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OPTIONAL MADRID PRELUDE IN PURSUIT OF PICASSO June 17 to 20, 2014 Barcelona, Nice & Paris During two nights in Madrid, discover works by the Spanish JUNE 19 TO 29, 2014 masters whom Picasso admired, including Velázquez and Goya, at the renowned Prado Museum. We will also tour the Reina IN PURSUIT OF PICASSO Sofía Museum, housed in an 18th-century former hospital with an extension by French architect Jean Nouvel. View Picasso’s PRSRT STD Barcelona, Nice & Paris Dear National Trust Travelers, U.S. POSTAGE masterpiece, Guernica, as well as the permanent collection of PAID modern and contemporary art. Enjoy fine Spanish cuisine and BURLINGTON, VT Pablo Picasso, perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, was also one of the most prolific, PERMIT NO. 601 producing some 50,000 works and remaining a vital force right up until his death. We invite you to explore his stroll through the popular Las Letras district. Accommodations 1785 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W. JUNE 19 TO 29, 2014 are at the centrally located Hotel Ambassador. Travel by first- WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 genius next June on “In Pursuit of Picasso: Barcelona, Nice & Paris.” Follow in his footsteps through Spain and class train to Barcelona to join the main program. PHONE: (888) 484-8785 or (202) 588-6300 France, visiting the places he lived and loved, and viewing his art alongside that of his contemporaries. WEB SITE: www.PreservationNation.org/tours We are delighted to be accompanied by John Klein, associate professor of art history and archaeology EMAIL: [email protected] at Washington University in St. Louis. A specialist in modern art, Dr. Klein has lectured widely on Picasso and published several works on the artist’s great friend and rival, Henri Matisse. Begin with two days in Barcelona, where Picasso, already a prodigy, spent his adolescence. See his formative influences—the Romanesque frescoes of the National Art Museum of Catalonia and Gaudí’s revolutionary buildings—and dine at Els Quatre Gats, a local restaurant he frequented. Attend an evening performance at the Palau de la Música Catalana, built in the Catalan modernist style whose organic forms inspired Picasso. Then fly to Nice to enjoy four days on the French Riviera, where the mature master spent his summers and lived out his last 15 years. Discover museums devoted to his contemporaries Matisse, Fernand Léger, and Pierre Bonnard, and explore the Picasso Museums of Vallauris and Antibes. Finally, travel by high-speed train to Paris, where Picasso lived as a young man and spent much of his creative life. Delve deeper into his diverse inspirations, from the Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces at the Musée d’Orsay to the African objects at the Musée du Quai Branly. Visit the newly renovated Picasso Museum to admire its splendid collection of art and archival materials. An optional two-night prelude in Madrid is offered, which includes a viewing of Guernica, one of the artist’s most famous paintings. As Picasso himself said, “It is not enough to know IN PURSUIT OF PICASSO an artist’s works. One must also know when he did them, Barcelona, Nice & Paris why, how, in what circumstances…” We hope you will take the opportunity to examine his art in their ideal JUNE 19 TO 29, 2014 context. This program is co-sponsored with members of the Washington University in St. Louis alumni association. Sincerely, Scott Gerloff Director, National Trust Tours Pablo Picasso in a pottery workshop, Vallauris, 1948. The Parasol, by Francisco Goya, 1777, Prado Museum (top) and The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America’s communities. colorful façade on Plaza Mayor (above), Madrid. For more information, visit the Trust’s web site at www.PreservationNation.org/tours or phone (888) 484-8785. OPTIONAL MADRID PRELUDE IN PURSUIT OF PICASSO June 17 to 20, 2014 Barcelona, Nice & Paris During two nights in Madrid, discover works by the Spanish JUNE 19 TO 29, 2014 masters whom Picasso admired, including Velázquez and Goya, at the renowned Prado Museum. We will also tour the Reina IN PURSUIT OF PICASSO Sofía Museum, housed in an 18th-century former hospital with an extension by French architect Jean Nouvel. View Picasso’s PRSRT STD Barcelona, Nice & Paris Dear National Trust Travelers, U.S. POSTAGE masterpiece, Guernica, as well as the permanent collection of PAID modern and contemporary art. Enjoy fine Spanish cuisine and BURLINGTON, VT Pablo Picasso, perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, was also one of the most prolific, PERMIT NO. 601 producing some 50,000 works and remaining a vital force right up until his death. We invite you to explore his stroll through the popular Las Letras district. Accommodations 1785 