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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SPRING 2019--May 13 - 25, 2019
WALES — Art, History, and the Paths of Celtic Saints
Explore castles and crosses, the art and architecture of the early monasteries, sites of legend, several major art collections.
Three hotels, Chester (5 nights), Aberystwyth (2 nights), Hay-on-Wye (3 nights)
FROM CHESTER, important sites across the north:
Liverpool: Lady Lever Gallery and Walker Art Gallery (major collections of Pre-Raphaelites)
Holywell: St Winefride's Well, one of Wales' Seven Wonders, a pilgrimage site since 660
Basingwerk Abbey (1131), a Cistercian foundation patronized by Welsh nobility
Valle Crucis, Wales' last Cistercian abbey
Conwy Castle, one of the castles of Edward I (1283), a World Heritage Site
Llandudno, major seaside town of the north
Bodnant Garden, "the Welsh Garden of Eden"
Menai Bridge, an engineering triumph of the 19th century
Caernarfon Castle, home to the investiture of the Princes of Wales
Snowdonia, Wales' famous mountain, scenic views of Capel Curig
Powis Castle, a "survivor" famed for family wealth and exotic collections
FROM ABERYSTWYTH via scenic Pembrokeshire Coastal Path:
Picton Castle (c. 1300), a stately home with 25 species in the Secret Owl Garden
St David's (shrine of Wales' patron saint), St Non's Well, St Govan's Head and Chapel
Devil's Bridge, inspiration for a Wordsworth poem
Llandrindod: Victorian spa town
FROM HAY-ON-WYE:
Cardiff--National Gallery of Wales, Llandaff Cathedral (Rossetti triptych, The Seed of David; Burne-Jones organ case)
Tintern Abbey, one of Wales' greatest monastic ruins, a subject of Turner
Swansea--Dylan Thomas Center
FREE DAY in Hay-on-Wye, world-renowned "Town of Books"
Gloucester Cathedral on the way to Heathrow; overnight there for easy departures the next day
Detailed Itinerary and Registration Information in 2-page flyer at left. Group size limited to 14.
This is a tour for physically active travelers; three hotels and chartered coach transportation will allow visits to all parts of Wales and the magnificent scenery of its mountainous topography
Questions: karen_pope@mac.com | All arrangements by Four Seasons Travel: fourseasons10@hotmail.com
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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
CONTEMPLATED:
Vienna: Old Masters to Modernity
Great art museums, splendid architecture, and a powerful musical heritage
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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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| The 2018 Friends Tour: Great Houses of the Hudson River tour members in Rhinebeck at the Beekman Arms, once run by an ancestor of our friend, Hal Bogardus |
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SPRING 2019 -- April 24-29, 2019
North Carolina: History, & Architecture, Tidewater to the Blue Ridge
FRIENDS OF THE NEILL-COCHRAN HOUSE MUSEUM STUDY TOUR #15
Details appear in the 2-page flyer at left.
Arrangements by Karen Bluethman Heart of Texas Tours on behalf of the Neill-Cochran House Museum
Contact us to join waiting list--a lot can happen between now and April!
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DAYTRIPS in Central Texas
Chartered coach transportation, lunch, museum admissions, snacks, handouts.
Email to reserve; follow with your check.
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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| Berthe Morisot, The Cradle, 1872 (Musée d'Orsay) |
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| ALMOST-SPRING DAYTRIP: Dallas
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Back to Dallas for a very special exhibition: "Berthe Morisot, Woman Impressionist"
This international exhibition is dedicated to one of the founding members of the French Impressionist movement, Berthe Morisot. Berthe Morisot, Woman Impressionist will focus on the artist’s treatment of the modern figure through approximately 60 paintings from public and private collections around the world.
Additional itinerary elements TBA -- possibly the Meadows @ SMU, or time for Nasher and Crow Collections
FULL WITH A LONG WAITING LIST
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| Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1890 |
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SPRING DAYTRIP: Houston
Saturday, June 1, 2019
"Highlight: Vincent Van Gogh: His Life in Art" @ MFA (March 10 - June 27, 2019)
Background reading and enroute discussions
Approximate schedule:
8:00 Depart central Austin location for Houston
11:00 Menil Collection: New center for Drawings
St Basil Chapel, University of St Thomas campus (if there's no wedding!)
12:30 Lunch @ Ouisie's Table, a Houston favorite
2:00 MFA Houston
Special exhibition: Van Gogh
3:30 Time for permanent collection
5:00 Depart for Austin
8:00 Arrive at starting point
Send an email to put your name on the list!
Cost will be the usual $120 per person (check to Art inSight), which will cover chartered transportation, museum admissions, lunch, snacks
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