Uptown Modern

Join John Boyer, President and CEO of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, for Uptown Modern, a City Walks tour of uptown architecture, with an emphasis on Modern architecture, in connection with the museum's featured exhibition, The House That Modernism Built. After the tour, the conversation will continue at an Uptown venue (to be determined).

Participate

Attending the Uptown Modern City Walk is free of charge, but RSVPs are required. Click here to RSVP and check the box that says "Uptown Modern". Participants must meet in the lobby of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, 420 S. Tryon St. 15-20 minutes prior to the start of the tour. This event is accessible and open to wheelchairs and seniors.

Parking

Parking is available at the Levine Center for the Arts parking garage, located below the Duke Energy Center, 550 South Tryon Street. The visitor entrance is accessible via West Stonewall Street. Paid parking is available at many nearby lots and decks. Metered parking is available along South Tryon Street, along West First Street and along other nearby streets. Heed hourly restrictions, as many on-street spots are restricted from 4-6 p.m. Meters are free after 6 p.m.

The museum is also accessible via the CATS LYNX Light Rail. From the LYNX Stonewall station, follow East Stonewall Street west and make a right onto South Tryon Street. Multiple buses also serve uptown. Routes available at ridetransit.org.