This trip is a rare opportunity to tour Berlin with faculty experts in both European art and German history. Enjoy a week-long journey gathering insights and awareness into a city with a dynamic history of art and culture. Explore a variety of museums and locations, experience a German concert, and enjoy cuisine unique to the area and much more.
Trip Leaders: Kenneth Ledford, Associate Professor of History and Law, CWRU, and Catherine Scallen, Chair of the Department of Art and Art History, and Andrew W. Mellon Associate Professor of the Humanities, CWRU
Estimated Fees (airfare not included):
- Single Occupancy: $3999
- Double Occupancy: $3499
Accommodations:
- Winters Hotel (Gendarmenmarkt)
Included Meals:
- Breakfast: Daily
- Lunches: Five
- Dinners: Two
Deposit and Cancellation Terms:
- Deposit Amount: $2,000
- Final Payment Due Date: January 30, 2016
- Written cancellation received by CWRU on or before February 11, 2016: full refund minus $550 per person administrative fee
- Written cancellation received by CWRU on or between February 12 - April 7, 2016: $2,500 per person cancellation charge (includes administrative fee)
- Cancellations received on or after April 8, 2016: no refund
For more information or to register please contact Michelle Miller at 216.368.8745 or mlm231@case.edu
Tentative Itinerary:
Day 1: Friday, June 10
Morning: Arrival and transfer independently to hotel for check-in
Afternoon: Welcome & group lunch, bus tour
Evening: Welcome dinner
Day 2: Saturday, June 11
Morning: Faculty-led morning discussion, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Humboldtbox/Stadtschloss, Nikolaikirche
Evening: Free
Day 3: Sunday, June 12
Morning: Day trip to Postsdam, stop at Bridge of Spies, Sanssouci Park
Afternoon: Group lunch at Jagdschloss Grunewald, Brucke Museum, Return to Berlin
Evening: Free
Day 4: Monday, June 13
Morning: Gendarmenmarkt/Museum Island: Neues Pergamon
Afternoon: Group lunch, Jewish Museum, Topography of Terror
Evening: Free
Day 5: Tuesday, June 14
Morning: Germaldegalerie
Afternoon: Lunch on own, Hamburger Bahnhof
Evening: Classical Concert or Opera (TBD)
Day 6: Wednesday, June 15
Morning: Guest lecture, Museum Island: Altes
Afternoon: Group lunch, Optional trip: German-Russian Museum and Soviet War Memorial
Evening: Free
Day 7: Thursday, June 16
Morning: Guest Lecture, Bus to Berggruen Museum
Afternoon: River Cruise, free afternoon w/optional tours
Evening: Tour of Reichstag, Farewell Dinner at Kafer Berlin
Day 8: Friday, June 17
Morning: Hotel Check-out