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"AHA courses are much better than A level History of Art as a preparation for university work. Exposure to real paintings, sculpture and buildings develops visual alertness. Seeing art in the cities where it was made reveals how it was shaped by its cultural context. Students from AHA have been made aware of many of the problems and excitements of academic Art History before they begin their BA."
Professor John Onians
The School of World Art Studies, University of East Anglia
A Weekend in Munich MOVED
15th - 17th June 2012
The Bavarian city of Munich has a grandeur and a beauty to rival most European capitals. The city boasts a remarkable feast of museums, galleries and churches, not to mention the breathtaking architecture of the surrounding palaces and squares. This is a wonderful opportunity to spend a long weekend exploring the city and discovering her fascinating Baroque churches and palaces.
The Alte Pinakothek has an excellent collection including masterpieces by Roger van der Weyden, Durer, Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt. We will introduce you to the work of the Asam Brothers, a pair of highly skilled architects, sculptors and painters and to the work of Riemenschneider. Our hotel is an elegant 19th century townhouse, complete with a library and peaceful garden.
Residenz in Munich
Itinerary
Friday 15th June
We will catch a morning flight followed by private transport to our hotel. After a delicious lunch we will explore the city and her history with a church crawl to include the late gothic cathedral of Frauenkirche, the Jesuit church of St Michael and the Asam brothers at Asamkirche and at Klosterkirche St Anna. We shall have supper at an excellent restaurant close to our hotel.
Saturday 16th June
The morning will be spent in the Alte Pinakothek looking at the gallery's excellent collection which includes masterpieces by Roger van der Weyden, Durer, Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt.
After lunch we will visit the Residenz, former palace of the dukes and royals of Bavaria. The architecture and history ranges from the Renaissance, via the early Baroque and Rococo to the neoclassical era. We will also have the opportunity to see the beautiful Cuvillies theatre which is found within the palace. Supper in the lively bohemian area of the city at a restaurant owned by the daughter of a fellow Dilettante member.
Sunday 17th June
In the morning we will visit the excellent sculpture collection at the Bayerisches National Museum where an entire room is dedicated to Riemenschneider and his contemporaries.
After lunch there will be time to explore the city further or perhaps a spot of shopping in the boutiques of the Maximilianstrause near our hotel. Our coach will leave at around 4 pm for the airport to catch our 18.40 flight back to London.
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Self-portrait by Rembrandt Self-portrait by Durer
