Through the Museum's Lens: The Arts in German History and Society

DATES: Berlin, Germany: May 31-June13, 2009; Pre-departure classroom sessions in the U.S. are from 9am-12pm on 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, and 5/16; final presentations are from 9am-3pm on 6/27.

COST: $3434. Cost includes tuition, hotel accommodations, some tours & excursions, ground transportation pass (but not airport transfer), pre-departure orientation, Welcome Dinner, museum pass, emergency evacuation insurance and Intl
Student ID with limited insurance. The program fee does NOT include round trip airfare.

UNDERGRADUATE CREDITS: 3 credits in Art History 399, or History 388.

GRADUATE CREDIT: MAM 599 (Combine this program with the Arts in Society in Berlin for 6 credits. Same time, same cost!

HOUSING: Hotels

EXCURSIONS: Tour of Berlin, Architectural tour, Tour of Berlin and the Cold War, Tour of WW II. Visits and expert guided tours at some of Berlin's most prominent museums. Through a combined program,
opportunities will be available to meet with Berlin based artists, performers and art professionals and visit galleries, and film and performing arts centers. Events and activities are subject to change. Exact itinerary
will be finalized based on participant interest and opportunities in Berlin.

CONTACT: Marie alice Arnold 703.993.2167 or toll free at (866) 468-1243

STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

ONLY IN BERLIN are there more than 170 museums and art galleries, 3 opera houses, 8 symphony and 10 chamber orchestras, 880 choirs, 200 theaters, and countless bands, ensembles & clubs!

For this reason, and many others, Berlin is universally admired as an explosively expanding hub of the Western art scene. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to investigate the Arts in German Society for two weeks this summer in Germany's cultural and political capital! As the global hotbed of contemporary visual arts spanning almost 200 years of live museum history, Berlin is also the ONE city in the world where you can experience it all.

Participants in this course will engage in hands-on field research to retrace the complex evolution of the art museum in Berlin from its royal and encyclopedic origins to its most cutting-edge contemporary examples. Students will pursue questions such as:

-- What are the functions of an art museum?
-- How do museums change over time due to new ideas or ideological concepts regarding art and its reception?
--What is the role of museum architecture and display?
--How are museum planning and economics reshaping the city landscape?

The course will include expert guided tours of Berlin's architecture, museums and historical sites, a site program of gallery and studio visits and much more! To document and illustrate research, students will use cameras, recording devices, and other digital media.

Six pre-departure sessions, starting April 4, 2009.

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.