Other International Trips

Dates: February 7 – 22, 2026

India presents a remarkable continuum of culture, where millennia of royal power, religious faith, and creative achievement coexist and continue to evolve. The Royal Oak Foundation and our friends at the Museum Travel Alliance invite you on an in-depth journey into India’s heritage.

With the guidance of lecturer Christopher Noey, a specialist in Islamic and Asian art who has led numerous journeys to the subcontinent, go behind the scenes inside some of the world’s oldest museums, UNESCO-listed rock-cut temples, private collections, and more.

Dates: May 8 – 15, 2026

Join the Royal Oak Foundation and the Museum Travel Alliance as we follow in the footsteps of American Impressionist Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) through Paris and its surroundings. Travel with the guidance of Jennifer Dasal, acclaimed art historian, author, and creator of the ArtCurious podcast.

Dates: May 31 – June 9, 2026

In England’s countryside estates and spa towns like Cheltenham and Bath, every detail—from a carved cornice to a garden path—was crafted to signal taste, status, and power. Join the Museum Travel Alliance and the Royal Oak Foundation for exclusive access to historic homes, collections, gardens, and Roman baths. Go behind the scenes in lavish properties and gardens owned by His Majesty King Charles III, Sir Winston Churchill, the Rothschilds, and other fascinating historical figures.

Dates: June 9 – 17, 2026
Join the Museum Travel Alliance and the Royal Oak Foundation on a journey around the Emerald Isle. Enjoy exclusive access to private castles overlooking the raging sea, neoclassical gardens, and historic family collections.

From Dublin to Belfast, explore art that shaped Irish identity, walk ancestral lands, and trace Ireland’s complex story through its great houses and gardens.

Dates: June 12 – 20, 2026
Join the Royal Oak Foundation and the Museum Travel Alliance as we chart the creative journey of Claude Monet through northern France and Paris. Aboard the elegant AmaDante, you can watch the Norman countryside pass from your private French balcony as we trace the painter’s life along the Seine. Designed for artists and art lovers of all levels, this journey combines immersive historical context with optional hands-on painting workshops, where an expert art mentor will guide you in mastering the en plein air style that defined the Impressionists.

Dates: October 1 – 9, 2026

The Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Malta have captivated the British imagination for centuries. From the late 18th century, when architects like Sir John Soane measured the proportions of Sicily’s ancient Greek theaters to carry home the principles of Neoclassicism, to the 20th century, when Captain Alexander Hardcastle devoted his fortune to restoring Agrigento’s temples, these shores have inspired Britain’s artists, poets, scholars, and adventurers.