TRACING ANCIENT BUDDHISM Strategically Perched in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka Has Lured Explorers for Millennia

T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT OPTIONAL PRELUDE THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART 1000 Fifth Avenue u New York, NY 10028 THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART SOUTH INDIA WITH JOHN GUY November 8 to 14, 2014 Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

PRSRT STD u u NEW YORK u CHENNAI, INDIA U.S. Postage TRACING ANCIENT BUDDHISM Strategically perched in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has lured explorers for millennia. PAID Saturday, November 8 & Sunday, November 9 ACADEMIC Called Taprobane by the Greeks, Serendib by the Persians and Arabs, and Ceylon by the ARRANGEMENTS A Journey to Sri Lanka Europeans, its pearls, ivory, gemstones, and spices were prized by all. Indians arrived in the Depart New York on Saturday, on an overnight flight ABROAD third century B.C.E., bearing a sapling from the Buddha’s sacred fig tree and the spiritual to Chennai. Arrive in Chennai late Sunday evening and transfer to The Leela Palace Hotel. November 12 to 23, 2014 riches of a new faith. CHENNAI u VIJAYAWADA, INDIA On this Met Adventures trip, we invite you to explore the island’s Buddhist legacy, Monday, November 10 as we journey from the monasteries of Anuradhapura to the cinnamon trees of Hikkaduwa. We are honored that John Guy, the Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South Following an early breakfast, fly to Vijayawada. Arrive at the Taj Gateway Hotel in time for lunch and check-in. and Southeast Asia in the Museum’s Department of Asian Art, will be leading this program. Later in the afternoon visit the nearby Hindu Temple of Begin in the capital city of Colombo, to see the treasures of the National Museum. Goddess Kanaka Durga. Return to the hotel for dinner. Drive inland to Sigiriya, a city fortress carved 1,500 years ago from the massive “Lion’s Rock”; VIJAYAWADA and spend four days exploring Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle—the UNESCO World Heritage Tuesday, November 11 sites of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, and the Dambulla cave-temple complex. Continue to Depart on a full-day excursion to the town of Amaravati, Kandy to learn the fascinating story of the the site of a great Buddhist stupa. Built during the reign of Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic before Emperor Ashok, the stupa is decorated with carved panels telling the story of Buddha’s life. Some of the Buddhist TRAVELING WITH YOU taking a botanist-led tour of the Royal sculptures of Amaravati had a Greco-Roman influence that Botanical Garden. From Galle, a port city u T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM u was the direct result of the close trade and diplomatic John Guy is the Florence and u with Portuguese and Dutch influences, contacts with the ancient Romans. After lunch, continue to A Journey to Sri Lanka November 12 to 23, 2014 Herbert Irving Curator of South Goli village to see its Buddhist stupa. Dinner is at the hotel. drive along the scenic southwest coast and Southeast Asian Art at Approximate daily travel time: 5 hours. to visit the villages of Hikkaduwa and The Metropolitan Museum of u VIJAYAWADA CHENNAI Art. He served for 22 years Bentota before returning to Colombo. Wednesday, November 12 as Senior Curator of Indian If you would like to further learn A late-morning flight takes us back to Chennai. Upon Art at the Victoria & Albert about Buddhist art, an optional prelude in arrival, continue on an orientation tour of Chennai before Museum, London, and is an South India with John Guy features a full returning to The Leela Palace Hotel. Dinner is at the hotel. elected Fellow of the Society day in Amaravati, site of one of the great of Antiquaries, London. John was an advisor to CHENNAI Buddha relic stupas built in the reign of UNESCO on historical sites in Asia, and has worked Thursday, November 13 Emperor Ashoka, 3rd century B.C.E. The on a number of archaeological excavations. His Focus this morning on Kanchipuram, the “golden town of research interests include the early temple arts and ancient Hindu sanctuary of Mahabalipuram a thousand temples.” From early Pallava Dynasty reliefs to sculptural traditions of South and Southeast Asia, is a further highlight. the towering gopuras (entrance towers) and pillared halls of the Vijayanagara Dynasty, the temples demonstrate focusing on southern Indian and Sri Lanka. Seven centuries ago, Marco Polo the quality and diversity of Tamil art. After lunch, drive to John has curated and co-curated several major declared Sri Lanka “the best island of its the ancient seaport of Mahabalipuram to see the Rathas, exhibitions including: Chola: Sacred Bronzes of size in the world.” Why not come discover a group of carved temple models which are the first Southern India (Royal Academy 2006); “Wonder of ever architectural museum. Elsewhere, granite boulders it for yourselves? with superb carvings of mythical scenes are among the the Age”: Master Painters of India, 1100-1900 (MMA greatest masterpieces of Indian sculpture. Return to the 2011-12); and the upcoming international loan Sincerely, hotel for an evening at leisure. Approximate daily travel exhibition Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture time: 5.5 hours of Early Southeast Asia (MMA, April-July 2014). CHENNAI u COLOMBO, SRI LANKA His major books include Indian Temple Sculpture Friday, November 14 (2007), Woven Cargoes: Indian Textiles in the East (1998, 2010), and Wonder of The Age: Master Fly to Colombo this morning and transfer to the Taj Emily K. Rafferty Painters of India 1100-1900 (2011). u Samudra to join the Main Program guests for lunch. President MET ADVENTURES u u u www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT u 1000 F IFTH A VENUE u N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 u T ERMS & C ONDITIONS u u u u u u u AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, u u KANDY GALLE COLOMBO NEW YORK for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in Thursday, November 20 Sunday, November 23 your confirmation mailing. PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Today we drive to the Indian Ocean, passing tea and Transfer to the airport for the flights to New York. u fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check u u only, must be received 120 days prior to departure. T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM spice plantations as we descend to the coast. Lunch is HEALTH Met Adventures are active programs that involve extensive walking and arranged en route. Arrive in the late afternoon in Galle, require all participants to be in good physical and mental health. Any condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at the A Journey to Sri Lanka a port city whose prominence rose with the arrival of time of your reservation. AAA and the Met can counsel interested travelers on Europeans in the 16th century. Accommodations are at PROGRAM RATE $7,750 whether a Met Adventures program is appropriate for them. November 12 to 23, 2014 (per person, double occupancy) PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants the dramatically situated Jetwing Lighthouse. Dinner of Travel With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional ______u ______is at the hotel. Approximate daily travel time: 4.5 hours. SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $1,025 purposes by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION / GALLE RATE INCLUDES BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. CULTURAL TRIANGLE CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance Friday, November 21 u Nine nights hotel accommodations as per itinerary application upon receipt of deposit, although you may select an alternative insurer Sunday, November 16 of your choice. u Breakfast daily, eight lunches, and eight dinners; CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the Spend the morning at the Galle Fort, guided by a local discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices The focus of our morning is Anuradhapura, the beer / wine with dinners; bottled water, coffee / tea historian, author, and photographer. Built and expanded quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares and currency exchange rates greatest monastic city of ancient Sri Lanka and the with all meals in effect as of the time of brochure printing and are subject to change without island’s first capital. Explore the ruined royal palaces, over the centuries, the fort was once described by Paul notice. