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Travel with Friends


The Travel with Friends series offers stimulating day trips to exciting museums, exhibitions and private collections. Tickets for these travel opportunities will be available to Friends of Artis—Naples at the Premier level and above.

If you are not yet Premier level and would like to receive access to the exciting slate of 2023-24 trips, please contact the Development Department at 239-254-2719.


2023-24 Season Travel with Friends
Tickets go on sale approximately six weeks prior to each trip.
To purchase tickets, call 239-597-1900.

The Art of Gardens and Glass

Thursday, March 14
8am-6pm

Visit Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach with more than 7,000 Japanese art objects and artifacts, including a 500-piece collection of tea ceremony items, more than 200 textile pieces and fine art acquisitions. The 16 acres surrounding Morikami’s two museum buildings include expansive Japanese gardens with strolling paths, resting areas, a world-class bonsai collection and lakes teeming with koi and other wildlife. The wider 200-acre park features nature trails, pine forests and picnic areas.

Enjoy a delicious Japanese bento box lunch at Morikami’s Cornell Café overlooking the tranquil gardens.

Join a docent-led tour of NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and the outstanding exhibition Glory of the World: Color Field Painting (1950s to 1983). Curated by Bonnie Clearwater, director and chief curator, the museum is exhibiting a selection of paintings focusing primarily on the earlier years of Color Field beginning in the 1950s with Helen Frankenthaler’s large stain paintings and ending in 1983 when postmodern and imagist painters began to dominate the art scene. 

Tickets are $215; includes a $63 donation to Friends of Artis—Naples. Space is limited.

The Revs Institute—
The Art, Design and Engineering of the Automobile

Friday, April 12, 10am-2pm
Buckle up for a special visit to The Revs Institute in Naples. Guests will experience the incredible art, engineering and history of some of the most iconic automobiles. Join us for a comprehensive docent-led tour of one of the most extensive collections of automobiles in the world, set to include a short film on the history of The Revs’ collection. Afterwards, join the group for a delicious private lunch at Grey Oaks Country Club with a special guest speaker from Ferrari of Naples.


Additional Travel Benefits
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North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association

Friends of Artis—Naples at the Ambassador level and above receive free or reduced admission to art museums through the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association. Details about the 800-plus participating arts, cultural and historical institutions can be found at www.narmassociation.org.

  NARM Website

Museum Travel Alliance

Artis—Naplesis delighted to be a part of the Museum Travel Alliance (MTA), which provides donors of participating museums with access to unique, high-end cultural travel programs. Friends of Artis—Naples and patrons in the Leadership Circle are eligible to take advantage of this benefit, joining travelers affiliated with other participating museums from across the country on MTA tours. All tour programs are developed and operated by Academic Arrangements Abroad, the leader in museum travel since 1977.

  Museum Travel Alliance Website


For more information about Friends of Artis—Naples, contact friends@artisnaples.org.

Friends of Artis—Naples
239-254-2719
friends@artisnaples.org

Scott Meloun, President

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Enrich your experience of the arts by joining Friends of Artis—Naples and/or Leadership Circle. You’ll enjoy private previews of new exhibitions, invitations to exclusive social events, discounts and more.

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Artis—Naples is Southwest Florida’s leading cultural resource thanks to the generous financial support of loyal donors. Help us continue providing art and educational opportunities to all ages.

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Whether you’re enjoying our entire campus for free during Community Days, making new friends in a Lifelong Learning class or attending an off-campus music performance, we hope to see you soon.

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