Art inSight Study Tour: Modern Art in Directed by Art Historians Dr. Sharon Hecker and Dr. Karen Pope April 3-14, 2018

Explore the city of Leonardo, ’s city of fashion and industry, and sites of spiritual and cultural importance, with special focus on the history and art of the later 19th century, following the unification of Italy and the rise of a new Italian consciousness

April 2 (Monday): TRAVEL, arrive April 3 (Tuesday) American #198 at 8:20am, MALPENSA AIRPORT, group transfer into the city Hotel check-in: Hotel Sina de la Ville, Via Hoepli, 6, 20121, Milano (MI), Tel +39 02 8791311 12:00p Welcome luncheon in hotel; neighborhood stroll after lunch: Cathedral and Galleria

April 4 (Wednesday): Excursion to Pavia [depart hotel 9:00am daily; chartered coach transportation every day] 10:00a Tour world-famous certosa (monastery), enjoy lunch and free time to stroll Pavia Return to Milan for free evening

April 5 (Thursday): Old Milan 10:00a : ducal fortress famous for art (’s last Pietà) 12:00p Lunch 1:30 Museum of Science & Technology with Curator Claudio Giorgione 2:30 Basilica of Sant’ Ambrogio (original basilica consecrated by Ambrose in 387)

April 6 (Friday): Renaissance Milan 10:00a Santa Maria delle Grazie: Leonardo’s Last Supper with Conservator Austin Nevin 11:00 Museo Bagatti Valsecchi: kaleidoscopic collection formed in the 19th-century 12:00p Lunch in the Museum courtyard (included), more time in the museum on your own 3:00 , world-renowned picture gallery

April 7 (Saturday): Excursion to Cremona 10:00a Baptistry and Cathedral 11:00 Violin Museum 12:00p Casa Nuziale di Antonio Stradivari 1:00 Lunch on your own; free afternoon in Cremona; possibilities: Academia Cremonensis, Museo Civico (arts)

April 8 (Sunday): Introduction to 19th-Century Milan 10:00a Cimitero Monumentale, Milan’s “Museum of Monuments,” including works by major Milanese sculptors 12:00p Lunch 1:30 Museo del Risorgimento: artifacts telling the story of Italy’s unification 3:00 : tour world-famous opera house with Maestro Roberto Andreoni

April 9 (Monday): Art Nouveau Milan 9:00a Liberty (Art Nouveau) neighborhood, walking with Sharon Hecker 11:00 Ambrosiana, one of Italy’s great libraries

April 10 (Tuesday): Modern Art 10:00a Galleria d’arte moderna in the Villa Reale: major 19th-century collection 1:30p : 400+ collection of 20th-century art

April 11 (Wednesday): Secret Milan 10:00a Villa Necchi-Campiglio, modern villa (1930s), tour with Andrea Alessandri 12:00p Lunch 1:30 Poldi Pezzoli Museum: rich collection formed in the 19th century

April 12 (Thursday): Post-War & Contemporary Milan Prada Foundation: new Arts Complex designed by Rem Koolhaas Chiesa Rossa (1930): the site-specific last work of light artist Dan Flavin HangarBicocca: Anselm Kiefer installation, Seven Heavenly Palaces, 2004 7:30 Farewell dinner

April 13 (Friday): FREE DAY for personal choices

April 14 (Saturday): Depart for US Morning transfer to MALPENSA AIRPORT for departures, including 10:25am departure of American #199

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