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. Theroux as being “garlanded with red hibiscus and u Enrichment program of lectures and special events RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of The Met is limited to educational gardens, monasteries, and monuments. Lunch is at an sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA smelling of the palm-scented ocean.” In addition to acts only as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, old colonial rest house before our visit to the mountain u Island housing the Royal Summer House in Kandy Lake. cinnamon warehouses, former Dutch prisons, food Escorted sightseeing by private motorcoach; entrance accommodations and all other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met peak of Mihintale. Now a pilgrimage site, Mihintale fees for visits and/or their agents assume no responsibility or liability for any act, error or omis- stalls, and pigeon posts, we will see beautifully restored sion, or for any injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occa- photo © Alain Couillaud is believed to be the location of a meeting between sioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, ship, train, bus or other carrier, CULTURAL TRIANGLE u KANDY KANDY colonial villas. Following lunch, return to the hotel u the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiya Airport / hotel group transfers and porterage or through neglect or default of any subcontractor or other third party, which Frescoes at Sigiriya. Tissa who inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Tuesday, November 18 Wednesday, November 19 for an afternoon at leisure. Our farewell dinner this may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their duty to the partici- evening is in an old spice merchant’s house. u Taxes, service, and gratuities to local guides and drivers pants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is the sole contract Lanka. Return to the hotel for dinner. between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met and/or their NEW YORK Depart for a morning visit to Dambulla Cave Temple, Morning visits in Kandy begin at the Temple of the NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare; passport and visa fees; alcoholic agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages or expenses to persons or property, u due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts GALLE COLOMBO beverages other than beer / wine at dinners; personal items and Wednesday, November 12 CULTURAL TRIANGLE whose history dates from the 1st century B.C.E. Carved Sacred Tooth Relic, followed by the Kandy Museum. of nature or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything expenses; airport transfers for those not on group flights; baggage in Monday, November 17 into the hillside, the caves have important sculptures Then travel outside of the city to the Royal Botanical Saturday, November 22 beyond their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically other program delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that Depart New York on a mid-morning flight to Colombo. and 19th-century paintings. Continue to Kandy, a Gardens for lunch and a tour with a local botanist. mentioned as included. may be incurred. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort Spend the morning in Polonnaruwa, the capital of UNESCO World Heritage site, passing spice gardens Conclude the afternoon at the Degaldoruwa Temple, The morning and lunch are at leisure. This afternoon or well-being of the participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the COLOMBO depart for Colombo, stopping en route at Hikkaduwa, OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE $2,995 per person; single itinerary at any time, without notice to the participants, such alterations will Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was called until 1972) in the 11th and coffee plantations. Stop en route at the ancient with exceptional wall paintings. The evening is at be made without penalty to AAA or the Met. Additional expenses, if any, Thursday, November 13 supplement $475. Includes five nights hotel accommodations; buffet and 12th centuries. Significant remains of temples known for its temples and spice gardens featuring Sri breakfast daily, three lunches, and three dinners with bottled water shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and personal effects are the sole Hindu Temple in Nalanda, said to have been used by leisure in Kandy. responsibility of the participant at all times.The Met and AAA reserve the right Lanka’s world renowned cinnamon. Following dinner and coffee / tea; Economy Class airfare Chennai / Vijayawada / and shrines give us a good idea of what the city was early Buddhists. We will also visit the historic cave tem- to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to require any Arrive this evening in Colombo and transfer to the Taj Chennai / Colombo; sightseeing as per itinerary. once like. Following lunch, visit Ritigala, an ancient ple of Aluvihare. It is said that in the 1st century B.C.E., in Bentota, continue to Colombo for the late-night participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Samudra Hotel. an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the monastery whose ruins and rock inscriptions date 500 monks gathered here to write down the Buddhist flights home. Approximate daily travel time: 3 hours. participant’s health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. COLOMBO back to the 1st century B.C.E. Then see Medirigiriya, doctrines comprising the Tripitikaya (“three baskets CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may Friday, November 14 considered the best vatadage (circular relic house) in of law”) in order to preserve the oral tradition. After T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; the country. Return to the hotel for dinner. Approximate communication expenses; development/promotional expenses and the loss of lunch, we continue our drive to Kandy, arriving in the time that might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations u u The morning is at leisure. Following lunch, visit the daily travel time: 6 hours. late afternoon at the Cinnamon Citadel, where we will Met Adventures A Journey to Sri Lanka November 12 to 23, 2014 must be made in writing to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non- National Museum, which features 12th-century bronzes RESERVATION APPLICATION refundable administrative fee. All refunds are limited to amounts actually spend two nights. Dinner is at the hotel. received by AAA and are the sole responsibility of AAA; the Met shall have no of Hindu gods. Admire the President’s House, built by To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of $2,000 OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations received per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees) payable the last Dutch governor of Ceylon at the end of the p I / We wish to join the optional South India Prelude ($2,995 per between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost per to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor, 18th century. In the late afternoon, we hope to meet person; single supplement $475) person; 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 percent of the program cost per New York, NY 10018-3721. person; no refunds will be given for cancellations received within 60 days of with the US Ambassador (pending availability) before FORM OF PAYMENT departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, our welcome dinner. ______p Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air cancellation charges, if Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. p any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. All group fare tickets COLOMBO u CULTURAL TRIANGLE Credit card (may be used for deposit only) must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the Saturday, November 15 ______purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to shortage Name on Credit Card of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days prior ______to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior to This morning, drive to Sri Lanka’s “Cultural Triangle,” Address ______departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs Credit Card Number of the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the situated in the center of the island and containing many unlikely event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, UNESCO World Heritage sites. After lunch, visit the ______the following conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding City State Zip 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in New York, extraordinary site of Sigiriya (Lion Rock), built by King NY; (b) the dispute will be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount Each participant must sign below. This is an active tour and I/We confirm that Kashyapa in the 5th century C.E. A blend of fortress and ______of recovery to which a participant shall be entitled under any and all circum- Telephone (Home) (Business) I/we am/are in good health and physically able to participate in the trip’s stances will be the sum of all monies actually received from the participant by palace, Sigiriya is justly famous for its frescoes of celestial