PHILADELPHIA – America’s Colonial Gem
Welcomes
Vincent van Gogh – Up Close
February 1 - May 6, 2012
Philadelphia Museum of Art

The renowned Philadelphia Museum of Art describes this major event: "Through some 40 masterpieces borrowed from collections around the world, Van Gogh - Up Close is the first exhibition to explore the reasons and means by which this impassioned artist made such unusual changes to his painting style in the final years of his life." Highlights of the Vincent van Gogh – Up Close special collection include Iris, Undergrowth with Two Figures, and Blossoming Almond Tree. Roberta Smith of the New York Times calls this exhibition "revelatory" and goes on to write "These paintings convey another aspect of the restless intelligence, always looking, always striving, that permeates and is also given a new sense of order and forthrightness by this marvelous show."

Note: For a complete list of all Van Gogh paintings in this exhibition click here.

Our Philadelphia package includes 4 nights at the Sheraton Society Hill, located in the heart of historic Old Philadelphia with cobblestone streets, taverns and horse-drawn carriages. Also included is admission to the Philadelphia Museum of Art (including the special exhibit), and a Philadelphia City Pass which includes entrance to the Franklin Institute Science Museum and Planetarium, the National Constitution Center, the Academy of Natural Sciences, and a 24-hour hop on/off pass with the Philadelphia Trolley Works.

$489 per person/double including all taxes.

$619 per person/double at the 5-star Four Seasons Hotel at Logan Square.

Other dates are available, as are single and triple rates.

Additional Options: Philadelphia

New York

$750 per person/double occupancy.

Package includes Amtrak from Philadelphia to New York City, 4 nights at the Marriott Marquis or Warwick Hotel (or similar), a 2-day Hop On/Hop Off bus pass around Manhattan (including one night tour), a tour to The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and admission to two great museums -the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art – both home to masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh.

Washington, D.C.

$680 per person/double occupancy.

Package includes Amtrak from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., 4 nights at the Capital Hilton or Madison Hotel (or similar), a full-day guided tour of the famous buildings and monuments of Washington, and a half day tour to Mt. Vernon and Alexandria, Virginia. You will have plenty of time to visit the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum and the National Gallery of Art, home to several paintings by Vincent van Gogh.

“Van Gogh and the Spirit of America" – An ‘Adventures by Disney’ Tour.

March 30 or April 5,  2012

This eight-night tour includes three nights in Philadelphia and five nights in Washington.  We’ve modified an Adventures by Disney tour to include an extra night in Philadelphia with time to see the Van Gogh: Up Close exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. On the second day your escorted Adventures by Disney tour begins, with sightseeing in Philadelphia to include the Liberty Bell, the home of Betsy Ross, and Independence Hall. Then it is off to Washington, where your days will be filled with history - excursions to Jefferson’s home at Monticello, the battlefields of Gettysburg, and Washington’s home at Mount Vernon. Disney also includes a guided kayak tour of the Potomac where you’ll see the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and Georgetown University.

$3,107 per person/double occupancy.

All breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners are included. Both hotels are deluxe – the Hyatt at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, and The Mayflower in Washington. This is an excellent tour for a couple or for a multi-generation family. Hurry – very limited space!

Contact:

Patrick Teutschel (California Traveler)

E-mail: pat@californiatraveler.com
Phone: 800-336-9830

Prices are subject to change without notice.

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