Architecture
'The Shed' - New York
The Shed – New York’s newest cultural institution – concept is simple
Talking Design with Stephen Crafti
ASA Tour Leader Stephen Crafti produces and hosts ‘Talking Design’, a popular fortnightly podcast from RMIT, featuring interviews with experts …
Northern Gems of the Baltic
Three magnificent northern gems were suddenly unveiled to an unsuspecting western world in 1991 after a half-century’s occlusion behind the …
El Greco: Man of Two Worlds - and Beyond
Here’s a Trivial Pursuits question: Can you name an artist and sculptor known universally by an ethnic nickname? The answer …
New Year in India
Join Professor Bernard Hoffert as he leads these tours to India.
Mughals, Rajputs & Villages: An Introduction
This tour explores three princely capitals in the heartland of the Mughal Empire, Dehli, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, and a …
The Holy Grail - Chalice, Bowl or Person
The Holy Grail is, arguably, the most celebrated piece of tableware from the last two thousand years. So much so that there are 200 goblets throughout Europe which claim the honour. Over the centuries, it has inspired great art and literature.
The Wine Dark Sea: A Historical Introduction
Once, foreigners were drawn to Southern Italy and Sicily by the riches to be garnered from their fertility and their …
Art and Culture in Spain: A Historical Introduction
Modern Spain occupies two thirds of the Iberian peninsula, an arid mountainous outpost of the Eurasian landmass which, separated from …
Andalucia: A Historical Introduction
The Andalucia of reality is even more remarkable than the romantic dream evoked by its name. It lives as the …