program. I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms AAA. The participant agrees that this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check 120 days ______damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a participant may suffer. Upon payment dancers and its rock garden. Arrive in the late afternoon prior to departure. Fax E-mail of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to be bound by the above terms at the Cinnamon Lodge Habarana, our base for exploring and conditions. photo © Kevin Miller photo © f9photos ______Copyright © 2014 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 ancient Buddhist sites. Dinner is at the hotel. Approximate ACCOMMODATIONS Signature (Required) Date daily travel time: 5.5 hours. Ruins of an ancient Buddhist vatadage, Polonnaruwa. Reclining Buddha, Dambulla Cave Temple (left) and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy (right). I wish to share a room with ______p Double p Twin p Single (at a supplement of $1,025) Signature (Required) Date u T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM u u A J OURNEY TO S RI L ANKA u For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad Front cover: Monumental rock-cut Buddha in meditation, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 12th century. Back cover: Fresco at the Dambulla Cave Temple. photo © Serg Myshkovsky (top) and the Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 u Fax: 212-344-7493 u E-mail: [email protected] u www.metmuseum.org/travel Rankhot Vihara Dagoba in Polonnaruwa, photo © A. Sergieiev (bottom). u T ERMS & C ONDITIONS u u u u u u u AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, u u KANDY GALLE COLOMBO NEW YORK for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in Thursday, November 20 Sunday, November 23 your confirmation mailing. PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Today we drive to the Indian Ocean, passing tea and Transfer to the airport for the flights to New York. u fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check u u only, must be received 120 days prior to departure. T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM spice plantations as we descend to the coast. Lunch is HEALTH Met Adventures are active programs that involve extensive walking and arranged en route. Arrive in the late afternoon in Galle, require all participants to be in good physical and mental health. Any condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at the A Journey to Sri Lanka a port city whose prominence rose with the arrival of time of your reservation. AAA and the Met can counsel interested travelers on Europeans in the 16th century. Accommodations are at PROGRAM RATE $7,750 whether a Met Adventures program is appropriate for them. November 12 to 23, 2014 (per person, double occupancy) PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants the dramatically situated Jetwing Lighthouse. Dinner of Travel With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional ______u ______is at the hotel. Approximate daily travel time: 4.5 hours. SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $1,025 purposes by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION / GALLE RATE INCLUDES BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. CULTURAL TRIANGLE CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance Friday, November 21 u Nine nights hotel accommodations as per itinerary application upon receipt of deposit, although you may select an alternative insurer Sunday, November 16 of your choice. u Breakfast daily, eight lunches, and eight dinners; CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the Spend the morning at the Galle Fort, guided by a local discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices The focus of our morning is Anuradhapura, the beer / wine with dinners; bottled water, coffee / tea historian, author, and photographer. Built and expanded quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares and currency exchange rates greatest monastic city of ancient Sri Lanka and the with all meals in effect as of the time of brochure printing and are subject to change without island’s first capital. Explore the ruined royal palaces, over the centuries, the fort was once described by Paul notice. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. Theroux as being “garlanded with red hibiscus and u Enrichment program of lectures and special events RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of The Met is limited to educational gardens, monasteries, and monuments. Lunch is at an sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA smelling of the palm-scented ocean.” In addition to acts only as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, old colonial rest house before our visit to the mountain u Island housing the Royal Summer House in Kandy Lake. cinnamon warehouses, former Dutch prisons, food Escorted sightseeing by private motorcoach; entrance accommodations and all other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met peak of Mihintale. Now a pilgrimage site, Mihintale fees for visits and/or their agents assume no responsibility or liability for any act, error or omis- stalls, and pigeon posts, we will see beautifully restored sion, or for any injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occa- photo © Alain Couillaud is believed to be the location of a meeting between sioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, ship, train, bus or other carrier, CULTURAL TRIANGLE u KANDY KANDY colonial villas. Following lunch, return to the hotel u the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiya Airport / hotel group transfers and porterage or through neglect or default of any subcontractor or other third party, which Frescoes at Sigiriya. Tissa who inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Tuesday, November 18 Wednesday, November 19 for an afternoon at leisure. Our farewell dinner this may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their duty to the partici- evening is in an old spice merchant’s house. u Taxes, service, and gratuities to local guides and drivers pants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is the sole contract Lanka. Return to the hotel for dinner. between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met and/or their NEW YORK Depart for a morning visit to Dambulla Cave Temple, Morning visits in Kandy begin at the Temple of the NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare; passport and visa fees; alcoholic agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages or expenses to persons or property, u due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts GALLE COLOMBO beverages other than beer / wine at dinners; personal items and Wednesday, November 12 CULTURAL TRIANGLE whose history dates from the 1st century B.C.E. Carved Sacred Tooth Relic, followed by the Kandy Museum. of nature or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything expenses; airport transfers for those not on group flights; baggage in Monday, November 17 into the hillside, the caves have important sculptures Then travel outside of the city to the Royal Botanical Saturday, November 22 beyond their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically other program delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that Depart New York on a mid-morning flight to Colombo. and 19th-century paintings. Continue to Kandy, a Gardens for lunch and a tour with a local botanist. mentioned as included. may be incurred. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort Spend the morning in Polonnaruwa, the capital of UNESCO World Heritage site, passing spice gardens Conclude the afternoon at the Degaldoruwa Temple, The morning and lunch are at leisure. This afternoon or well-being of the participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the COLOMBO depart for Colombo, stopping en route at Hikkaduwa, OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE $2,995 per person; single itinerary at any time, without notice to the participants, such alterations will Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was called until 1972) in the 11th and coffee plantations. Stop en route at the ancient with exceptional wall paintings. The evening is at be made without penalty to AAA or the Met. Additional expenses, if any, Thursday, November 13 supplement $475. Includes five nights hotel accommodations; buffet and 12th centuries. Significant remains of temples known for its temples and spice gardens featuring Sri breakfast daily, three lunches, and three dinners with bottled water shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and personal effects are the sole Hindu Temple in Nalanda, said to have been used by leisure in Kandy. responsibility of the participant at all times.The Met and AAA reserve the right Lanka’s world renowned cinnamon. Following dinner and coffee / tea; Economy Class airfare Chennai / Vijayawada / and shrines give us a good idea of what the city was early