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W. JUNE 19 TO 29, 2014 are at the centrally located Hotel Ambassador. Travel by first- WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 genius next June on “In Pursuit of Picasso: Barcelona, Nice & Paris.” Follow in his footsteps through Spain and class train to Barcelona to join the main program. PHONE: (888) 484-8785 or (202) 588-6300 France, visiting the places he lived and loved, and viewing his art alongside that of his contemporaries. WEB SITE: www.PreservationNation.org/tours We are delighted to be accompanied by John Klein, associate professor of art history and archaeology EMAIL: [email protected] at Washington University in St. Louis. A specialist in modern art, Dr. Klein has lectured widely on Picasso and published several works on the artist’s great friend and rival, Henri Matisse. Begin with two days in Barcelona, where Picasso, already a prodigy, spent his adolescence. See his formative influences—the Romanesque frescoes of the National Art Museum of Catalonia and Gaudí’s revolutionary buildings—and dine at Els Quatre Gats, a local restaurant he frequented. Attend an evening performance at the Palau de la Música Catalana, built in the Catalan modernist style whose organic forms inspired Picasso. Then fly to Nice to enjoy four days on the French Riviera, where the mature master spent his summers and lived out his last 15 years. Discover museums devoted to his contemporaries Matisse, Fernand Léger, and Pierre Bonnard, and explore the Picasso Museums of Vallauris and Antibes. Finally, travel by high-speed train to Paris, where Picasso lived as a young man and spent much of his creative life. Delve deeper into his diverse inspirations, from the Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces at the Musée d’Orsay to the African objects at the Musée du Quai Branly. Visit the newly renovated Picasso Museum to admire its splendid collection of art and archival materials. An optional two-night prelude in Madrid is offered, which includes a viewing of Guernica, one of the artist’s most famous paintings. As Picasso himself said, “It is not enough to know IN PURSUIT OF PICASSO an artist’s works. One must also know when he did them, Barcelona, Nice & Paris why, how, in what circumstances…” We hope you will take the opportunity to examine his art in their ideal JUNE 19 TO 29, 2014 context. This program is co-sponsored with members of the Washington University in St. Louis alumni association. Sincerely, Scott Gerloff Director, National Trust Tours Pablo Picasso in a pottery workshop, Vallauris, 1948. The Parasol, by Francisco Goya, 1777, Prado Museum (top) and The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America’s communities. colorful façade on Plaza Mayor (above), Madrid. For more information, visit the Trust’s web site at www.PreservationNation.org/tours or phone (888) 484-8785. TERMS & CONDITIONS AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when available, sug- NICE NICE 1 PARIS, FRANCE gested group flights, or individual requests, for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in your confirmation mailing. IN PURSUIT OF PICASSO 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 PAYMENT SCHEDULE $1,500 per person, payable to National Trust Tours, of which Monday, June 23 This morning drive to Mougins to see the Thursday, June 26 Travel aboard the TGV express train from $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees, is required with the reservation application. Museum of Classical Art, where ancient art is interspersed with Nice to Paris, the city that opened up a new world for Picasso Balance due by check 120 days prior to departure. Barcelona, Nice & Paris CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the classically inspired works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, when he arrived here in 1900. A catered lunch will be served discretion of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and AAA. All prices quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares and currency exchange rates in effect at the time of Chagall, and Dalí. Continue to the Museum of Photography on board. Upon arrival, check into the well-located K+K Hotel brochure printing and subject to change without notice. Deviations from the scheduled to see images of Picasso and other artists. After lunch, visit the Cayré. In the early evening see the works of Picasso’s predecessors itinerary are at the expense of the individual. June 19 to 29, 2014 ELIGIBILITY National Trust for Historic Preservation tours are open to members only. Musée National Fernand Léger in Biot. The French painter at the Musée d’Orsay before dinner at leisure. Membership dues for 2014 are $30 for family and $20 for individual membership. The was aligned with the Cubist movement founded by Picasso and minimum age limit for the program is 14.