Impressionism
in America
Impressionist artworks continue to fascinate. The movement’s enduring appeal lies in its ability to transform everyday scenes into beautiful, emotionally resonant experiences. Museums in Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will play host to extraordinary Impressionist special exhibitions this winter: The Honest Eye: Pissarro’s Impressionism at the Denver Art Museum; Collecting Impressionism at LACMA; and Manet & Morisot at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. These shows offer new insightsinto the historic period that spawned this radical art movement and the key artists whoresponded to the moment.
Cost: $400/person. Includes Clyfford Still and Denver Art Museum exhibition tickets, Pissarro exhibition guided viewing and discussion, lunch & no-host dinner option, gallery reception. Plan to book your own air tickets and make two-night reservation at the Art Hotel Denver.
Travel: Meet Up in Denver
Wednesday, December 17-Friday, December 19
The Honest Eye: Camille Pissaro’s Impressionism is the first major U.S. retrospective of Camille Pissarro, known as “the first Impressionist,” in over 40 years. The exhibition will present an overview of the artist’s illustrious career and examine his singular role within the Impressionist movement.
Obsession and Opulence: Collecting Impressionism in America
Virtual Talk:
January 15th, 6:30 PM (9:30 Eastern)
A Morning at LACMA
January 17th, 11:00 AM
Guided viewing and discussion of Collecting Impressionism at LACMA. This exhibition illuminates the ways in which museum collections are constructed, and by extension, suggests how visitors can read the museum as a site of changing taste and changing narratives. Cost: $40 plus museum admission fee.
Cost: $400/person. Includes admission and guided tours at the de Young and Legion of Honor museums; no-host dinner option on February 18 and lunch on February 19.
Plan to make your own travel arrangement to San Francisco and overnight reservation at the Stanyan Park Hotel.
Travel: Meet Up in San Francisco
Wednesday, February 18 and Thursday, February 19, 2026
Manet & Morisot is the first major exhibition dedicated to the formative friendship between these two 19th-century French painters. Join Art Muses for a quick overnight at the Stanyan Park Hotel, a boutique Victorian-era inn across from Golden Gate Park.