MEDIA STUDIES / ART & DESIGN - USA TOUR

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SUBJECT:
Media Studies / Art & Design / Design Tech
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TOUR DURATION:
18 days
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VISIT:
San Francisco - New York - Los Angeles
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BEST TIME:
April + July school holidays
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MIX 'n' MATCH TOUR:
History / STEM

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DAY ONE

Fly from NZ to San Francisco

Arrive San Francisco and transfer to your accommodation

Overnight – San Francisco

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DAY TWO

Guided walking tour of San Francisco

Visit the Palace of Fine Arts

See Golden Gate Bridge and The Painted Ladies

Overnight – San Francisco

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DAY THREE

Enjoy a cruise across San Francisco Bay and visit Alcatraz Island

Visit Stanford University this afternoon

Overnight – San Francisco

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DAY FOUR

Art & Design – visit California College of Arts and enjoy an Art Deco tour of San Francisco

Media Studies – visit Apple HQ and Google HQ

Overnight – San Francisco

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DAY FIVE

Fly from San Francisco to New York

Arrive New York and transfer to your accommodation

Overnight – New York

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DAY SIX

Join a Hop On Hop Off tour and visit some world famous landmarks

Visit the Museum of the Moving Image

Art & Design – visit (AIA) New York Center for Architecture

Media Studies – Visit New York Academy of Film

Overnight – New York

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DAY SEVEN

3-hour app-led scavenger hunt adventure through midtown Manhattan and Times Square

Picnic in the Park at Central Park

Brooklyn Bridge walk

Visit MOMA, Lower Manhattan and Ground Zero

Overnight – New York

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DAY EIGHT

Art & Design – Grand Central Terminal and Billionaires Row

Media Studies – Paley Centre for Media and Museum of Natural History

New York University

Take in the atmosphere and vibe of Times Square this evening

Overnight – New York

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DAY NINE

Art & Design – marvel at the New York skyline from a special Manhattan Architecture cruise

Media Studies – Hudson River cruise

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Visit Edge NYC – the tallest outdoor deck in the Western Hemisphere

Attend a Broadway Show this evening

Overnight – New York

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DAY TEN

Visit New York’s vibrant Lower East side and view amazing street art. Learn different street art techniques, and create your own masterpiece

Art & Design – Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Media Studies – Escape the Room experience

Empire State Building

Overnight – New York

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DAY ELEVEN  

Enjoy High Line Park and indulge on a Greenwich Village Food tour for lunch

SpyScape New York interactive experience 

Overnight – New York

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DAY TWELVE

Fly from New York to Los Angeles

Arrive Los Angeles and transfer to your accommodation

Overnight – Los Angeles

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DAY THIRTEEN

Santa Monica Pier

Beverly Hills

Art & Design – (AIA) Los Angeles Center for Architecture hosted tour

Media Studies – Warner Bros. Studios and Melrose Avenue (time for shopping)

Overnight – Los Angeles

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DAY FOURTEEN

Art & Design – LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

Media Studies – Universal Studios

Venice Beach

Overnight – Los Angeles

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DAY FIFTEEN

Disneyland

Overnight – Los Angeles

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DAY SIXTEEN

Art & Design – visit the arts district area of Santa Monica

Media Studies – Paramount Studios

Travel from Los Angeles to NZ – depart evening

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DAY SEVENTEEN

In the air and en-route to New Zealand

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DAY EIGHTEEN

Welcome home to Aotearoa

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Flights

  • Airport transfers

  • Transportation passes

  • Superior accommodation

  • Sightseeing

  • Daily breakfast, lunch & dinner

STUDENT TAKE AWAY

  • Explore the influences of American media and the different styles of American design and architecture

  • See first-hand the usage and impact of media and design on NZ society

  • Engagement with Media and Art & Design academic scholars and experts

  • Gain enrichment and maturity through new experiences and the challenges of touring a foreign country

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