In the first week of the half-term holiday, Sixth Form students studying Art and English visited New York for a thrilling cross-curriculum trip. Freia T (Year 13), brings us her report about this exciting visit and we also share a collage of cativating photographs taken in New York from the Queenswood Art School Instagram account.

FREIA T, YEAR 13

As an English A-Level student, the New York trip was incredibly interesting as one of our set texts takes place within the city. One of the popular destinations for the characters in The Great Gatsby is the Plaza Hotel, and to see it in real life made the novel spring off the page for us.

We also got a chance to visit the Metropolitan Museum which had one of the Free Standing Sculptures that I study in my Greek Art Module (A-Level Classics), this helped to enhance my understanding of the sculpture as well as finding it a phenomenal sight.

Another highlight was the terrific Broadway showing of Hamilton: we were all fascinated by the immense amount of skill that each performer possessed. Other engaging aspects included: the MOMA Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, the Friends apartment, walking through Central Park with delightful weather and the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum. Many of the Art students found the trip useful, as they gathered inspiration for future projects.