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April 23 – May 2, 2009, with Catherine Scallen *84 *90 S69, Associate Professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University. At the height of tulip season, take a cruise through the lowlands of western Europe.

It was water that enabled the Dutch to expand to far-flung territories in the 17th century, the region's "Golden Age," when culture flourished on a grand scale. Next spring, as Europe sheds its winter gloom and the sensational spring flowering season is at its peak, surround yourself with intimate gardens and endless flower fields daubed with magnificently brilliant color. Join your fellow Princetonians April 23-May 2, 2009, aboard the 84-passenger, five-star M/V Casanova on a journey along the Waterways of Holland and Belgium, with their canals, waterside cities, and windmills.

See the masterpieces of Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, and Hals; listen to the strains of the Dutch organ once played by Haydn and Mozart; and admire thousands of beautiful tulips, descendants of those that fostered the economic debacle of "Tulipmania" in the 1600s. Continue south to the awesome Delta Works engineering marvel that helps hold back the North Sea, before you immerse yourself in Belgium's irresistibly charming cities of Bruges, Ghent, and Brussels.

A post-cruise extension in and around Amsterdam (5/2-4) allows for exploration of the Kröller-Müller Museum and a short riverboat cruise among historic Dutch mansions.

Please note: Princeton Journeys will be sharing this voyage with travelers from Stanford Alumni Association.

About the Study Leader
Having ably led the Princeton Journeys 2005 program through Holland and Belgium Catherine Burns Scallen *84 *90 S69, associate professor of art history at Case Western Reserve University, will again serve as study leader for this program.

Catherine Burns Scallen *84 *90 S69 has taught at Case Western Reserve University since 1995. She teaches and writes extensively about the Old Dutch Masters, particularly Rembrandt. She received her M.F.A. from Princeton University's Department of Art & Archeology in 1984 and completed her Ph.D. in 1990 with a dissertation entitled "Rembrandt and Saint Jerome." While at Princeton she was a lecturer and preceptor. An inspired lecturer, Professor Scallen has spoken for many alumni and museum groups both in America and abroad in The Netherlands. Her latest book, Rembrandt, Reputation, and the Practice of Connoisseurship, was published by Amsterdam University Press. Her series of 36 lectures "Art of the Northern Renaissance" was recorded for the Teaching Company in 2007.

Her insights into the arts of this region will be complemented by the comments of Professor David Freyberg, an expert on water management issues from Stanford University, whose travelers will be sharing this journey with you.

To make a reservation, fill out the form in the brochure or contact Princeton Journeys at (609) 258-8686 or journeys@princeton.edu.