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‘Life’ among the Connoisseurs; or Dick Wildfire & his Friends in the Grand Gallery at the Louvre, aquatint 1822 by George Cruikshank.

Art & Architecture tours

From Classical orders to modernist innovations, our art and architecture tours examine many protagonists and periods in the history of civilisations around the world, whether the rich artistic traditions of Japan or the private palaces of Venice.

Explore the most famous and celebrated galleries in the world, such as the Uffizi, Prado and the Hermitage, and study countless lesser known gems on our art tours – and on our architecture tours, learn about great buildings as monuments and dwelling-spaces, as works of engineering as well as works of art, and as vital components in a city’s mythos.

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Venetian Palaces The greatest and best-preserved palaces of La Serenissima

Early Music in Northern Italy Museums and private collections, with recitals

The Cathedrals of England Ely, Lincoln, Durham, York, Coventry, Gloucester, Bristol, Wells, Salisbury, Winchester

The Venetian Hills Renaissance art in the foothills of the Dolomites

Christmas in Emilia-Romagna Art, architecture & gastronomy in Northern Italy

" The content of our tour was priceless, especially the visits to private palazzos and the private tour of St Marks, which was unforgettable. " Venetian Palaces - The greatest and best-preserved palaces of La Serenissima

" Being granted access to private collections, I saw keyboard instruments I had never heard of before, and heard them played, so I was delighted! " Early Music in Northern Italy - Museums and private collections, with recitals

" The lecturer was an unbelievably knowledgeable, enthusiastic and affable tour leader. He was a consummate teacher who made the complexity of the history, geography and structure of the cathedrals both interesting and accessible. We were constantly enthralled. " The Cathedrals of England - Ely, Lincoln, Durham, York, Coventry, Gloucester, Bristol, Wells, Salisbury, Winchester

" The historic centres of the hill towns provided one treat after another in location we would not otherwise have accessed. " The Venetian Hills - Renaissance art in the foothills of the Dolomites

" Dr Michael Douglas-Scott is an excellent lecturer. He really cares that the participants see the art and understand it within its context. " Christmas in Emilia-Romagna - Art, architecture & gastronomy in Northern Italy

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