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Brushstrokes and Blueprints
Israeli Art and Architecture Tour


Join us May 8 - 13, 2012 and experience Israel like you never have before.

Explore today’s vibrant, dynamic and award-winning art and architecture scene. Organized in cooperation with BGU’s Department of the Arts, this five-day adventure will take you to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Galilee and the Negev and will include:

  • Meetings and studio visits with a range of artists including painters, sculptors, architects, photographers, and ceramicists
  • Personal encounters with artists from diverse backgrounds including established and prize-winning veteran artists and young and emerging ones; native Israelis and immigrants; women and men; and Bedouins and Jews
  • Meetings with respected curators
  • VIP tours of new and noteworthy buildings of architectural significance and interest including the Design Museum in Holon and the just-opened new wing of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
  • BGU faculty scholars who will offer talks and insight throughout the tour
  • Wonderful company, conversation and cuisine

To learn more about the people and places we’ll visit, click here.

You can also download the tour brochure (PDF) and the registration form (PDF).

After the tour, attend BGU’s 42nd Annual Board of Governors Meeting, May 13 - 16, 2012 – the University’s open house for friends and supporters around the world.

Looking forward to being with you in Israel!

National Tour Co-Chairs

Riki Dayan, Los Altos Hills, CA
Connie and Sam Katz, Philadelphia, PA
Joel Reinstein, Boca Raton, FL

To receive more information, contact us at travel@aabgu.org or 646-452-3712.