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London Arts And Culture An InsIde Look And LIsten

September 5 to 13, 2014

a program of the stanford alumni association From the iconic high-rise at 30 St. Mary Axe (better known by its nickname, “The Gherkin”) and the bespoke ateliers of to a burgeoning food scene that is breaking the stereotype of British cuisine, is today at the forefront of art, architecture, fashion and culture. Our program, which focuses on the city’s vibrant arts scene, was specially designed by the faculty leader duo of Wanda and Joe Corn for the active, intellectually curious Stanford traveler. From our base at the Waldorf Hotel in the heart of the West End, we attend theater performances, visit top art museums and galleries, dine at stylish restaurants, visit design studios, and enjoy walking tours through fascinating neighborhoods and lively local markets. Join us!

BRETT S. THOMPSON, ’83, DIRECTOR, STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY Highlights APPLAUD a popular MArveL at Old Masters, SteP inside Mayfair’s musical production at one contemporary paintings and bespoke tailor shops, of London’s best theaters in fashion installations at the ateliers and design studios the West End, and also take Britain, , for an intimate look at in an esteemed repertory National Portrait Gallery London’s emerging company performance. and Victoria and Albert fashion and art world. Museum. LONDON The Waldorf WEST Hotel London END Bridge HYDE Tate PARK Buckingham Modern Palace Gallery

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served as a wartime bunker Mayfair for a glimpse into the Itinerary sheltering the prime minister. city’s bespoke tailor shops, Later, enjoy scones and tea fashion ateliers and design FRIDAY & SATURDAY, sandwiches at an afternoon studios. WALDORF HILTON HOTEL (B) SEPTEMBER 5 & 6 high tea. WALDORF HILTON HOTEL (B) DEPART U.S. / WEDNESDAY, LONDON, UNITED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 10 KINGDOM LONDON LONDON Depart the U.S. on overnight This morning, Wanda Corn This morning, visit the newly flights to London. Upon arrival is our guide on our visit to Sir refurbished and on Saturday, transfer to our John Soane’s Museum, site of view magnificent works by hotel, centrally located in the the private home and eclectic John Singer Sargent, James heart of the city’s West End art collection of neoclassical McNeill Whistler and M.W. district. This afternoon, join an architect, John Soane. Alter- Turner, among others. optional orientation walking tour natively, join Joseph Corn for Following an afternoon of the West End and Covent an exploration of the London at leisure, attend an Garden. Gather this evening for Transport Museum and view its a welcome reception and dinner expansive collection of historic at a trendy local restaurant. buses, trains, trams and trolleys. WALDORF HILTON HOTEL (9/6: D) After an afternoon at leisure, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 regroup for a traditional pub LONDON dinner and an evening at a top After a welcome briefing and theater production in the West introductory lecture, visit the End. WALDORF HILTON HOTEL (B,D) National Portrait Gallery, the preeminent collection of famous TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 British portraits from the 16th LONDON century to the present day. A morning drive into Knights- From Elizabeth I to Catherine, bridge takes us to the Victoria Duchess of Cambridge, and and Albert Museum, where we Sir Ian McKellen, the Gallery’s enjoy a private tour of several portraits chronicle Britain’s long galleries at one of the world’s and complex history through greatest museums of art and its iconic faces. This afternoon, design. This afternoon, take in visit the Churchill War Rooms some of London’s architectural and imagine the London Blitz highlights on a driving tour, or of 1940–41 when the rooms join a guided stroll through NITED INGDOM

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evening performance of an THURSDAY, to explore its esteemed British repertory SEPTEMBER 11 vast selection of domestic and company. WALDORF HILTON LONDON international foods. WALDORF HOTEL (B) Choose between two options HILTON HOTEL (B) this morning: walk along Victoria Embankment to the FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Tate Modern and view pioneer- LONDON ing modern art and the gallery’s On our last morning, visit col- large-scale Rothkos and per- lection highlights at the British formance installations; or take a Museum, including the Rosetta driving tour of London’s South- Stone, the Lewis Chessmen bank, ending with a bird’s-eye and the Lindow Man. Later, view of the Thames and the head into lush Kensington Gar- city from atop the . dens to marvel at the new Zaha Reconvene with our entire Hadid-designed Serpentine group at the renowned Sackler Gallery. Hadid’s bold design gives new life to the gal- lery’s classic original home, The Magazine, an 1805 gunpowder store. Enjoy some time this afternoon for a bit of indepen- dent exploration. This evening, toast our week of delving into London’s arts and culture at a farewell reception and dinner at a top restaurant. WALDORF HILTON HOTEL (B,D)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 LONDON / U.S. After breakfast at our hotel, transfer to the airport and board return flights to the U.S. (B) THE WEST END VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM Trip Information Dates not inCluDeD September 5 to 13, 2014 (9 days) International and U.S. domestic airfare Passport and visa fees Immunization size costs Meals and beverages other than Limited to 36 participants those specified as included Independent Cost* and private transfers Trip-cancellation/inter- $7,995 per person, double occupancy ruption and baggage insurance Excess- $9,595 per person, single occupancy baggage charges Personal items such *Association nonmembers add $200 per person as internet access, telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for nongroup services inCluDeD 7 nights of deluxe accommodations at the air arrangements Waldorf Hilton Hotel 7 breakfasts and 3 International and U.S. domestic airfare is not dinners Welcome and farewell receptions included in the program cost. Round-trip, Bottled water on excursions Gratuities economy-class airfare from San Francisco to to guides and drivers for all group activities London is approximately $1,200 as of December All tours and excursions as described in the 2013 and is subject to change without notice. itinerary Transfers and baggage handling What to expeCt on program arrival and departure days We consider this to be a moderately strenuous Minimal medical, accident and evacuation program that is at times fast-paced and busy. insurance Educational program with lecture Although we use motorcoaches on occasion, series and pre-departure materials, including most of our excursions take place on foot recommended reading list, a selected book, and involve up to three miles of walking in all map and travel information Services of weather conditions (rain or shine). In some our professional tour manager to assist you instances, we will make use of the London throughout the program Underground and the Thames River ferries. Participants must be physically fit, active and in good health. We welcome travelers 15 years of age and older on this program. Terms & Conditions

