Online Adventure: The Art & History of Paris
Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 10:45am - Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 12:15pm
Program Overview
Live like a Parisian from the comfort of your living room during an online learning experience that brings you into the heart of the city. Our local Parisian experts will share the very best of their city while leading explorations of world-class museums and landmarks. Take in sessions by historians and city experts on artistic masterpieces and Parisian history, while also enjoying opportunities for small-group discussions and Q&A sessions. Each day, you’ll “see” a new part of Paris and enjoy a chance to bond with your fellow Francophiles without ever leaving home. Join us for this cutting-edge learning adventure, live from the City of Light!
Program Highlights
- Explore the collections of the Louvre, Rodin and Orsay museums - among many others - as you join your experts for a virtual exploration of each institution's most notable artworks.
- “Go inside” Sainte Chapelle, discover the front of Notre Dame Cathedral and join in a discussion about efforts to restore this magnificent building.
- Join your expert for a virtual walk through the Saint Germain area, La Sorbonne, Pont-Neuf, Place des Vosges, Montmartre and many others.
Program Price
$499 per person
To learn more or reserve a spot, please contact Cherie Hamilton at [email protected]. Deadline to reserve a spot is Tuesday, December 1, 2020
As you know, earlier this year, UMRA entered into a partnership with not-for-profit Road Scholar, the world’s largest and most innovative creator of experiential learning opportunities. During these challenging times, Road Scholar has postponed all of its educational travel programs through January 2021. They have, however, pivoted to offering live, online, multi-day adventures through Zoom. It’s a chance to learn from their best instructors in extraordinary places around the world. With a week’s worth of live lectures, discussions and more, these virtual programs truly re-create the Road Scholar experience online.
We are pleased to let you know that we have secured an exclusive program – The Art and History of Paris scheduled from Monday, January 11 through Friday, January 15, 2021 for AROHE and UMRA members at a price of $499 per person.
By enrolling in this program, you will have the opportunity to live like a Parisian from the comfort of your living room. Local Parisian experts will share the very best of their city while leading explorations of world-class museums and landmarks. Take in sessions by historians and city experts on artistic masterpieces and Parisian history, while also enjoying opportunities for small-group discussions and Q&A sessions. Each day, you’ll “see” a new part of Paris and enjoy a chance to bond with your fellow Francophiles without ever leaving home.
There will be 2 to 3 hours of daily instruction, discussion and/or field trips. All you need is your computer and an internet connection – and again, this will all be broadcast live from Paris. And Road Scholar offers technical support and Zoom tutorials!
Here is some feedback from Road Scholar participants who recently attend the live, online adventure:
- This program provides a varied, concise, riveting virtual education experience in Paris - beautiful Paris. Each day left me longing for a baguette and a cafe au lait.
- If you can't go to Paris, this is the next best thing. Wonderful guide who knows both Paris and the French culture. I learned a lot.
Here is a link to the full itinerary:
Upcoming Events
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When you are of Icelandic descent you can trace your ancestors back to around 1200 and sometimes further.
Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
Here’s another great opportunity to buy discounted tickets and join your UMRA friends to cheer for the Gophers when the Women’s Basketball team hosts the Purdue Boilermakers at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on February 1.
Join fellow UMRA members for a morning hike in Theodore Wirth Park to celebrate Groundhog Day on Monday, February 2.
UMRA’s special event for this winter will again be a celebration of brighter days and the approaching end of winter. We’ll have food, fellowship, and music provided by Urban Sound, one of the University’s premier student a cappella ensembles.
"One color" is the theme for the meeting of the UMRA Photo Club on Tuesday, February 10.
Family history with Jim Kurle. A tale of Swedish emigration to Dunn County, North Dakota including my grandfather, whose unusual relationship to several churches, and religion in general, was one of the reasons for his emigrating.
UMRA’s Cabinets of Curiosity tour on Thursday, February 12, will offer an inside look into the rich resources of the University Libraries Borchert Map Library. Map Librarian Ryan Mattke will showcase the treasures and innovations of one of the largest map libraries in the U.S.
Well-known Twin Cities-based financial journalist and economics commentator Chris Farrell will be the featured guest for UMRA’s February 17 Living Well Workshop via Zoom. He will discuss why and how the current generation of older Americans is not following the traditional retirement pattern of a relaxed lifestyle.
UMRA's Book Club I will discuss Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life. Author is Kao Kalia Yang. Discussion leader is Linda Lindeke.
Renee Alexander’s first job at the Great Minnesota Get-Together was as an intern in 1989. She took over the top job in 2023, following the 26-year tenure of her predecessor.
Growing Up by Russell Baker.
Family history with Michelle Casey.