Art Excursions
New York City
Tour: Featuring the Turner special exhibition at the Met and also
featuring the Neue Galerie: August 22-25, 2008
This summer is
your chance to tour one of the world's best art cites under ideal
conditions -- with Art Excursions as your host and during the run of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art's TURNER exhibit, the first U.S.
retrospective of this British master in more than forty
years.
Please see below for more info on
tour highlights, features, pricing and reservations.
TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS
The Met: Perhaps the world's greatest large art
museum (need we say more?)
MoMa: A NEW EXPANSION showcases one of the best
collections of 20th century art
Guggenheim: Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece
displaying Impressionism up to the present
Frick: An intimate house/museum collection
featuring Old Masters through the 19th century
The Cloisters: A one-of-a-kind medieval setting
on the Hudson housing treasures galore
The Neue Galerie: Manhattan's newest cultural
gem housed in a landmark building... presenting a collection of
German and Austrian art from the early 20th century. (This is also
the notable NEW home of Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer No. 1"
(pictured above between Turner and Van Gogh landscapes) -- formerly
displayed in Vienna.)
SPECIAL
EXHIBITS
At the Met, we'll enjoy the Turner exhibit plus
a spectacular traveling display of 170 examples of pietre dure or
hard stone inlay (one of our favorite mediums) in tables, cabinets,
jewelry, vases and sculpture.
The Met's new Greek and Roman galleries in a
renovated 30,000 square foot space have received extensive critical
acclaim. The Met also has renovated many other galleries.
At the Guggenheim, visit an exhibit of 20th
century sculptor Louise Bourgeois.
At the MoMa, enjoy the special exhibit "Dali
and Film" plus a traveling exhibit of German Expressionist Ernst
Ludwig Kirchner's street scene paintings (his most famous
series).
TOUR INCLUDES
- A guided tour by Art Excursions of
selections of the Met's collection
- A guided tour by Art Excursions of
selections from the collection at The Cloisters
- Tour hosting, commentaries and handouts
provided by Dr. Michelle Paluch-Mishur and Jeff Mishur
- Guided tours at the Museum of Modern Art
New York (MoMa), the Guggenheim Museum, and at the Neue Galerie
plus a visit with audio guide to the Frick Museum
- Three nights accommodations at the Radisson
Martinique on Broadway -- This restored Beaux Arts landmark hotel
is located on 32nd street between Broadway and Fifth steps away
from all Midtown has to offer.
- Daily continental breakfast with EARLY BIRD
BOOKING BONUS (see below)
- Evening canapés, beer, wine &
soda with EARLY BIRD BOOKING BONUS (see below)
- Pre and post rates of $350 per room per
night including tax for EXECUTIVE floor accommodations with
continental breakfast, evening canapés, and more (see EARLY
BIRD BOOKING BONUS below)
- Transportation to/from all itinerary
elements, all admissions and taxes
- Independent time to take in what you like
at each event on the itinerary
- Lunch vouchers for use on Saturday and
Sunday (at the Guggenheim and at the Met)
- All porterage at our hotel
- Driver gratuities
TOUR DOES NOT
INCLUDE
Gratuities for tour guides and
hotel staff; incidentals at hotel and other costs for items not
specified above; airfare and airport transfers (We can make airfare
arrangements for a $20 per ticket booking fee or you can book airfare
on your own.)
EARLY BIRD BOOKING BONUS -
Executive Floor Accommodations, a $175 value
If we receive your tour application and deposit
by March 1, 2008, we will upgrade your room to an executive floor
with a lounge that serves a complimentary continental breakfast
(typically with one hot item plus the usual continental breakfast
items), as well as evening canapés, beer, wine and
soda.
TOUR RESERVATIONS - PLEASE
NOTE
Reservations are first-come first-served. Group
size is limited to 30 persons. We expect this tour to sell out
quickly due to the interest our clients have expressed in this
premier destination. Please click the "sign up" link below to read
the tour application for more details.
TOUR PRICING - $1,199 per
person based on double occupancy
Not included in the tour price: incidentals at
the hotel, gratuities for guides, costs for items not specified
above, and airfare or airport transfers. We can make airfare
arrangements for a $20 per ticket booking fee or you can book airfare
on your own.
Please note: We have arranged a special "pre
and post" rate for our clients at the Radisson Martinique. This
special rate is valid for August 21 and/or August 25, 2008. Please
email us or call for details. This rate is subject to availability so
please call soon to request the additional nights you might
need.
Traveling as a single?
Our boutique tours are ideal for single
travelers, singles traveling together, or couples. We typically have
a mix of these types of travelers. The price above is based on double
occupancy. The single supplement for this tour is $450. If you wish
to know why we charge a single supplement or have any other
questions, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions link below or
email us.
Do you have further questions? Do you want
more details? Would you like to see some images of the tour
highlights?
If so, please visit our NEW Frequently Asked
Questions page via the link below for information on who we are, what
accommodations we use, what our group sizes are, and other
topics.
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