Buddhists. We will also visit the historic cave tem- to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to require any Arrive this evening in Colombo and transfer to the Taj Chennai / Colombo; sightseeing as per itinerary. once like. Following lunch, visit Ritigala, an ancient ple of Aluvihare. It is said that in the 1st century B.C.E., in Bentota, continue to Colombo for the late-night participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Samudra Hotel. an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the monastery whose ruins and rock inscriptions date 500 monks gathered here to write down the Buddhist flights home. Approximate daily travel time: 3 hours. participant’s health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. COLOMBO back to the 1st century B.C.E. Then see Medirigiriya, doctrines comprising the Tripitikaya (“three baskets CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may Friday, November 14 considered the best vatadage (circular relic house) in of law”) in order to preserve the oral tradition. After T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; the country. Return to the hotel for dinner. Approximate communication expenses; development/promotional expenses and the loss of lunch, we continue our drive to Kandy, arriving in the time that might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations u u The morning is at leisure. Following lunch, visit the daily travel time: 6 hours. late afternoon at the Cinnamon Citadel, where we will Met Adventures A Journey to Sri Lanka November 12 to 23, 2014 must be made in writing to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non- National Museum, which features 12th-century bronzes RESERVATION APPLICATION refundable administrative fee. All refunds are limited to amounts actually spend two nights. Dinner is at the hotel. received by AAA and are the sole responsibility of AAA; the Met shall have no of Hindu gods. Admire the President’s House, built by To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of $2,000 OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations received per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees) payable the last Dutch governor of Ceylon at the end of the p I / We wish to join the optional South India Prelude ($2,995 per between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost per to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor, 18th century. In the late afternoon, we hope to meet person; single supplement $475) person; 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 percent of the program cost per New York, NY 10018-3721. person; no refunds will be given for cancellations received within 60 days of with the US Ambassador (pending availability) before FORM OF PAYMENT departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, our welcome dinner. ______p Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air cancellation charges, if Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. p any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. All group fare tickets COLOMBO u CULTURAL TRIANGLE Credit card (may be used for deposit only) must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the Saturday, November 15 ______purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to shortage Name on Credit Card of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days prior ______to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior to This morning, drive to Sri Lanka’s “Cultural Triangle,” Address ______departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs Credit Card Number of the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the situated in the center of the island and containing many unlikely event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, UNESCO World Heritage sites. After lunch, visit the ______the following conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding City State Zip 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in New York, extraordinary site of Sigiriya (Lion Rock), built by King NY; (b) the dispute will be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount Each participant must sign below. This is an active tour and I/We confirm that Kashyapa in the 5th century C.E. A blend of fortress and ______of recovery to which a participant shall be entitled under any and all circum- Telephone (Home) (Business) I/we am/are in good health and physically able to participate in the trip’s stances will be the sum of all monies actually received from the participant by palace, Sigiriya is justly famous for its frescoes of celestial program. I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms AAA. The participant agrees that this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check 120 days ______damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a participant may suffer. Upon payment dancers and its rock garden. Arrive in the late afternoon prior to departure. Fax E-mail of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to be bound by the above terms at the Cinnamon Lodge Habarana, our base for exploring and conditions. photo © Kevin Miller photo © f9photos ______Copyright © 2014 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 ancient Buddhist sites. Dinner is at the hotel. Approximate ACCOMMODATIONS Signature (Required) Date daily travel time: 5.5 hours. Ruins of an ancient Buddhist vatadage, Polonnaruwa. Reclining Buddha, Dambulla Cave Temple (left) and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy (right). I wish to share a room with ______p Double p Twin p Single (at a supplement of $1,025) Signature (Required) Date u T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM u u A J OURNEY TO S RI L ANKA u For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad Front cover: Monumental rock-cut Buddha in meditation, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 12th century. Back cover: Fresco at the Dambulla Cave Temple. photo © Serg Myshkovsky (top) and the Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 u Fax: 212-344-7493 u E-mail: [email protected] u www.metmuseum.org/travel Rankhot Vihara Dagoba in Polonnaruwa, photo © A. Sergieiev (bottom). u T ERMS & C ONDITIONS u u u u u u u AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, u u KANDY GALLE COLOMBO NEW YORK for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in Thursday, November 20 Sunday, November 23 your confirmation mailing. PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Today we drive to the Indian Ocean, passing tea and Transfer to the airport for the flights to New York. u fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check u u only, must be received 120 days prior to departure. T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM spice plantations as we descend to the coast. Lunch is HEALTH Met Adventures are active programs that involve extensive walking and arranged en route. Arrive in the late afternoon in Galle, require all participants to be in good physical and mental health. Any condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at the A Journey to Sri Lanka a port city whose prominence rose with the arrival of time of your reservation. AAA and the Met can counsel interested travelers on Europeans in the 16th century. Accommodations are at PROGRAM RATE $7,750 whether a Met Adventures program is appropriate for them. November 12 to 23, 2014 (per person, double occupancy) PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants the dramatically situated Jetwing Lighthouse. Dinner of Travel With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional ______u ______is at the hotel. Approximate daily travel time: 4.5 hours. SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $1,025 purposes by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION / GALLE RATE INCLUDES BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. CULTURAL TRIANGLE CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance Friday, November 21 u Nine nights hotel accommodations as per itinerary application upon receipt of deposit, although you may select an alternative insurer Sunday, November 16 of your choice. u Breakfast daily, eight lunches, and eight dinners; CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the Spend the morning at the Galle Fort, guided by a local discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices The focus of our morning is Anuradhapura, the beer / wine with dinners; bottled water, coffee / tea historian, author, and photographer. Built and expanded quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares and currency exchange rates greatest monastic city of ancient Sri Lanka and the with all meals in effect as of the time of brochure printing and are subject to change without island’s first capital. Explore the ruined royal palaces, over the centuries, the fort was once described by Paul notice. