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History and Art in
Prague and Munich

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Eastern Michigan University
Academic Programs Abroad

103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI, USA 48197
734. 487.2424

800.777.3541

programs.abroad@emich.edu


Munich and Prague

Charles Bridge

History and Art in Prague and Munich

Winter Break
February 26-March 7, 2010

Earn 3 credits in History or Art on this Winter Break tour. Travel with Gordon Knutson and Benita Goldman while studying European history and fine arts in Prague, The Czech Republic and Munich, Germany.

Program Fee: $1,299

Program fee includes:
• Lodging
• Museum and site admissions
• Lectures and guided tours
• International Student ID Card (EMU students)
• Health insurance (EMU students)

Program fee does not include:
• Round-trip international airfare
Baggage fees

• EMU tuition and fees
• Most meals and beverages
• Personal expenses

Accommodations: In centrally-located pensions or youth hostels.

*Plus EMU tuition and fees

Program:

In historic PRAGUE we will visit the Old City with its famous square dominated by the Old Town Hall and the astronomical clock. We'll see the Jan Huss Monument and the Tyn Church, once a center of the Hussite movement. Then we will explore the Jewish Quarter, the oldest Jewish settlement in Central Europe, with its 700 year old Synagogue. We will also visit the magnificent Charles Bridge, named after one of the Czech Republic's most important rulers, with its wonderful view of the Prague Castle.

At the Prazsky Hrad, Prague's castle, we will see the St. Vitus' Cathedral, with its tombs of the most important Czech rulers; the Old Royal Palace, site of the "defenestration of Prague;" and the Golden Lane where Franz Kafka lived for a short time. At the Castle our art professor will guide us through the Art Museum at the Sternberg Palace.

We will also explore the Communist period of Czech history visiting the Museum of Communism and Vaclavske Namesti, one of the sites of Velvet Revolution of Vaclav Havel. Evenings will be spent attending musical events or at leisure. There will also be time to review our experiences and to catch up on course assignments. We will leave for MUNICH by train.

MUNICH, the capital of Bavaria, is a cultural center of Germany. We will visit some of the wonderful art museums of this city.

Meanwhile, our historian will take us on a walking tour of sites from the Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler's first attempt to take power; and to Dachau on the outskirts of Munich, to visit the concentration camp which was established there by Nazi Germany. Students will also have time to visit optional sites such as the Nymphenburg Palace, the summer palace of the kings of Bavaria; the Residence, their palace in the city; the Olympic Park, site of the massacre of the 1972 Olympics, or the Deutsches Museum of science and technology. Evenings will be spent attending musical events or at leisure. Of course, we will preserve time for a final review, to finish course work, and to prepare for the return home.

Students must take 3 credits in history or art.

Apply for this program.


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For further information:
Office of Academic Programs Abroad
103 Boone Hall
734.487.2424 or
800.777.3541
E-mail: gordon_knutson@yahoo.com

E-mail : bgoldman@emich.edu


Academic Programs Abroad
Eastern Michigan University
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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