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Exhibit at Golf Museum Evokes Exotic Travel

USGA Museum dresses up museum with "The Golden Age of Travel Posters."

Since the middle of July, the United States Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History at 77 Liberty Corner Road in Bernards Township has decorated its historic building with a temporary exhibit, "Fore and Away: The Golden Age of Travel Posters.


Visitors to the USGA Museum can imaging journeying to foreign locations by browsing through vintage travel posters that were used as promotional advertisements for international golf destinations, said Kim Gianetti, assistant manager of marketing and outreach. She said the exhibit will likely run through at least the end of the year.

This USGA Museum exhibit features the work of one of the notable French travel poster artists, Roger Broders, who produced more than 100 iconic images during his career, most of them in the 1920s, Gianetti said.

These vintage images allow the visitor to explore modes of travel of the time and experience the varied artistic styles employed by the international artists who created them.

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Gianetti said the USGA is pleased to offer a special admission discount to active military personnel and their families as part of the Blue Star Museum program, continuing from now through Labor Day.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Mondays and major holidays.

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The gift shop offers books, collectibles and educational materials, including products developed from the museum’s world-class collection.

The USGA Museum is an educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation for the game of golf, its participants and the Association. By collecting, preserving and interpreting and disseminating the historical development of the game in the United States, with an emphasis on the USGA and its championships, the Museum promotes a greater understanding of golf’s cultural significance to a worldwide audience, according to information from the USGA.

For more information, contact Kim Gianetti at the museum at 908-234-2300, ext. 1245, or visit the USGA Museum website.


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