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The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art ("The Johnson Museum") is an art museum located on the northwest corner of the Arts Quad on the main campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its collection includes two windows [1] from Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House, and more than 35,000 other works in the permanent collection. [2]
The open-air pavilion was moved several times within the park but landed in its current location in the 1950s when the playground and carousel were installed. By 2011 the building had fallen into disrepair. The original structure was torn down but was rebuilt to its original design. It is available for rent through the City of Ithaca. [15]
Ithaca Falls. Ithaca Falls [1] is a waterfall located within the city of Ithaca, New York. It is the last of a series of waterfalls along the hanging valley formed where Fall Creek intersects the glacial trough of Cayuga Lake. The falls are in an amphitheater formed by freezing and thawing of the weak shale which makes up most of the gorge walls.
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc., usually referred to as TCAT, is a private, non-profit public transportation operator, created by Cornell University, Tompkins County, and the City of Ithaca to serve Tompkins County, New York.
Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo was born in Rhinebeck, NY to an Ivorian mother and Congolese father. [1] Patrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of Congo, was her great uncle. [2] Her parents, both professors, moved her family to Ithaca, New York, at an early age, her mother teaching at Cornell University and her father at Wells College.
The New York Times has recommended Cornell Plantations as a place to visit several times, calling it "a satisfying experience" in 1965, [12] one of the sights of Cornell in 1979, [78] a destination along a bicycling tour in 1985, [79] "another free diversion" in 1989, [80] and "one last outing before leaving [Ithaca]" in 2002. [27]
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
A 1908 poster illustration of a Cornell Big Red baseball player Touchdown III in 1920. The Cornell Big Red is the informal name of the sports and other competitive teams that represent Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.