Wright WaySM Travel 2009 Itineraries

Travel the world with our exclusive Wright WaySM Travel. Immerse yourself in historic cultures and art with our offerings of world-class travel opportunities. All Wright Way tours include first-rate accommodations, local cuisine and expert Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust guides.

For more information and reservations, please call 708.848.1976 ext. 257. or email travel@gowright.org.

Wright Way Arizona: Innovations in Living
February 20-24, 2009

Enjoy a winter sojourn in the Arizona sun, including a tour and dinner at Wright’s Arizona Biltmore Hotel, an all-access tour of Wright’s spectacular Taliesin West and the stunning Arcosanti community designed by former Frank Lloyd Wright Fellow, Paolo Soleri.

Tour Price

Members: $2295 per person, double occupancy, land only

Non-members: $2495 per person, double occupancy, land only

Wright Way Japan: A Collector’s Passion
March 25- April 5, 2009

“If Japanese prints were to be deducted from my education, I don’t know which direction the whole might have taken.” Frank Lloyd Wright, An Autobiography

Natsume Soeseki's House (author of "I am Cat"), Meiji Mura. Photographer: R.W. Karr

Explore the spell Japan’s art cast on Frank Lloyd Wright during the formative years of his career.  Presented by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, this extraordinary 12-day excursion focuses on the Japanese art that the architect loved, collected and emulated.

Frank Lloyd Wright became fascinated by Japanese prints in the late 1880s, praising their design and composition, and most importantly, their “elimination of the insignificant.”  While designing twelve projects in Japan and overseeing the construction of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Wright found time to explore this magical country, always searching for hidden treasures.

Approach Japan through its unique and varied arts. See exquisite gilded screens, esoteric gardens and masterpieces of carving in situ and within its marvelous museums. See how Wright strove to create spaces both Japanese and “new”, with tours of Wright’s three remaining Japanese buildings:  the Jiyu Gakuen School, the preserved lobby of the Imperial Hotel, and Yamamura House. Relax in a hot spring bath overlooking the sea, enjoy delicate multi-course meals served on fine lacquerware and ceramics, appreciate the fleeting beauty of cherry blossom season, and understand why in Japan, the arts extend to all of life.

Tour Price

Members: $6295 per person, double occupancy, land only

Non-members: $6795 per person, double occupancy, land only

Single Supplement:  $800

Wright Way Pennsylvania: All-Access Fallingwater
April 25-28, 2009

Explore Wright’s famed Fallingwater estate and his late Usonian Kentuck Knob against a backdrop of springtime beauty in the hills of western Pennsylvania. Delight in an exclusive Fallingwater tour and wine reception, explore the terraces at Kentuck Knob, and relax at the spectacular Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa.

Tour Price

Members: $1795 per person, double occupancy, land only

Non-members: $1995 per person, double occupancy, land only

Wright Way Minneapolis: Sullivan to Gehry
July 23-26, 2009

Join the Preservation Trust on an exciting four-day excursion to the Minneapolis area, home to cutting-edge art and architecture from masters of their craft.  Experience a Prairie School architectural gem, the Purcell-Cutts house, designed by the team of William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie.  Tour Louis Sullivan’s influential National Farmers’ Bank, a National Historic Landmark, as well as the stunning Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum designed by a modern master, Frank Gehry.

Tour Price

Members: $1595 per person, double occupancy, land only

Non-members: $1795 per person, double occupancy, land only

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