History and Art
in Prague and Munich
Winter Break
February 22-March 2, 2008
Program:
Earn 3 credits in History or 3 credits in Art on
this Winter Break tour. Travel with Gordon Knutson and Jay Yager while studying European history and fine arts in Prague,
The Czech Republic and Munich, Germany.
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'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. Our art
professor will take us on a tour of the Alte Pinakothek, famous
for works by Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, and its large collection
of Dutch, French and Italian masters. We will also visit the Neue
Pinakothek with works by 18th and 19th century artists and the
German Expressionists; the State Gallery of Modern Art with works
by Courbet, Cezanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh; and the Glyptothek
with its fine collection of classical sculptures.
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 or 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. All students will attend
most history sites and
art
museums.
Accommodation:
Centrally-located pensions or youth hostels.
2008 Program Fee: $1,149
*Plus EMU tuition and
fees
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
• EMU tuition and fees
• Most meals and beverages
• Personal expenses
Apply for this
program.
If you do not have a passport,
apply for one today!
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 : Programs Abroad
Academic Programs Abroad
Eastern Michigan University
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Voice: 734.487.2424 or toll free 800.777.3541
FAX: 734.487.4377
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