lobby and outside of the Museum Shop.
- The Morse provides complimentary audio tours of our collection that are accessible via cellphone. Please bring headphones or earbuds for your cellphone.
- The Museum’s galleries are kept at 68 degrees. A light sweater or jacket may be advisable to ensure your comfort.
- A limited number of wheelchairs are available to people with disabilities. Inquire at the Visitor Services Desk. [Unclear if these are a free resource.]
- BW and APC will bring earplugs, hand fans, and some small fidgets to help with sensory needs during our visit.
- BW and APC will bring N-95 and KN-95 face masks for attendees. Masks are HIGHLY encouraged for the folks joining us for our outing, but please note that masks are not a requirement for entry into the museum nor the general public that will also be in attendance.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 North Park Avenue, Winter Park, United States
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