City Arts: New York
September 13-16, 2008
The Academic Traveler presents City Arts: New York, an educational travel program dedicated to the art of New York City. Participants will get an insider’s view of the international art scene in New York, considered by many to be the art capital of the world.
Academic Travelers will:
- Visit Chelsea and the contemporary art gallery scene with art historian Merrily Kerr
- See highlights at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the newly renovated Greek and Roman collections and a special exhibition of the work of British painter J.M.W. Turner
- Walk through Central Park and learn about its history, landscape design, and public sculpture with architectural historian Francis Morrone
- Enjoy a private before-hours tour of the Museum of Modern Art and see the Dalí: Paintings and Film exhibition
- Cruise along the Hudson and East Rivers to view the New York City Waterfalls installation by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson
The tour director for City Arts: New York is Laura Antonow, former designer at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and adjunct assistant professor of art at the University of Mississippi.
The program fee is $1495 per person (double occupancy). Register for both the City Arts and the Culinary Adventure in New York for $2495. Spend 6 days in the city experiencing the best food and art New York has to offer!
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 18!
Included in the program cost:
- Pre-departure educational material
- Pre-departure lectures
- Accommodations at the Club Quarters Hotel
- Group museum admissions and tour fees
- 7-day unlimited Metrocard
- Sightseeing cruise
- Welcome and farewell dinners
Excluded from the program cost:
- Airport transportation
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
- Meals, other than those listed above
- Individual activities during free time
- Tips
Optional supplements:
- Single room - $495
Questions? contact Laura Antonow at (662) 915-6511
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