Museums & Attractions
- The reopening of Philadelphia’s Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park this October marks the first time in many years that this building will be available to the public as a special event venue. The building most recently was the headquaters for the Fairmount Park Commission. The national historic landmark features more than 156,000 square feet of event space and will be the new home for the Please Touch Museum, geared toward children. Spaces include the Great Hall, with 60-foot ceilings and a dome, and the 9,000-square-foot Carousel House, which houses the 1924 Woodside Park Dentzel Carousel. For more information, call 215.963.0667 or visit www.pleasetouchmuseum.org.
- New York’s Museum of Modern Art is presenting Dali: Painting and Film from June 29 through Sept. 15, bringing together more than 120 paintings, photographs, drawings, and films by Salvador Dali. The exhibition explores the role that cinema played in the artist’s work, as collaborations between Dali and legendary filmmakers like Luis Bunuel and Alfred Hitchcock are displayed alongside his paintings and other works. In conjunction with the gallery exhibition, a series of screenings in the MoMA theaters will present classic and avant-garde motion pictures, including films on which he collaborated. For more information, call 212.708.9400 or visit www.moma.org.
Programs & Packages
- The Heldrich in New Brunswick, N.J., is offering its Spring into Summer Savings package until Aug. 31 for new meetings booked and consumed in 2008. The hotel is offering $2,008 in credit off the final conference bill for planners with meetings of 50 or more conferees over two nights. The plan includes a la carte dinner, overnight accommodations, breakfast and lunch buffet, a conference room set to the group’s specifications, wireless Internet in guest rooms, meeting rooms and public spaces, a dedicated conference planner, venue details, fitness center, indoor pool with outdoor sun deck, all food and beverage gratuities, and service charges. The hotel features 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 7,400-square-foot ballroom, 21 meeting rooms, an amphitheater, and 248 guest rooms. The package starts at $249 per person before the $2,008 savings. For more information, call 732.214.2207 or visit www.theheldrich.com.