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. Theroux as being “garlanded with red hibiscus and u Enrichment program of lectures and special events RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of The Met is limited to educational gardens, monasteries, and monuments. Lunch is at an sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA smelling of the palm-scented ocean.” In addition to acts only as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, old colonial rest house before our visit to the mountain u Island housing the Royal Summer House in Kandy Lake. cinnamon warehouses, former Dutch prisons, food Escorted sightseeing by private motorcoach; entrance accommodations and all other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met peak of Mihintale. Now a pilgrimage site, Mihintale fees for visits and/or their agents assume no responsibility or liability for any act, error or omis- stalls, and pigeon posts, we will see beautifully restored sion, or for any injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occa- photo © Alain Couillaud is believed to be the location of a meeting between sioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, ship, train, bus or other carrier, CULTURAL TRIANGLE u KANDY KANDY colonial villas. Following lunch, return to the hotel u the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiya Airport / hotel group transfers and porterage or through neglect or default of any subcontractor or other third party, which Frescoes at Sigiriya. Tissa who inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Tuesday, November 18 Wednesday, November 19 for an afternoon at leisure. Our farewell dinner this may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their duty to the partici- evening is in an old spice merchant’s house. u Taxes, service, and gratuities to local guides and drivers pants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is the sole contract Lanka. Return to the hotel for dinner. between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met and/or their NEW YORK Depart for a morning visit to Dambulla Cave Temple, Morning visits in Kandy begin at the Temple of the NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare; passport and visa fees; alcoholic agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages or expenses to persons or property, u due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts GALLE COLOMBO beverages other than beer / wine at dinners; personal items and Wednesday, November 12 CULTURAL TRIANGLE whose history dates from the 1st century B.C.E. Carved Sacred Tooth Relic, followed by the Kandy Museum. of nature or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything expenses; airport transfers for those not on group flights; baggage in Monday, November 17 into the hillside, the caves have important sculptures Then travel outside of the city to the Royal Botanical Saturday, November 22 beyond their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically other program delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that Depart New York on a mid-morning flight to Colombo. and 19th-century paintings. Continue to Kandy, a Gardens for lunch and a tour with a local botanist. mentioned as included. may be incurred. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort Spend the morning in Polonnaruwa, the capital of UNESCO World Heritage site, passing spice gardens Conclude the afternoon at the Degaldoruwa Temple, The morning and lunch are at leisure. This afternoon or well-being of the participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the COLOMBO depart for Colombo, stopping en route at Hikkaduwa, OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE $2,995 per person; single itinerary at any time, without notice to the participants, such alterations will Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was called until 1972) in the 11th and coffee plantations. Stop en route at the ancient with exceptional wall paintings. The evening is at be made without penalty to AAA or the Met. Additional expenses, if any, Thursday, November 13 supplement $475. Includes five nights hotel accommodations; buffet and 12th centuries. Significant remains of temples known for its temples and spice gardens featuring Sri breakfast daily, three lunches, and three dinners with bottled water shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and personal effects are the sole Hindu Temple in Nalanda, said to have been used by leisure in Kandy. responsibility of the participant at all times.The Met and AAA reserve the right Lanka’s world renowned cinnamon. Following dinner and coffee / tea; Economy Class airfare Chennai / Vijayawada / and shrines give us a good idea of what the city was early Buddhists. We will also visit the historic cave tem- to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to require any Arrive this evening in Colombo and transfer to the Taj Chennai / Colombo; sightseeing as per itinerary. once like. Following lunch, visit Ritigala, an ancient ple of Aluvihare. It is said that in the 1st century B.C.E., in Bentota, continue to Colombo for the late-night participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Samudra Hotel. an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the monastery whose ruins and rock inscriptions date 500 monks gathered here to write down the Buddhist flights home. Approximate daily travel time: 3 hours. participant’s health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. COLOMBO back to the 1st century B.C.E. Then see Medirigiriya, doctrines comprising the Tripitikaya (“three baskets CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may Friday, November 14 considered the best vatadage (circular relic house) in of law”) in order to preserve the oral tradition. After T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; the country. Return to the hotel for dinner. Approximate communication expenses; development/promotional expenses and the loss of lunch, we continue our drive to Kandy, arriving in the time that might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations u u The morning is at leisure. Following lunch, visit the daily travel time: 6 hours. late afternoon at the Cinnamon Citadel, where we will Met Adventures A Journey to Sri Lanka November 12 to 23, 2014 must be made in writing to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non- National Museum, which features 12th-century bronzes RESERVATION APPLICATION refundable administrative fee. All refunds are limited to amounts actually spend two nights. Dinner is at the hotel. received by AAA and are the sole responsibility of AAA; the Met shall have no of Hindu gods. Admire the President’s House, built by To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of $2,000 OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations received per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees) payable the last Dutch governor of Ceylon at the end of the p I / We wish to join the optional South India Prelude ($2,995 per between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost per to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor, 18th century. In the late afternoon, we hope to meet person; single supplement $475) person; 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 percent of the program cost per New York, NY 10018-3721. person; no refunds will be given for cancellations received within 60 days of with the US Ambassador (pending availability) before FORM OF PAYMENT departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, our welcome dinner. ______p Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air cancellation charges, if Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. p any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. All group fare tickets COLOMBO u CULTURAL TRIANGLE Credit card (may be used for deposit only) must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the Saturday, November 15 ______purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to shortage Name on Credit Card of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days prior ______to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior to This morning, drive to Sri Lanka’s “Cultural Triangle,” Address ______departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs Credit Card Number of the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the situated in the center of the island and containing many unlikely event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, UNESCO World Heritage sites. After lunch, visit the ______the following conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding City State Zip 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in New York, extraordinary site of Sigiriya (Lion Rock), built by King NY; (b) the dispute will be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount Each participant must sign below. This is an active tour and I/We confirm that Kashyapa in the 5th century C.E. A blend of fortress and ______of recovery to which a participant shall be entitled under any and all circum- Telephone (Home) (Business) I/we am/are in good health and