Deposit & Final payment we receive your deposit. The product the program. We cannot accept any A $1,000-per-person deposit is offered in this brochure includes responsibility for losses or additional required to hold your space on this special benefits if you postmark your expenses due to delay or changes program. Complete and return the insurance payment within a specified in air or other services, sickness, attached reservation form or sign up window: 15 days of the date listed weather, strike, war, quarantine, force online. Final payment is due 120 days on the confirmation letter for the majeure or other causes beyond our prior to departure. As a condition Waiver of Pre-existing Conditions and control. All such losses or expenses of participation, all confirmed coverage for Financial Insolvency; will have to be borne by the passenger participants are required to sign 21 days for the Cancel for Any as tour rates provide arrangements a Release of Liability. Reason benefit. only for the time stated. We reserve the right to make such alterations Cancellations & refunds eligibility to this published itinerary as may Deposits and any payments are We encourage membership in the be deemed necessary. The right is refundable, less a $500-per-person Alumni Association as the program reserved to cancel any program prior cancellation fee, until 120 days prior cost for nonmembers is $200 more to departure in which case the entire to departure. After that date, refunds than the members’ price. Parents payment will be refunded without can be made only if the program is and their children under 21 may further obligation on our part. The sold out and your place(s) can be travel on one membership. For right is also reserved to decline to resold, in which case a $1,000-per- more information or to purchase a accept or retain any person as a person cancellation fee will apply. membership, visit alumni.stanford. member of the program. No refund will We recommend trip-cancellation edu/goto/membership or call be made for an unused portion of any insurance; applications will be sent (650) 725-0692. tour unless arrangements are made to you. in sufficient time to avoid penalties. responsibility Baggage is carried at the owner’s insurance The Stanford Alumni Association, risk entirely. The airlines concerned Stanford Travel/Study provides all Stanford University and our operators are not to be held responsible for travelers who are U.S. or Canadian act only as agents for the passenger any act, omission or event during the citizens with minimal medical, with respect to transportation and time passengers are not onboard accident and evacuation coverage exercise every care possible in their plane or conveyance. Neither under our group-travel insurance doing so. However, we can assume the Alumni Association, Stanford policy. Our group policy is intended no liability for injury, damage, loss, University nor our operators accept to provide minimal levels of protection accident, delay or irregularity in liability for any carrier’s cancellation while you are traveling on this connection with the service of any penalty incurred by the purchase of a program. We strongly recommend automobile, motorcoach, launch or nonrefundable ticket connected with that you subscribe to optional any other conveyance used in carrying the tour. Program price is based on baggage and trip-cancellation out this program or for the acts or rates in effect in December 2013 and insurance. A brochure offering such defaults of any company or person is subject to change without notice to insurance will be mailed with your engaged in conveying the passenger reflect fluctuations in exchange rates, confirmation about one week after or in carrying out the arrangements of tariffs or fuel charges.

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TEl (650) 725-1093 FAX (650) 725-8675 EMAil [email protected] © COPYRIGHT 2013 STANFORD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED ON RECYCLED, FSC-CERTIFIED PAPER IN THE U.S. Faculty Leaders WANDA M. CORN is the Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor in Art History, emeritus, at Stanford. She specializes in the history of American art, photography and visual culture, and she takes a special interest in the ways artists and art movements traveled globally in the early 20th century among Europe and America’s great cities, such as New York, Paris and, of course, London. “London today is a lively international city,” explains Professor Corn, “fully embracing the arts, from the most edgy to the most traditional. We will visit some of the city’s newly “ I would follow renovated museums that are admired the world over for their Wanda and Joe innovative design and sophisticated installations.” anywhere. Their JOSEPH CORN is a senior lecturer, emeritus, in history at Stanford and a specialist in the history of technology and perspectives, material culture. Dr. Corn has published books on the history of knowledge and aeronautics and on the history of American expectations for the future. He recently completed a book examining how consumers presentation have encountered and coped with complex technologies such as sewing machines, automobiles and, most recently, personal open whole computers. “For me, London’s museums open a window onto new worlds of England’s dazzling creative heritage,” says Professor Corn. “This heritage is visible in the vehicles and devices on display at the art and history.” Transport Museum and Science Museum, in the design of the Tate Modern (a repurposed power plant) and in the construction Bonnie Brae, ’59, along the new of the , over which soars Sir Norman Foster’s england Coast, 2012 elegant glass enclosure.”

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