TOUR PROGRAM
TOUR CALENDAR
2026
Exploring Medieval Burgundy, Dr Louise Marshall, 12-21 May, Limited places available
Marseille & Lyon, Dr Kathleen Olive, 22-30 May, Waitlist
Japan’s art islands and Tokyo, Emily Wakeling, 13-22 May, Places available
The Venice Biennale, Dr Nick Gordon & Dr Lachlan Warner, 01-09 June, Limited places available
The Champagne Route: Troyes, Épernay, Reims, Dr Kathleen Olive, 02-12 June, Limited places available
Handel in Halle, Clive Paget, 05-14 June, Limited places available
The Venice Biennale, Dr Lachlan Warner, 13-21 June, Limited places available
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Clive Paget, 09-19 July, One room now available
Hokkaido & Tohoku, Relle Mott, 20 July - 03 August, Places available
The Salzburg Festival, Robert Gay, 20-30 August, On request
Vienna to Trieste, Dr Nick Gordon, 05-20 September, Places available
The Via Egnatia: Albania to Thessaloniki, Dr Kristen Mann, 18 September - 02 October, Places available
Emilia-Romagna, Dr Kathleen Olive, 20 September – 01 October, Limited places available
Aotearoa New Zealand: art, design & the World of Wearable Art, Dr Anna Lebovic & Glen Armstrong, 23 September – 02 October, Places available
Bordeaux, the Dordogne and the Loire, Dr Kathleen Olive, 14-27 October, Places available
Exploring Kyushu, Relle Mott, 16-30 October, Places available
South Korea, Dr Nick Gordon, 23 October – 02 November, Places available
Exploring Kyushu, Dr Kathleen Olive, 02-16 November, Waitlist
Janáček Festival in Brno, Clive Paget, 06-18 November, Waitlist
Tokyo, Kanazawa and Kyoto, Relle Mott, 18-30 November, Places available
A Musical Christmas: Prague & Vienna, Robert Gay, 23 December 2026 – 03 January 2027, Places available
2027: January to June
Winter in Japan, Dr Kathleen Olive, 11-23 February, Places available
Hong Kong & Shanghai, Dr Nick Gordon, March, Register interest
Tunisia & Algeria, Dr Helen Pope, 13-31 March, Places available
The Baden-Baden Easter Festival, Robert Gay, March, Register interest
Naples in Depth, Dr Mary Jane Cuyler, April, Register interest
Made in Italy: Fashion history in Rome, Florence & Milan, Tour leader TBA (May 2026), April, Register interest
Along the Apennines, Dr Mary Jane Cuyler, 17-30 April, Places available
Marseille & Lyon, Dr Kathleen Olive, 01-09 May, Places available
Exploring Medieval Burgundy, Dr Louise Marshall, 10-20 May, Places available
Japan’s Art Islands & Tokyo, Emily Wakeling, May, Register interest
Friuli, Tyrol & the Dolomites, Dr Nick Eckstein, May, Register interest
The Sea of Japan, Dr Kathleen Olive, May, Register interest
Turin, Genoa & the French Riviera, Sarah Burles, 03-18 June, Places available
In Sussex with the Bloomsbury Group, Professor Emerita Penny Gay & Dr Kathleen Olive, 08-16 June, Places available
Modern Art in Germany: Kassel, Münster, Frankfurt and Cologne, Dr Nick Gordon, June, Register interest
Art & Architecture in Chiang Mai, Dr Lachlan Warner, June, Register interest
2027: July to December
The Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival, Clive Paget, July, Register interest
Mongolia & the Naadam Festival, Dr Nick Gordon, 09-24 July, Places available
Orkney & Shetland: From Stones to Sagas, Dr Mindy MacLeod, 19 July – 02 August, Places available
Hokkaido & Tohoku with Aomori’s Nebuta Festival, Relle Mott, July, Register interest
Scandinavia’s Saga Isles, Dr Mindy MacLeod, August, Register interest
The Salzburg Festival, Robert Gay, August, Register interest
The London Ring Cycle at Covent Garden, Robert Gay, September, Register interest
Vienna to Trieste, Dominique Millar, September, Register interest
The Via Egnatia: Albania to Thessaloniki, Dr Kristen Mann, September, Register interest
Sardinia and Corsica, Dominique Millar, September, Register interest
Krakow, Budapest & Prague, Tour leader TBA, September, Register interest
The Champagne Route, Dr Sophie Oosterwijk, October, Register interest
Bordeaux, the Dordogne & the Loire, Dr Kathleen Olive, October, Register interest
South Korea: Contemporary to Classic, Dr Nick Gordon, October, Register interest
The Languedoc & Pyrenees: Medieval to Modern, Dr Kathleen Olive, October, Register interest
Exploring Kyushu, Relle Mott, October, Register interest
Chile, Argentina & Patagonia, Chris Moss, October, Register interest
Japan’s Golden Cities: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Relle Mott, November, Register interest
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