Pharaoh at the NGV

Melbourne Winter Masterpieces

Journey through 3000 years of ancient Egyptian art, design and culture at the NGV’s new blockbuster exhibition.

tour snapshot

Tour Status: Final Places - Two places remain

 

tour overview

Unpack the phenomenon of the National Gallery of Victoria’s new landmark exhibition, Pharaoh, celebrating 3000 years of ancient Egyptian art and culture – the undisputed highlight of our new four-day tour to Melbourne.

From colossal sculptures to exquisite jewellery, artistry from royal tombs and a rich array of funerary treasures, Pharaoh will showcase more than 500 works from the British Museum, covering the time from the Old Kingdom to Alexander the Great.

Joined in Melbourne by UK-based Egyptologist Lucia Gahlin, we enjoy a private, before-hours guided viewing of the exhibition, complemented by two background lectures.

Our time is rounded out by fine dining, an afternoon visit to the V&A’s Africa Fashion exhibition at the NGV, visits to some of Victoria’s unique house museums in the company of curator Kenneth W. Park, and an evening performance at the Southbank Theatre.

 

tour highlights

Enjoy the best of Melbourne’s world-class arts and cultural heritage institutions in this carefully-curated program.

your expert tour leader

 
 

Lucia Gahlin is an Egyptologist based in the UK with over 20 years experience of leading tours to Egypt, and to collections of Egyptian antiquities in museums around the world. She has a strong personal interest in the art, archaeology, literature and architecture of ancient Egypt, and is the author of chapters and books, such as ‘Egypt: gods, myths and religion’.

Lucia holds a First Class Honours Degree in Egyptology/Ancient History from University College London. Her postgraduate research took her into university teaching, curatorial work in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London, and archaeological excavations in Egypt.

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tour itinerary

Melbourne (3 nights)

 

Included meals are shown with the letters B, L and D.

The Langham Hotel

This five-star hotel is ideally located in Melbourne, in the heart of the city, on the Southbank Promenade.

The National Gallery of Victoria is only a short walk from the hotel.

tour booking

$4,480 AUD per person, twin share (land content only)
$680 AUD supplement for sole use of a hotel room

A $500 deposit is required per person to confirm your booking on tour. This deposit is non-refundable.

FINAL PLACES AVAILABLE

Please request your place(s) by submitting the form below.

 

your tour consultant

The consultant for this tour is Sharon Williams. For further information or to discuss the tour, please call 9235 0023 (Sydney) or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email sharon@academytravel.com.au

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