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Treasures O F Anatolia & Persia OPTIONAL ISTANBUL PRELUDE T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT April 18 to 21, 2016 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 Spend three days in this fabled city, capital of three empires. T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT www.metmuseum.org/travel Admire her majestic skyline during a private Bosphorus Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, cruise at sunset. Visit the Archaeology Museum to marvel at the spectacular Sidamara Sarcophagus and reliefs from During its heyday more than a hundred years ago, the Orient Express was “the king of trains PRSRT STD Palmyra and Babylon. Enter the Süleymaniye Mosque to and the train of kings.” Relive that bygone era of luxury rail travel next April, aboard the Golden U.S. POSTAGE REASURES OF NAT OLIA ERSIA experience the creative genius of Sinan, chief architect of PAID T A & P Eagle Danube Express. Journey from the shores of the Sea of Marmara in Turkey to the foothills of BURLINGTON, VT Süleyman the Magnificent. A visit to the recently renovated PERMIT NO.601 the Alborz Mountains in Iran, discovering less-explored destinations in Anatolia and Persia, six World Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, housed in the sumptuous Istanbul to Tehran Aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express Heritage Sites, and some of the most extraordinary markets in the world. Ibrahim Pasha Palace, is an additional highlight. Deluxe accommodations are at the Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah. Traveling with us will be Joan Aruz, Curator in Charge of the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Aruz was the force behind the recent landmark PRELUDE RATE $1,995 per person. Single supplement $515. Includes two nights at Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah; two breakfasts, one lunch, and one dinner; exhibition, Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age, which featured artifacts from many of sightseeing as noted. the regions visited on this journey. For those wishing to spend more time in exotic TRAVELING WITH YOU Istanbul, an optional three-day prelude is offered. JOAN ARUZ, is Curator in Charge of the Department of Sincerely, Ancient Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Having begun her Nina McN. Diefenbach career at the Metropolitan Vice President for Museum as a curatorial Institutional Advancement T REASURES OF A NAT OLIA & PERSIA fellow in 1978, she joined the staff in 1989 and has Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul Istanbul to Tehran Aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express April 20 to May 6, 2016 held her current position since 2002. Dr. Aruz has TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS organized numerous exhibitions including Art of The iconic sights of fabled Istanbul, including Hagia the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from A NOTE ABOUT TRAVEL IN IRAN Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace the Mediterranean to the Indus (2003), Beyond Iranian people are warm and hospitable towards Babylon: Art, Trade and Diplomacy in the Second Two days in Ephesus, famous for its Temple visitors. They enjoy engaging foreigners in English Millennium B.C. (2008), and Assyria to Iberia at of Artemis and a Graeco-Roman city that was conversation and are especially curious about life the Dawn of the Classical Age (2014). Two other home to nearly 300,000 people at its zenith in in America. projects, The Royal City of Susa and The Cyrus the second century A.D. Cylinder: Charting a New Empire, were directly Certain rules of dress and conduct are strictly An optional hot-air balloon ride at sunrise over the focused on the ancient art of Iran. Dr. Aruz observed in Iran and all trip participants are mysterious landscape of Cappadocia expected to adhere to local laws and customs. received her Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and has written extensively Seven days in Iran, to see the breathtaking Women are required to cover their heads with on the subject of art and intercultural exchange, architecture of Isfahan, the tomb of a celebrated a scarf whenever outside the privacy of their hotel with special focus on stamp and cylinder seals. poet in Shiraz, the monumental remains of room and to wear loose clothing that covers their Persepolis, and the imperial jewels in Tehran arms and legs (down to wrists and ankles). Loose trousers or a long skirt, with a top that reaches mid-thigh, are recommended. Except for shorts, which are discouraged, men may wear the same clothes as when traveling in any Western country— although we suggest you leave your ties at home! (Ties are rarely seen and never necessary.) Alcohol is forbidden at all times. Photo by Sara Kosyk Maidan-e Naghsh-e Jahan, Isfahan After a brief period of adjustment to these regulations, Western travelers should feel quite April 20 to