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Kirker Holidays provides carefully crafted tailor-made holidays to over 140 destinations
in 40 countries - including the services of the Kirker Concierge to book a table at a
recommended restaurant and entrance tickets to museums and art galleries.
Autumn brings a host of important art exhibitions, with a common theme being travel:
Dutch art collected by the Russia Tsars will return to Amsterdam, Vienna gathers
Rubens paintings from around the world, and in Paris a new exhibition traces the
exotic influences on Paul Gauguin.

Prices are per person include flights or Eurostar, return transfers, accommodation with breakfast, Kirker
Guide Notes to restaurants, museums and sightseeing and the services of the Kirker Concierge to book
expert local guides, exhibition or concert tickets or reserve a table for a delicious dinner.

Includes 48hr museum pass, Seine cruise & carnet of Métro tickets

Paris - Grand Palais
‘Gauguin: l’Alchemiste’
11 October 2017 - 22 January 2018
Paul Gauguin lived in diverse parts of the globe including Peru, Tahiti,
Brittany and Martinique. This new exhibition includes over 200 works
in a chronological journey through the artist’s use of various materials to
create vivid and striking images inspired by his travels.
Pont Royal **** Superior
In the artistic heart of the Left Bank, this traditional
hotel has 75 bedrooms, a small Japanese garden and
Joel Robuchon’s popular restaurant ‘L’Atelier’.
3 night price from £868 until 31 October
3 nights for the price of 2 from 1 November -
31 March - price from £646, saving £
Complimenary upgrade to Eurostar’s Standard
Premier when booked before 31 October.

Tehamana Has
Many Parents,
1893
Paul Gauguin

Includes entrance to the exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi

Includes entrance to the Kunsthistorisches and Leopold Museums

Vienna - Kunsthistorisches
‘Rubens: The Power of Transformation’
17 October 2017 - 21 January 2018
This landmark new exhibition showcases the genius of Rubens and
the inspiration which he took from Classical and Renaissance art, with
seventy loans from collections around the world – including the Hermitage
Museum in St. Petersburg, the Prado in Madrid and the National
Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Altstadt **** Superior
The Altstadt is 10 minutes’ walk
from the Volkstheater and the
spectacular Museum Quartier,
with an attractive bar, 42
comfortable rooms and many
works of art throughout.

3 night price from £

Florence - Palazzo Strozzi
‘The Cinquecento in Florence’
21 September 2017 - 21 January 2018
Including a number of international loans as well as newly restored works,
this new exhibition at the magnificent Palazzo Strozzi focuses on the
Renaissance art of 16th century Florence, including over seventy paintings
by artists including Michelangelo, Bronzino, Vasari, Rosso Fiorentino
and Pontormo.
Degli Orafi **** Superior
Located a few steps from the Uffizi Museum
overlooking the River Arno, this attractive ancient
residence has 42 rooms, an attractive bar and a
terrace with panoramic views. The Palazzo Strozzi is
ten minutes’ walk away.

3 night price from £

The Judgement of Paris, 1638
Peter Paul Rubens

The Deposition
from the Cross,
1528
Pontormo
Includes entrance to the exhibition at the Hermitage

Amsterdam - The Hermitage
‘Dutch Masters from the Hermitage. Treasures of the Tsars’
7 October 2017 - 27 May 2018
Russia’s Tsars, including both Peter and Catherine the Great, were
enthusiastic collectors of 17th century Dutch art, and this new exhibition
will see 63 paintings by 50 different artists of the Dutch Golden Age
return to Holland.

Ambassade **** Deluxe
The Ambassade consists of 10 beautiful 17th
century Dutch houses, overlooking the
Herengracht and Singel canals. With a wealth
of original paintings, porcelain, antique clocks
and furniture, this privately-owned hotel offers
impeccable service and attention to detail.
Flora, 1634 3 night price from £
Rembrandt van Rijn
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