Free Visual Art Lecture at Garden City Public Library

Art History Scholar Louise Cella Caruso will present a FREE visual art lecture “Musee d’Orsay, Paris” on Thursday, May 22, at 1:30pm at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh St., in Garden City. Discover the unique transition from train station to art museum and its collection during this illustrated talk. This public program is funded by Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Garden City residents will be given priority by presenting your GCPL card at the program room door. Non-residents will be accommodated on a space available basis 10 minutes before showtime. No saved seats. Limited parking. No tickets are required. For directions phone: (516) 742-8405.

The 1898 Beaux-Arts railway station Gare d’Orsay was silenced in 1939 due to short platforms unsuitable for longer trains. Originally constructed for the Universal Exposition of 1900, it now houses the largest collection of impressionist & post-impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin & Van Gogh.

Louise Cella Caruso has made numerous presentations throughout the tri-state area. Her background combines, bio-nutrition, certification in art & antique appraising, and a degree in communication. She has continued research at museums in the United States & Europe such as: The Metropolitan & Philadelphia Museums of Art, The Prado, Louvre, Uffizi, and more.