May 6, 2016 comfortable and at ease. Trajan T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 F IFTH A VENUE N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 www.metmuseum.org/travel OPTIONAL ISTANBUL PRELUDE T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT April 18 to 21, 2016 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 Spend three days in this fabled city, capital of three empires. T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT www.metmuseum.org/travel Admire her majestic skyline during a private Bosphorus Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, cruise at sunset. Visit the Archaeology Museum to marvel at the spectacular Sidamara Sarcophagus and reliefs from During its heyday more than a hundred years ago, the Orient Express was “the king of trains PRSRT STD Palmyra and Babylon. Enter the Süleymaniye Mosque to and the train of kings.” Relive that bygone era of luxury rail travel next April, aboard the Golden U.S. POSTAGE REASURES OF NAT OLIA ERSIA experience the creative genius of Sinan, chief architect of PAID T A & P Eagle Danube Express. Journey from the shores of the Sea of Marmara in Turkey to the foothills of BURLINGTON, VT Süleyman the Magnificent. A visit to the recently renovated PERMIT NO.601 the Alborz Mountains in Iran, discovering less-explored destinations in Anatolia and Persia, six World Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, housed in the sumptuous Istanbul to Tehran Aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express Heritage Sites, and some of the most extraordinary markets in the world. Ibrahim Pasha Palace, is an additional highlight. Deluxe accommodations are at the Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah. Traveling with us will be Joan Aruz, Curator in Charge of the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Aruz was the force behind the recent landmark PRELUDE RATE $1,995 per person. Single supplement $515. Includes two nights at Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah; two breakfasts, one lunch, and one dinner; exhibition, Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age, which featured artifacts from many of sightseeing as noted. the regions visited on this journey. For those wishing to spend more time in exotic TRAVELING WITH YOU Istanbul, an optional three-day prelude is offered. JOAN ARUZ, is Curator in Charge of the Department of Sincerely, Ancient Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Having begun her Nina McN. Diefenbach career at the Metropolitan Vice President for Museum as a curatorial Institutional Advancement T REASURES OF A NAT OLIA & PERSIA fellow in 1978, she joined the staff in 1989 and has Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul Istanbul to Tehran Aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express April 20 to May 6, 2016 held her current position since 2002. Dr. Aruz has TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS organized numerous exhibitions including Art of The iconic sights of fabled Istanbul, including Hagia the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from A NOTE ABOUT TRAVEL IN IRAN Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace the Mediterranean to the Indus (2003), Beyond Iranian people are warm and hospitable towards Babylon: Art, Trade and Diplomacy in the Second Two days in Ephesus, famous for its Temple visitors. They enjoy engaging foreigners in English Millennium B.C. (2008), and Assyria to Iberia at of Artemis and a Graeco-Roman city that was conversation and are especially curious about life the Dawn of the Classical Age (2014). Two other home to nearly 300,000 people at its zenith in in America. projects, The Royal City of Susa and The Cyrus the second century A.D. Cylinder: Charting a New Empire, were directly Certain rules of dress and conduct are strictly An optional hot-air balloon ride at sunrise over the focused on the ancient art of Iran. Dr. Aruz observed in Iran and all trip participants are mysterious landscape of Cappadocia expected to adhere to local laws and customs. received her Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and has written extensively Seven days in Iran, to see the breathtaking Women are required to cover their heads with on the subject of art and intercultural exchange, architecture of Isfahan, the tomb of a celebrated a scarf whenever outside the privacy of their hotel with special focus on stamp and cylinder seals. poet in Shiraz, the monumental remains of room and to wear loose clothing that covers their Persepolis, and the imperial jewels in Tehran arms and legs (down to wrists and ankles). Loose trousers or a long skirt, with a top that reaches mid-thigh, are recommended. Except for shorts, which are discouraged, men may wear the same clothes as when traveling in any Western country— although we suggest you leave your ties at home! (Ties are rarely seen and never necessary.) Alcohol is forbidden at all times.
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