Take a Tour of our Westport Schools Art Collection with the Westport Historical Society

Befitting a town once renowned for its painters and illustrators, Westport has an unusually
fine collection of public art.  

And on Saturday, Oct. 26, the Westport Arts Advisory Committee and the
Westport PTA Council will co-sponsor a rare guided tour of that collection. The
treasure trove includes not only the larger than life WPA murals created by Westport artists during
the Depression, but galleries of works by the likes of Alexander Calder and Roy
Lichtenstein.  Tour participants will also hear how some of these
Depression Era wall paintings would have been lost to posterity – destroyed by
mold and mildew in the basement of a closed school – but for the efforts of a
group of Westport
art lovers. 

The bus leaves the Westport Historical Society at 12:45 p.m. and will travel
to four Westport
public schools and the main firehouse before returning at approximately
3:15.  So come along – there’s a lot to see. 

Seating for the tour is limited to 45 and reservations must be made by
Oct. 18.

Tickets are $15 for Westport Historical Society members, $20 for
non-members, $10 students, children 4 and under free.

Call the Westport Historical Society at (203) 222-1424 or email bbrauner@westporthistory.org.