physically able to participate in the trip’s stances will be the sum of all monies actually received from the participant by palace, Sigiriya is justly famous for its frescoes of celestial program. I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms AAA. The participant agrees that this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check 120 days ______damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a participant may suffer. Upon payment dancers and its rock garden. Arrive in the late afternoon prior to departure. Fax E-mail of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to be bound by the above terms at the Cinnamon Lodge Habarana, our base for exploring and conditions. photo © Kevin Miller photo © f9photos ______Copyright © 2014 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 ancient Buddhist sites. Dinner is at the hotel. Approximate ACCOMMODATIONS Signature (Required) Date daily travel time: 5.5 hours. Ruins of an ancient Buddhist vatadage, Polonnaruwa. Reclining Buddha, Dambulla Cave Temple (left) and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy (right). I wish to share a room with ______p Double p Twin p Single (at a supplement of $1,025) Signature (Required) Date u T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM u u A J OURNEY TO S RI L ANKA u For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad Front cover: Monumental rock-cut Buddha in meditation, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 12th century. Back cover: Fresco at the Dambulla Cave Temple. photo © Serg Myshkovsky (top) and the Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 u Fax: 212-344-7493 u E-mail: [email protected] u www.metmuseum.org/travel Rankhot Vihara Dagoba in Polonnaruwa, photo © A. Sergieiev (bottom). THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART OPTIONAL PRELUDE THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART 1000 Fifth Avenue u New York, NY 10028 THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART SOUTH INDIA WITH JOHN GUY November 8 to 14, 2014 Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, PRSRT STD u T u NEW YORK u CHENNAI, INDIA U.S. Postage RACING ANCIENT BUDDHISM Strategically perched in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has lured explorers for millennia. PAID Saturday, November 8 & Sunday, November 9 ACADEMIC Called Taprobane by the Greeks, Serendib by the Persians and Arabs, and Ceylon by the ARRANGEMENTS A Journey to Sri Lanka Europeans, its pearls, ivory, gemstones, and spices were prized by all. Indians arrived in the Depart New York on Saturday, on an overnight flight ABROAD third century B.C.E., bearing a sapling from the Buddha’s sacred fig tree and the spiritual to Chennai. Arrive in Chennai late Sunday evening and transfer to The Leela Palace Hotel. November 12 to 23, 2014 riches of a new faith. CHENNAI u VIJAYAWADA, INDIA On this Met Adventures trip, we invite you to explore the island’s Buddhist legacy, Monday, November 10 as we journey from the monasteries of Anuradhapura to the cinnamon trees of Hikkaduwa. We are honored that John Guy, the Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South Following an early breakfast, fly to Vijayawada. Arrive at the Taj Gateway Hotel in time for lunch and check-in. and Southeast Asia in the Museum’s Department of Asian Art, will be leading this program. Later in the afternoon visit the nearby Hindu Temple of Begin in the capital city of Colombo, to see the treasures of the National Museum. Goddess Kanaka Durga. Return to the hotel for dinner. Drive inland to Sigiriya, a city fortress carved 1,500 years ago from the massive “Lion’s Rock”; VIJAYAWADA and spend four days exploring Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle—the UNESCO World Heritage Tuesday, November 11 sites of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, and the Dambulla cave-temple complex. Continue to Depart on a full-day excursion to the town of Amaravati, Kandy to learn the fascinating story of the the site of a great Buddhist stupa. Built during the reign of Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic before Emperor Ashok, the stupa is decorated with carved panels telling the story of Buddha’s life. Some of the Buddhist TRAVELING WITH YOU taking a botanist-led tour of the Royal sculptures of Amaravati had a Greco-Roman influence that u u Botanical Garden. From Galle, a port city was the direct result of the close trade and diplomatic TRACING ANCIENT BUDDHISM John Guy is the Florence and with Portuguese and Dutch influences, contacts with the ancient Romans. After lunch, continue to A Journey to Sri Lanka u November 12 to 23, 2014 Herbert Irving Curator of South Goli village to see its Buddhist stupa. Dinner is at the hotel. drive along the scenic southwest coast and Southeast Asian Art at Approximate daily travel time: 5 hours. to visit the villages of Hikkaduwa and The Metropolitan Museum of u VIJAYAWADA CHENNAI Art. He served for 22 years Bentota before returning to Colombo. Wednesday, November 12 as Senior Curator of Indian If you would like to further learn A late-morning flight takes us back to Chennai. Upon Art at the Victoria & Albert about Buddhist art, an optional prelude in arrival, continue on an orientation tour of Chennai before Museum, London, and is an South India with John Guy features a full returning to The Leela Palace Hotel. Dinner is at the hotel. elected Fellow of the Society day in Amaravati, site of one of the great of Antiquaries, London. John was an advisor to CHENNAI Buddha relic stupas built in the reign of UNESCO on historical sites in Asia, and has worked Thursday, November 13 Emperor Ashoka, 3rd century B.C.E. The on a number of archaeological excavations. His Focus this morning on Kanchipuram, the “golden town of research interests include the early temple arts and ancient Hindu sanctuary of Mahabalipuram a thousand temples.” From early Pallava Dynasty reliefs to sculptural traditions of South and Southeast Asia, is a further highlight. the towering gopuras (entrance towers) and pillared halls of the Vijayanagara Dynasty, the temples demonstrate focusing on southern Indian and Sri Lanka. Seven centuries ago, Marco Polo the quality and diversity of Tamil art. After lunch, drive to John has curated and co-curated several major declared Sri Lanka “the best island of its the ancient seaport of Mahabalipuram to see the Rathas, exhibitions including: Chola: Sacred Bronzes of size in the world.” Why not come discover a group of carved temple models which are the first Southern India (Royal Academy 2006); “Wonder of ever architectural museum. Elsewhere, granite boulders it for yourselves? with superb carvings of mythical scenes are among the the Age”: Master Painters of India, 1100-1900 (MMA greatest masterpieces of Indian sculpture. Return to the 2011-12); and the upcoming international loan Sincerely, hotel for an evening at leisure. Approximate daily travel exhibition Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture time: 5.5 hours of Early Southeast Asia (MMA, April-July 2014). CHENNAI u COLOMBO, SRI LANKA His major books include Indian Temple Sculpture Friday, November 14 (2007), Woven Cargoes: Indian Textiles in the East (1998, 2010), and Wonder of The Age: Master Fly to Colombo this morning and transfer to the Taj Emily K. Rafferty Painters of India 1100-1900 (2011). u Samudra to join the Main Program guests for lunch. President MET ADVENTURES

u u u www.metmuseum.org/travel THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART u 1000 FIFTH AVENUE u NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10028 THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART OPTIONAL PRELUDE THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART 1000 Fifth Avenue u New York, NY 10028 THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART SOUTH INDIA WITH JOHN GUY November 8 to 14, 2014 Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, PRSRT STD u T u NEW YORK u CHENNAI, INDIA U.S. Postage RACING ANCIENT BUDDHISM Strategically perched in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has lured explorers for millennia. PAID Saturday, November 8 & Sunday, November 9 ACADEMIC Called Taprobane by the Greeks, Serendib by the Persians and Arabs, and Ceylon by the ARRANGEMENTS A Journey to Sri Lanka Europeans, its pearls, ivory, gemstones, and spices were prized by all. Indians arrived in the Depart New York on Saturday, on an overnight flight ABROAD third century B.C.E., bearing a sapling from the Buddha’s sacred fig tree and the spiritual to Chennai. Arrive in Chennai late Sunday evening and transfer to The Leela Palace Hotel. November 12 to 23, 2014 riches of a new faith. CHENNAI u VIJAYAWADA, INDIA On this Met Adventures trip, we invite you to explore the island’s Buddhist legacy, Monday, November 10 as we journey from the monasteries of Anuradhapura to the cinnamon trees of Hikkaduwa. We are honored that John Guy, the Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South Following an early breakfast, fly to