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New York City Art ExP erience Join the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia INCLUDES: for five days of fun and fabulous art Return airfare from Halifax in the Big Apple. Fully escorted oin us as we discover the wonderful art and culture of City... Airport transfers* From the masterpieces of famous galleries to the rarely seen gems of 4 nights hotel accommodation Ja collector’s private home gallery. Experience street art, architecture, Behind The Scenes Private Galleries / and a behind-the-scenes look at the Chelsea Art District, , Studios Art Walk Town, Soho, and more. Hear the sweeping sounds of a gospel Plus: The Frick, MoMa, Chelsea Art choir, and enjoy a unique look at this iconic neighborhood. There’s plenty of District / Highline, the MET, 911 free time for shopping and exploring. Graciously hosted by one of the Art Memorial Museum, Freedom Tower, Gallery of Nova Scotia’s favorite guides, Caroline Sodenkamp. , the new Whitney and Met Breuer Visit Central Park, Soho, Chelsea, Harlem, Brooklyn, Chinatown, and more. Paul Gauguin-Mata Mua (In Olden Times) OCTOBER Farewell Dinner 11-15, 2017 Meet Caroline Five days, Sodenkamp four nights Caroline has hosted Max. 20 guests sellout Art Gallery of RETURN AIRFARE INCLUDED! Nova Scotia tours of , 3499 Chicago, , and $ now Spain. The per person double occupancy AIRFARE & TAXES INCLUDED founder of Artigo Tours knows the international LAND ONLY, art world inside out. A resident of New York 2999TAXES INCLUDED $ City, her enthusiasm and love for the arts are contagious. She is looking forward to making new , reconnecting with past guests, and providing you with an incredible insider’s The Frick Eduardo Kobra’s Mural of Alfred Eisenstaedt’s Photo "VJ Day, The Kiss" look at the New York City Contact your local Maritime Travel counsellor. art scene. Hurry! Space is limited. • www.maritimetravel.ca ITINERARY*

Wednesday, October 11 If you have a passion for natural splendor, you may wish to visit the For those flying from Halifax with our group: Morning check-in at Botanical Garden that is located near the Brooklyn Museum. Later, we USA Departures Terminal at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. will avoid getting caught in traffic and take a fun and easy subway ride Noon arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport. Caroline will back to . The balance of the day/evening is on your own. This meet you in the arrivals . You will board the transfer to our evening, Caroline is leading an optional visit to the Metropolitan hotel, the Warwick, in the heart of Manhattan. After check-in, there Museum, which is open till 9 p.m. will be time to refresh, relax and to grab a late lunch at your leisure at one of the nearby lunch spots. For those making their own way to Saturday, October 14 Manhattan, we will meet Caroline in the hotel lobby mid-afternoon. Breakfast at your leisure in the hotel. We start the day at one of the : We start this New York Art Experience with stunning world’s largest and most influential museums of modern art - the masterpieces this historic mansion at the bottom of the Museum MoMa. Enjoy a specific exhibition intensely or roam the entire museum Miles. Then will stroll through Central Park, where Caroline will point at your own pace. Afterward, we will take in the sights, sounds and out some of her favorite works in New York’s “green exotic smells in the hidden alleyways of Chinatown - where you least lung.” On our way back to our hotel, we will enjoy an inspiring expect to find superb art spaces. Lunch is on your own in Chinatown. exhibition and a nice glass of wine at one of New York’s great art Caroline can direct you to the best little restaurants. The Lower East space. The evening is at leisure. Caroline will be happy to point out Side houses some of the most important up-and-coming galleries in some of her favorite restaurants a short walk from our hotel. New York. We will visit the best exhibitions, and enjoy coffee and sweets at a collector’s private home gallery. The rest of the afternoon is on your Thursday, October 12 own. We are very close to SoHo, so we encourage to take advantage of Breakfast at your leisure in the hotel. This morning we head to the the wonderful shopping there. The balance of the afternoon is yours to Chelsea Art District / Highline. Chelsea houses 350 of the best relax at the hotel. Early this evening, we will visit the brand-new Met galleries in the world. Caroline will lead a