The Everson Museum of Art presents a rare opportunity to view original artwork by some of the most famous artists of the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum of Wales will be on display through Jan. 3, 2010. Syracuse is the only city in the northeast to host the exhibition and is one of only five cities selected for its tour in the United States.

Turner to Cézanne includes 53 extraordinary works of art by 29 world-renowned artists, including Cézanne, Renoir, Monet, van Gogh, Turner and Pissarro. The collection is drawn from a beautiful group of 260 paintings assembled largely between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Margaret and Gwendoline Davies. The exhibition is considered one of the National Museum of Wales’ most remarkable treasures and one of the great British art collections of the 20^th Century.

As a bonus to those visiting Syracuse for the exhibition, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse presents Dinner with the Masters. Bring your ticket or ticket stub from Turner to Cézanne to participating downtown Syracuse restaurants and receive a three-dinner course for $25.  The program runs through Jan. 10, 2010 excluding holidays.

The Everson Museum is accessible through the Connective Corridor bus by getting off at Harrison and S. State Street for those traveling from the University Hill area and downtown Syracuse. It is just one of the many cultural attractions right in our backyard! For tickets call 315-474-6064 or go to www.everson.org.

For more information on “Dinner with the Masters,” visit DowntownSyracuse.

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