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New York, NY | Private Tour of the United Nations Art Collection
June 23 | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join ArtTable for an exclusive visit to the unique art collection of the United Nations Headquarters! The UN gifts collection is a combination of artworks, historic objects, and architectural components donated by member states, foundations, and individual donors since 1950. Many of the most prominent figures in the art world, such as Marc Chagall, Candido Portinari, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, are represented in the UN collection. In this tour, you will see a selection of the artworks located in the building, and will access the Security Council, the General Assembly Hall, as well as the Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council Chambers, meetings permitting.
IMPORTANT SECURITY INFORMATION:
All attendees will need to register with UN security prior to the tour. Please keep a lookout for this link from ArtTable.
Please arrive 1 hour early (at 12:30pm) to go through UN security on the day of the event
All visitors 16 years and older are required to bring a valid government-issued photo identification issued by a Member State or an Observer State of the United Nations. Photo identification must be original, in Latin characters.
We will meet at the Visitors Check-In Office (801 1st Avenue at 45th Street) at 12:30pm, and walk together across the street to the United Nations Headquarters after going through security.
Accessibility information:
The United Nations Headquarters is accessible to persons with disabilities.
Program Admission:
- ArtTable Members – $45
- ArtTable Member Guest – $50
- Non Members – $55
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All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.
ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Image credits:
The tapestry “”Polynesie le Ciel”” was donated by the Government of France to the UN in 1981. It was executed by the Manifacture de Beauvais from a Henri Matisse cartoon entitled Polynesie le Ciel, which the artist made in 1946.
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