behind-the-scenes tour Breuer (in the former Whitney building) at houses the modern and with lots of special gallery visits and surprises. Along the way she contemporary collection of the Metropolitan Museum. Afterwards we will also show you the hidden treasures of the Highline, the unique will meet up for a Farewell Dinner at wonderful local restaurant. We will park on an historic freight train rail line above the Manhattan raise our glasses to great friends and great art. D streets. Lunch is at your leisure in one of the fun restaurants of the trendy little Meatpacking neighborhood. Caroline can make Sunday, October 15 suggestions. Later, we visit the Whitney Museum of American Art in Breakfast at your leisure in the hotel. Check-out of hotel. Our flight is its eye-catching new home designed by “starchitect” Renzo Piano. not till later today, so we’re not quite ready to say goodbye to New 911 Memorial Museum and Memorial: The 911 museum bears City’s charms. A Sunday in New York is not complete without the solemn witness to the attacks of September 11, 2001. It is a deeply sweeping sounds of a great gospel choir in Harlem. Before enjoying moving museum about the immense loss but also the bravery of this, a wonderful local lady will invite us into her home and lead us that day. For those who prefer not to visit the museum, Caroline will around and talk about the history of this exciting neighborhood. Lunch lead a walk focusing on public art in the Wall Street area. is on your own to sample delicious soul food in one of the historic Alternatively, if you have never been to Lady Liberty and Ellis Island, restaurants. Later we will meet up with our airport transfer to Newark you may wish to take the ferry there instead. Later, it will be time to and our flight home. see the sun set against the backdrop of the Big Apple from top of the Freedom Tower. This evening is at leisure. You may wish to take Terms & Conditions: *Some itinerary details are subject to change. Price is per person based on double occupancy. Airport transfers not included within Land Only rate in some local theatre or a show. of $2999. Cancellation Policy: Once full payment has been received, the tour is considered non-cancellable. Deposit of $500 per person required at time of booking. Friday, October 13 Deposit is fully refundable if tour does not occur. Full payment required 90 days before Breakfast at your leisure in the hotel. This morning, it’s time to start date of tour. Minimum number of 12 bookings required to guarantee departure. experience Brooklyn! We will board the ferry to Brooklyn and take in Liability: Travel arrangements made by Maritime Travel Exclusive Escorted Tours and the spectacular skyline along the way. We will first cross the East Holiday Escapes are subject to the terms, conditions and tariffs set out by our suppliers. River to and then go downstream along the Brooklyn shore. Maritime Travel Exclusive Escorted Tours and Holiday Escapes will not assume liability Upon arrival, we are just steps from the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO, for any refunds, losses, damage, costs or expenses arising out of injury, accident or the little Brooklyn neighborhood Caroline calls home. She is looking death, loss of, or damage to, or delay in baggage or other property, delay, inconvenience, forward to showing you her favorite spots. A private bus brings us to upset, disappointment, stress, frustration, or loss of enjoyment or loss of holiday time the thriving art scene in Bushwick, where we will visit several resulting from: (i) the act or fault or omission by any party other than by Maritime Travel Exclusive hugely promising young artists in their studios. This area is also Escorted Tours and Holiday Escapes or its employees; known as the street art capital of the world. A prominent street (ii) mechanical breakdown, government action, weather, strike or any other action artist will show us why. Lunch is at your leisure in one of the artist beyond its control; hotspots Caroline will point out. After lunch, our private coach will (iii) being denied access to aircraft due to contravening the airlines conditions of take us past Brooklyn’s main sights to our next destination. The carriage; wonderful Brooklyn Museum in beautiful Prospect Park houses a (iv) the traveller missing flight connections or departures or failing to follow instructions wide array of world-class collections spanning the ages. of tour representatives.

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