Washington, DC, US Capitol, wood engraving c. 1880.

Cultural tours in the USA

Our tours of the United States range from the Hudson River School to Modernist glass and steel, and from the Gilded Age collections of New York to the great civic museums of the Midwest. Highlights include the Frick and the Morgan Library, MoMA after hours, El Greco in Toledo (Ohio) and Saarinen’s Gateway Arch over the Mississippi. Every tour is led by a specialist, with much seen by special arrangement.

Exploring the USA on a cultural tour

We do justice to some of the world’s finest galleries and collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and The Chicago Art Institute, and go hunting for petroglyphs in the deserts of the Southwest. We stay in one of the world’s first skyscrapers, and visit the tenement homes of early immigrants.

The key to this ambitious portfolio of itineraries lies in the peerless expertise of our lecturers including Professor Harry Charrington and Gijs van Hensbergen, the privileged access we command (private views and after-hours visits abound) and thoughtful planning – when else would you expect to visit New Orleans but during Jazz Fest? From antiquity to Twombly, America is yours to discover with MRT.

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Frank Lloyd Wright and the Chicago School

Art in Texas Outstanding collections in city and desert

Galleries of the American Midwest From Chicago to Detroit

" For me this was a life-enhancing tour which has left me with so many vivid memories that will forever hold me in their thrall. It was perfect in every detail. " Frank Lloyd Wright - and the Chicago School

" Great choice of museums to visit. I think we got a genuine flavour of the vibrant art scene in Texas that might be a surprise for many art enthusiasts. " Art in Texas - Outstanding collections in city and desert

" Lecturer Gijs can Hensbergen was very knowledgeable about significant venues and artists, and we benefitted from his valuable contacts and experiences. " Art in Texas - Outstanding collections in city and desert

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