STUDY TOURS PAGE: Abroad — Around the U.S. — Around Central Texas
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STUDY TOURS ABROAD
Destinations chosen for significant art historical interest, particularly including special exhibitions and concentrations of material from the "modern" period--eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: museum collections, historic houses and other sites
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| Leonardo Monument by Pietro Magni (1872), adjacent to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (1877) and La Scala |
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| SPRING 2018 -- April 3-14 [travel April 2 and 14]
MILAN — 19th Century Art & Identity
The Italian peninsula was organized for centuries as many small independent states. In the 19th century, the movement toward unification, Risorgimento (“Resurgence” 1815-1870), culminated in the formation of modern Italy at about the same time as Impressionism, and Italian artists adopted modern styles to express nationality in their art; one key example is Grandi's Monument to the Five Days. The itinerary will give special attention to this dynamic as well as major historic monuments and collections ... and the world's best hot chocolate at Café Armani!
Tentative Inclusions:
- Museum of Milan
- Milan Cathedral, Museum and Treasury
- Santa Maria delle Grazie: Leonardo's Last Supper
- Sforza Castle, including Leonardo's Sale delle Asse and Michelangelo's Rondanini Pietà
- La Scala & Museum
- Poldi Pezzoli Museum
- Brera, esp. XIX collection, Canova, Hayez (founder of Brera Salon)
- Ambrosian Gallery
- Museo del Novecento
- Museo del Risorgimento
- Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
- Gallerie d'Italia-Piazza Scala (splendidly-restored palaces displaying a survey of 19th-century Italian art)
- Gallery of Modern Art
- Milan Cemetery, known as the Cimitero Monumentale (1818-1889)
- Excursion to Cremona (Museo del Violino)
- Excursion to Pavia (Certosa)
Dr Sharon Hecker, published world authority on "Impressionist" sculptor, Medardo Rosso, and energetic, fun colleague on an earlier Milan study tour, will collaborate with us and catalyze special access and arrangements.
Background reading suggestion: Ross King, Leonardo and The Last Supper
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| Paul Gauguin, Beside the Sea, 1887 |
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| FALL 2018: POSSIBLE TOUR TO AMSTERDAM
Will depend on whether a proposed exhibition at Van Gogh Museum
is realized (subject: Gauguin & Martinique, Karen's dissertation topic)
Tour would include:
- Rijksmuseum
- Van Gogh Museum
- Concertgebouw
- Beurs van Berlage and American Hotel (Berlage, architect)
- Excursion to The Hague: Mauritshuis, Gemeentemuseum, Panorama at Scheveningen
- Excursion to Hoge Veluwe Park: Het Loo, St Hubertus Hunting Lodge, Kröller-Müller Museum
- Excursion to Delft to explore the town of Vermeer and Porcelyn Fles, oldest blue-and-white pottery
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SPRING 2019
WALES — Art, History, and the Paths of Celtic Saints
Explore castles and crosses, the art and architecture of the early monasteries, and major art collections and sites of legend, complemented by gentle walks along scenic roads revered as the pilgrimage routes of Saint Brigid (in the north) and Saint David (in the south)
Get to know key artists (native sons) and their work:
- Richard Wilson, the first passionate enthusiast of Welsh scenery
- David Cox, major watercolorist to develop a repertory of Welsh landscapes
- Augustus John, Post-Impressionist often compared to Gauguin and Matisse, famed for portraiture
- James Dickson Innes, champion of North Wales life and scenery in Post-Impressionist style
- Frank Brangwyn, acclaimed disciple of William Morris, prolific international muralist
- Graham Sutherland, Abstract Expressionist, his work collected in a new museum in Haverfordwest
- English and Continental visitors who depicted Wales, e.g. Turner, Girtin, Sandby, and Sisley
Explore world-famous scenery and history-laden castles:
- Sublime landscape of Snowdonia
- Preseli Mountains, source of the big “blue” stones at Stonehenge
- Coastal castles (subjects of paintings): Conway, Caernarfon, Harlech
- Bardsey, Island of 20,000 saints
- Great cathedrals and abbey ruins: St Davids, Carmarthen
- Glastonbury (legendary burial place of King Arthur)
CITIES AND TOWNS:
Llandudno: Victorian-era holiday town, base for excursions around North Wales with Rev. Dr. Gareth Jones, Emeritus Professor in the School of Theology & Religious Studies, Bangor University, who will focus on
the history of Wales, Celtic Christianity, and numerous sacred sites in the North
Chester: Roman city made a stronghold by William the Conqueror, the most complete walled city in Britain
St. Davids: Britain’s smallest city and a revered pilgrimage destination on the scenic Pembrokeshire coast
Swansea: city of Dylan Thomas:
- Glyn Vivian Gallery & Museum: British art, especially work of Welsh artists 1800 and later
- Brangwyn Hall: 5 immense “British Empire” panels commissioned for Parliament
Hereford:
- City Museum & Art Gallery: pictures of Wales by Turner, Cox, Girtin, Varley
Tintern Abbey: among artists, a favorite picturesque ruin
Cardiff:
- National Museum of Wales: Wales history and one of Europe’s great art collections
- Llandaff Cathedral (Rossetti triptych, The Seed of David; Burne-Jones organ case)
- Cardiff Castle—Roman garrison to Victorian fantasyland
- Tredegar House, XVI-century country mansion and gardens
- The St. John’s Bible scriptorium, producing the first handwritten, illuminated Bible commissioned in 500 years
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| Jonathan Adams, Millennium Center opera house, Cardiff |
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| STUDY TOURS ABROAD: Additional Destinations in the Works
German Art & History Along the Mighty Rhine
Cologne to Munich, possibly via cruise
Ireland of the Celts
Castles, monasteries, libraries, and museums with focus on the sites and monuments resonant of the times of the Celts and Celtic reverberations in later times
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| Book of Kells, c. 800 (Trinity College, Dublin): Book of John, incipit |
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TOURS AROUND THE U. S.
Long weekends in spring and fall, with focus on major art collections and historic architecture
Group arrangements include historic hotels and special receptions
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| Lodge at Torrey Pines, recreation of key designs by Greene & Greene, Arts & Crafts architects in Pasadena |
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| WINTER INTERLUDE: San Diego by the Sea
February 12-15, 2018
Enjoy a few days on the California coast while exploring landmarks, historic architecture and art museums.
- San Diego Museum of Art
- Timken Museum of Art
- Stuart Collection of outdoor sculpture at UC-San Diego
- Balboa Park and historic San Diego
- Marston House, 1905 Arts & Crafts
- Lodge at Torrey Pines, 2002 recreation of Arts & Crafts key works by Greene & Greene
- Salk Institute, 1965 major work by Louis Kahn
- "Uncle Vanya" at Old GLobe Theatre
Further details, arrangements, inclusions, and registration: see flyer and form at left.
Group size limited to 15; all places filled, send an email to join short waiting list.
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San Diego flyer + reg form |
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| Ever Rest, Home & Studio of Jasper Cropsey, Hastings-on-Hudson |
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| SPRING 2018 -- by popular demand, repeat of the 2008 tour!
FRIENDS OF THE NEILL-COCHRAN HOUSE MUSEUM STUDY TOUR #14
(May 14-19, 2018)
"Great Houses of the Hudson River"
A study tour emphasizing historic house museums, art and architecture
Thematic Highlights:
Hudson River School:
• Metropolitan Museum of Art and Albany Institute of History and Art
• Motifs--Tarrytown, West Point, The Catskills
• Studios--Samuel F. B. Morse, Jasper Crospey, Thomas Cole, Frederic Church
Historic Houses:
• Morris-Jumel Mansion (GW's HQ during Battle of Harlem Heights, oldest house in Manhattan)
• Gracie Mansion (official mayoral residence since 1942)
• Sunnyside (home of Washington Irving)
• Boscobel (superb Adamesque house and grounds, 1804)
• Edgewater (former home of Gore Vidal)
• Vanderbilt Mansion
• Springwood FDR Mansion and Presidential Library and Museum
Lovely historic hotels and special meals, including a dinner at the Culinary Institute of America
Arrangements by Karen Bluethman Heart of Texas Tours on behalf of the Neill-Cochran House Museum
Deposits have been received for all places; send an email to join the waiting list
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2018 Hudson River Tour flyer+reg form |
DAYTRIPS in Central Texas
Chartered coach transportation, lunch, museum admissions, snacks, handouts.
Your check is your reservation.
A note to daytrip friends:
Cancellations because of illness, etc., are understandable; however, a flurry of last-minute cancellations can make it impossible to meet the budget. Same-week cancellations may not be eligible for refunds. You are always welcome to give your place to a friend.
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FALL DAYTRIP: Art Museums of Fort Worth
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Enjoy chartered transportation, lunch at Café Modern, and time for special exhibitions in all three art museums:
- Amon Carter Museum
- Kimbel Art Museum
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Details in the flyer at left. Group size limited to 40.
Register by check. You're welcome to send an email to put your name on the participants' list.
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Fort Worth daytrip flyer |
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