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Travel Draw 2010
WORLD TOURS

TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS IN 2010 

Travelling with the Art Gallery Society offers carefully designed itineraries led by Art Gallery of New South Wales curators, educators and other art specialists, providing overseas World Tours and meaningful travel experiences combined with a wealth of expertise from our tour leaders. Enjoy the unique benefit of travelling with likeminded explorers interested in travel, culture, and the arts.

In addition to each tour, the Art Gallery Society has pretour talks and other exciting lectures and events on offer. Each of these is hosted by the tour leaders on intriguing and insightful topics relevant to the World Tour locations. These additional lectures are a worthwhile addition in the lead up to your artistic adventure. See your monthly Look magazine for details of these events. Our tours are superbly managed by Renaissance Tours, Mary Rossi Travel, Orion Expedition Cruises in conjunction with the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

For current information on the tours in this brochure please contact:

Renaissance Tours: 1300 727 095

Mary Rossi Travel (Southern Italy tour): (02) 9957 4511

Orion Expedition Cruises in conjunction with Art Gallery of New South Wales Australia’s Kimberley Coast):
1300 361 012 quoting “Art Gallery of New South Wales"

Darwin

 

DARWIN TO BROOME:
TOP END ART & CULTURE
Darwin – Kakadu and Katherine National Parks – the Kimberley & Broome with Sheona White

21 July – 06 August 2010
17 days / 16 nights
from $7,500 pp (land only plus airfare)

Experience the best of Top End Outback Australia, famous for its rich Indigenous art, spectacular landscape and home to a diverse mix of cultures. Whether you are a keen art enthusiast or an adventurous traveller, this tour combines an insight into the thriving Indigenous art communities, the stunning outback natural wonders and the fascinating multicultural mélange of Australia’s Top End. Over two and a half weeks, from Darwin to Broome, the many highlights of this remarkable journey will include the Tiwi Islands, Kakadu National Park, Arnhem Land, Kununurra and the Kimberley. The tour has been timed for the perfect climate of late winter / early spring and is definitely limited in numbers – early booking is recommended.

Tour leader
Sheona White

Sheona White runs the Art After Hours late nights at the Gallery program and is the Senior Coordinator of Public Programs at the Art Gallery of NSW, a position she has held since 2005. She joined the Gallery in 2001 as the Curator of the Brett Whiteley Studio and was previously Senior Curator, Museum Education at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Sheona has written and lectured on art from the Top End, has curated Aboriginal art exhibitions and has travelled extensively in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

View a detailed itinerary (PDF 1 M)
 

 

Berlin

NEW YEAR IN BERLIN
Great museums, Potsdam and New Year celebrations with Liz Gibson
27 December 2009 – 05 January 2010

 

 RussiaRUSSIAN CHRISTMAS IN ST PETERSBURG
The Hermitage, Summer Palaces and Russian Christmas celebrations with Liz Gibson
05 – 12 January 2010

 

SicilySICILIAN ODYSSEY:
FROM HOMER TO CARAVAGGIO
Palermo – Agrigento – Cefalů – Lipari – Taormina & Siracusa with Christopher Allen
03 – 17 April 2010

 

SpainTHE ESSENTIAL SPAIN:
BARCELONA AND MADRID

Explore some of the greatest art collections with Brian Ladd
06 – 15 May 2010

 

Kimberley CoastTHE ART OF EXPLORATION:
AUSTRALIA’S KIMBERLEY COAST

Orion Expedition Cruises in conjunction with the Art Gallery of NSW
31 May – 10 June 2010

 

Darwin to BroomeDARWIN TO BROOME:
TOP END ART & CULTURE

Darwin – Kakadu and Katherine National Parks – the Kimberley & Broome with Sheona White
21 July – 06 August 2010

 

EMPIRES OF EASTERN EUROPE:
ISTANBUL TO BUDAPEST
Istanbul – Bulgaria – Romania & Budapest with Liz Gibson
04 – 25 September 2010


Gardens of Northern ItalyGARDENS AND ART OF THE CÔTE D'AZUR
AND NORTHERN ITALY

21 September – 05 October 2010

 

MezzogiornoMYSTERIES OF THE MEZZOGIORNO
A journey through Italy’s south with Neil Moore
03 – 15 October 2010

 

MoroccoISLAMIC MOROCCO
Casablanca – Rabat – Fes – Ouarzazate – Marrakesh & Essaouira with Christopher Hartney
07 – 20 November 2010

 

ParisNEW YEAR IN THE ARTISTS' PARIS
Discover the unknown Paris with Terence Maloon
28 December 2010 – 07 January 2011


To book a tour contact the nominated travel agency

Renaissance Tours
1300 727 095
tours@renaissancetours.com.au
• New Year in Berlin
• Russian Christmas in St Petersburg
• Sicilian Odyssey: From Homer to Caravaggio
• The essential Spain: Barcelona and Madrid
• Darwin to Broome: top end art and culture
• Empires of Eastern Europe: Istanbul to budapest
• Islamic Morocco
• New Year in the Artists’ Paris

Mary Rossi Travel
(02) 9957 4511
info@maryrossitravel.com
• Mezzogiorno: A journey through Italy’s South

Orion Expedition Cruises
1300 361 012 quoting “Art Gallery of New South Wales”
www.orionexpeditions.com
*Fares are per person twin share in AUD based on Category B Stateroom
• The Art of Exploration: Australia’s Kimberley Coast

Image credits:
Orion Expedition Cruises (Kimberley tour image)
Wendy Neill (Paris tour image)

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