Vijayawada. Arrive at the Taj Gateway Hotel in time for lunch and check-in. and Southeast Asia in the Museum’s Department of Asian Art, will be leading this program. Later in the afternoon visit the nearby Hindu Temple of Begin in the capital city of Colombo, to see the treasures of the National Museum. Goddess Kanaka Durga. Return to the hotel for dinner. Drive inland to Sigiriya, a city fortress carved 1,500 years ago from the massive “Lion’s Rock”; VIJAYAWADA and spend four days exploring Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle—the UNESCO World Heritage Tuesday, November 11 sites of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, and the Dambulla cave-temple complex. Continue to Depart on a full-day excursion to the town of Amaravati, Kandy to learn the fascinating story of the the site of a great Buddhist stupa. Built during the reign of Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic before Emperor Ashok, the stupa is decorated with carved panels telling the story of Buddha’s life. Some of the Buddhist TRAVELING WITH YOU taking a botanist-led tour of the Royal sculptures of Amaravati had a Greco-Roman influence that u u Botanical Garden. From Galle, a port city was the direct result of the close trade and diplomatic TRACING ANCIENT BUDDHISM John Guy is the Florence and with Portuguese and Dutch influences, contacts with the ancient Romans. After lunch, continue to A Journey to Sri Lanka u November 12 to 23, 2014 Herbert Irving Curator of South Goli village to see its Buddhist stupa. Dinner is at the hotel. drive along the scenic southwest coast and Southeast Asian Art at Approximate daily travel time: 5 hours. to visit the villages of Hikkaduwa and The Metropolitan Museum of u VIJAYAWADA CHENNAI Art. He served for 22 years Bentota before returning to Colombo. Wednesday, November 12 as Senior Curator of Indian If you would like to further learn A late-morning flight takes us back to Chennai. Upon Art at the Victoria & Albert about Buddhist art, an optional prelude in arrival, continue on an orientation tour of Chennai before Museum, London, and is an South India with John Guy features a full returning to The Leela Palace Hotel. Dinner is at the hotel. elected Fellow of the Society day in Amaravati, site of one of the great of Antiquaries, London. John was an advisor to CHENNAI Buddha relic stupas built in the reign of UNESCO on historical sites in Asia, and has worked Thursday, November 13 Emperor Ashoka, 3rd century B.C.E. The on a number of archaeological excavations. His Focus this morning on Kanchipuram, the “golden town of research interests include the early temple arts and ancient Hindu sanctuary of Mahabalipuram a thousand temples.” From early Pallava Dynasty reliefs to sculptural traditions of South and Southeast Asia, is a further highlight. the towering gopuras (entrance towers) and pillared halls of the Vijayanagara Dynasty, the temples demonstrate focusing on southern Indian and Sri Lanka. Seven centuries ago, Marco Polo the quality and diversity of Tamil art. After lunch, drive to John has curated and co-curated several major declared Sri Lanka “the best island of its the ancient seaport of Mahabalipuram to see the Rathas, exhibitions including: Chola: Sacred Bronzes of size in the world.” Why not come discover a group of carved temple models which are the first Southern India (Royal Academy 2006); “Wonder of ever architectural museum. Elsewhere, granite boulders it for yourselves? with superb carvings of mythical scenes are among the the Age”: Master Painters of India, 1100-1900 (MMA greatest masterpieces of Indian sculpture. Return to the 2011-12); and the upcoming international loan Sincerely, hotel for an evening at leisure. Approximate daily travel exhibition Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture time: 5.5 hours of Early Southeast Asia (MMA, April-July 2014). CHENNAI u COLOMBO, SRI LANKA His major books include Indian Temple Sculpture Friday, November 14 (2007), Woven Cargoes: Indian Textiles in the East (1998, 2010), and Wonder of The Age: Master Fly to Colombo this morning and transfer to the Taj Emily K. Rafferty Painters of India 1100-1900 (2011). u Samudra to join the Main Program guests for lunch. President MET ADVENTURES u u u www.metmuseum.org/travel THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART u 1000 FIFTH AVENUE u NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10028 u T ERMS & C ONDITIONS u u u u u u u AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, u u KANDY GALLE COLOMBO NEW YORK for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in Thursday, November 20 Sunday, November 23 your confirmation mailing. PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Today we drive to the Indian Ocean, passing tea and Transfer to the airport for the flights to New York. u fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check u u only, must be received 120 days prior to departure. T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM spice plantations as we descend to the coast. Lunch is HEALTH Met Adventures are active programs that involve extensive walking and arranged en route. Arrive in the late afternoon in Galle, require all participants to be in good physical and mental health. Any condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at the A Journey to Sri Lanka a port city whose prominence rose with the arrival of time of your reservation. AAA and the Met can counsel interested travelers on Europeans in the 16th century. Accommodations are at PROGRAM RATE $7,750 whether a Met Adventures program is appropriate for them. November 12 to 23, 2014 (per person, double occupancy) PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants the dramatically situated Jetwing Lighthouse. Dinner of Travel With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional ______u ______is at the hotel. Approximate daily travel time: 4.5 hours. SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $1,025 purposes by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION / GALLE RATE INCLUDES BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. CULTURAL TRIANGLE CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance Friday, November 21 u Nine nights hotel accommodations as per itinerary application upon receipt of deposit, although you may select an alternative insurer Sunday, November 16 of your choice. u Breakfast daily, eight lunches, and eight dinners; CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the Spend the morning at the Galle Fort, guided by a local discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices The focus of our morning is Anuradhapura, the beer / wine with dinners; bottled water, coffee / tea historian, author, and photographer. Built and expanded quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares and currency exchange rates greatest monastic city of ancient Sri Lanka and the with all meals in effect as of the time of brochure printing and are subject to change without island’s first capital. Explore the ruined royal palaces, over the centuries, the fort was once described by Paul notice. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. Theroux as being “garlanded with red hibiscus and u Enrichment program of lectures and special events RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of The Met is limited to educational gardens, monasteries, and monuments. Lunch is at an sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA smelling of the palm-scented ocean.” In addition to acts only as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, old colonial rest house before our visit to the mountain u Island housing the Royal Summer House in Kandy Lake. cinnamon warehouses, former Dutch prisons, food Escorted sightseeing by private motorcoach; entrance accommodations and all other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met peak of Mihintale. Now a pilgrimage site, Mihintale fees for visits and/or their agents assume no responsibility or liability for any act, error or omis- stalls, and pigeon posts, we will see beautifully restored sion, or for any injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occa- photo © Alain Couillaud is believed to be the location of a meeting between sioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, ship, train, bus or other carrier, CULTURAL TRIANGLE u KANDY KANDY colonial villas. Following lunch, return to the hotel u the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiya Airport / hotel group transfers and porterage or through neglect or default of any subcontractor or other third party, which Frescoes at Sigiriya. Tissa who inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Tuesday, November 18 Wednesday, November 19 for an afternoon at leisure. Our farewell dinner this may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their duty to the partici- evening is in an old spice merchant’s house. u Taxes, service, and gratuities to local guides and drivers pants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is the sole contract Lanka. Return to the hotel for dinner. between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met and/or their NEW YORK Depart for a morning visit to Dambulla Cave Temple, Morning visits in Kandy begin at the Temple of the NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare; passport and visa fees; alcoholic agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages or expenses to persons or property, u due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts GALLE COLOMBO beverages other than beer / wine at dinners; personal items and Wednesday, November 12 CULTURAL TRIANGLE whose history dates from the 1st century B.C.E. Carved Sacred Tooth Relic, followed by the Kandy Museum. of nature or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything expenses; airport transfers for those not on group flights; baggage in Monday, November 17 into the hillside, the caves have important sculptures Then travel outside of the city to the Royal Botanical Saturday, November 22 beyond their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically other program delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that Depart New York on a mid-morning flight to Colombo. and 19th-century paintings. Continue to Kandy, a Gardens for lunch and a tour with a local botanist. mentioned as included. may be incurred. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort Spend the morning in Polonnaruwa, the capital of UNESCO World Heritage site, passing spice gardens Conclude the afternoon at the Degaldoruwa Temple, The morning and lunch are at leisure. This afternoon or well-being of the participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the COLOMBO depart for Colombo, stopping en route at Hikkaduwa, OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE $2,995 per person; single itinerary at any time, without notice to the participants, such alterations will Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was called until 1972) in the 11th and coffee plantations. Stop en route at the ancient with exceptional wall paintings. The evening is at be made without penalty to AAA or the Met. Additional expenses, if any, Thursday, November 13 supplement $475. Includes five nights hotel accommodations; buffet and 12th centuries. Significant remains of temples known for its temples and spice gardens featuring Sri breakfast daily, three lunches, and three dinners with bottled water shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and personal effects are the sole Hindu Temple in Nalanda, said to have been used by leisure in Kandy. responsibility of the participant at all times.The Met and AAA reserve the right Lanka’s world renowned cinnamon. Following dinner and coffee / tea; Economy Class airfare Chennai / Vijayawada / and shrines give us a good idea of what the city was early Buddhists. We will also visit the historic cave tem- to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to require any Arrive this evening in Colombo and transfer to the Taj Chennai / Colombo; sightseeing as per itinerary. once like. Following lunch, visit Ritigala, an ancient ple of Aluvihare. It is said that in the 1st century B.C.E., in Bentota, continue to Colombo for the late-night participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Samudra Hotel. an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the monastery whose ruins and rock inscriptions date 500 monks gathered here to write down the Buddhist flights home. Approximate daily travel time: 3 hours. participant’s health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. COLOMBO back to the 1st century B.C.E. Then see Medirigiriya, doctrines comprising the Tripitikaya (“three baskets CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may Friday, November 14 considered the best vatadage (circular relic house) in of law”) in order to preserve the oral tradition. After T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; the country. Return to the hotel for dinner. Approximate communication expenses; development/promotional expenses and the loss of lunch, we continue our drive to Kandy, arriving in the time that might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations u u The morning is at leisure. Following lunch, visit the daily travel time: 6 hours. late afternoon at the Cinnamon Citadel, where we will Met Adventures A Journey to Sri Lanka November 12 to 23, 2014 must be made in writing to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non- National Museum, which features 12th-century bronzes RESERVATION APPLICATION refundable administrative fee. All refunds are limited to amounts actually spend two nights. Dinner is at the hotel. received by AAA and are the sole responsibility of AAA; the Met shall have no of Hindu gods. Admire the President’s House, built by To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of $2,000 OPTIONAL SOUTH INDIA PRELUDE liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations received per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees) payable the last Dutch governor of Ceylon at the end of the p I / We wish to join the optional South India Prelude ($2,995 per between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost per to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor, 18th century. In the late afternoon, we hope to meet person; single supplement $475) person; 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 percent of the program cost per New York, NY 10018-3721. person; no refunds will be given for cancellations received within 60 days of with the US Ambassador (pending availability) before FORM OF PAYMENT departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, our welcome dinner. ______p Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air cancellation charges, if Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. p any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. All group fare tickets COLOMBO u CULTURAL TRIANGLE Credit card (may be used for deposit only) must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the Saturday, November 15 ______purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to shortage Name on Credit Card of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days prior ______to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior to This morning, drive to Sri Lanka’s “Cultural Triangle,” Address ______departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs Credit Card Number of the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the situated in the center of the island and containing many unlikely event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, UNESCO World Heritage sites. After lunch, visit the ______the following conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding City State Zip 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in New York, extraordinary site of Sigiriya (Lion Rock), built by King NY; (b) the dispute will be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount Each participant must sign below. This is an active tour and I/We confirm that Kashyapa in the 5th century C.E. A blend of fortress and ______of recovery to which a participant shall be entitled under any and all circum- Telephone (Home) (Business) I/we am/are in good health and physically able to participate in the trip’s stances will be the sum of all monies actually received from the participant by palace, Sigiriya is justly famous for its frescoes of celestial program. I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms AAA. The participant agrees that this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check 120 days ______damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a participant may suffer. Upon payment dancers and its rock garden. Arrive in the late afternoon prior to departure. Fax E-mail of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to be bound by the above terms at the Cinnamon Lodge Habarana, our base for exploring and conditions. photo © Kevin Miller photo © f9photos ______Copyright © 2014 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 ancient Buddhist sites. Dinner is at the hotel. Approximate ACCOMMODATIONS Signature (Required) Date daily travel time: 5.5 hours. Ruins of an ancient Buddhist vatadage, Polonnaruwa. Reclining Buddha, Dambulla Cave Temple (left) and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy (right). I wish to share a room with ______p Double p Twin p Single (at a supplement of $1,025) Signature (Required) Date u T RACING A NCIENT B UDDHISM u u A J OURNEY TO S RI L ANKA u For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad Front cover: Monumental rock-cut Buddha in meditation, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 12th century. Back cover: Fresco at the Dambulla Cave Temple. photo © Serg Myshkovsky (top) and the Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 u Fax: 212-344-7493 u E-mail: [email protected] u www.metmuseum.org/travel Rankhot Vihara Dagoba in Polonnaruwa, photo © A. Sergieiev (bottom).