World Art Tours

Travel with our expert tour leaders to the world’s most fascinating cultural, artistic and archaeological destinations in style.

Photograph of a monastery perched on a cliffside surrounded by green mountains under a partly cloudy sky and colourful prayer flags hanging.

Travel further with the Art Gallery

World Art Tours is our signature travel program that has been running for over 20 years. It offers a fully curated, high-comfort travel experience where everything is taken care of.

Travel is by private coach with carefully selected accommodation, and the program includes expert-led lectures and major cultural highlights. These tours suit travellers seeking an enriching, seamless journey through the world’s great art destinations.

Delivered by Renaissance Tours, our trusted travel partner, World Art Tours are available to all travellers. Every booking also helps support the Art Gallery and its future programs.

For more information on our World Art Tours

Email info@renaissancetours.com.au

or call 1300 727 095

Renaissance Tours

2026 World Art Tours

A spice odyssey: Java

19–30 August 2026 | Java, Indonesia with Joyce Morgan

A statue of a Buddhist and temples surrounded by mountains

Splendours of Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

1–16 September 2026 | Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with Stefano Carboni

Registan Square in Samarkand showcasing three grand madrassas with intricate blue tilework and large arched entrances

Brushstrokes of Brittany

7–18 September 2026 | Rennes, Carnac and Belle-Ile-en-Mer with Kate Kangaslahti

Painting by Claude Monet of rocks surrounded by a body of water

Morris to Mackintosh

15–26 September 2026 | London, Oxford, Windermere and Glasgow with Robert Reason

A close up of a red fabric featuring birds

Authors and artists of the Greek Islands

20 September – 4 October 2026 | Hydra, Kefalonia and Corfu with Lucienne Joy

A body of water with a city and mountains in the background

The Lumière Film Festival

8–17 October 2026 | Lyon with CJ Johnson

View of Lyon (Old Lyon) with Saône river at night

Hidden lands of the Himalayas

19–31 October 2026 | Bhutan with Alex McKay

A highly ornate Bhutanese Dzong building

More than meets the eye

1–10 November 2026 | Tokyo and Naoshima with Tony Slade

Photo of Yayoi Kusama's Red Pumpkin on Naoshima Island, Japan

2027 World Art Tours

8–26 January 2027 | The heart of Middle Egypt and beyond with Melanie Pitkin

Wall painting from the Tomb of Nefertari in Luxor’s Valley of the Queens

Art deco to art now: Singapore

21–27 January 2027 | Singapore with Claudia Chan Shaw

Art deco styled lounge space with high ceilings and deep red carpet.

Malaysian kaleidoscope

9–20 February 2027 | Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Penang with Claudia Chan Shaw

Vintage rickshaws lined up against a vibrant blue wall with two windows and an arched doorway

Serendipitous Sri Lanka

20 February – 7 March 2027 | Sri Lanka with Joyce Morgan

Massive rock fortress rising prominently above dense green forest with misty mountains in the background

Hong Kong Art Week

22–27 March 2027 | Hong Kong with John McDonald

People walking past large structure with skyscrapers in the background

Art treasures of Madrid and Andalusia

16–29 April 2027 | Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Cordoba and Granada with Lorraine Kypiotis

A classic Baroque painting depicting a royal family scene inside a grand room with large windows and framed paintings on walls.

New Zealand now: Contemporary art and design

May 2027 | Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland with Julie Ewington

Photograph of a modern building with a curved glass facade reflecting a partly cloudy blue sky

Splendours of the Pyrenees

10–23 May 2027 | Toulouse, Andorra, Girona and Barcelona with Steven Miller

Aerial photograph of a small town nestled at the base of a forested mountain.

Authors and artists of Provence and Languedoc

17–28 May 2027 | Toulouse, Narbonne, Arles and Aix-en-Provence with Lucienne Joy

A coastal village, houses with orange roofs and the sea

Light, landscape and Nordic design

September 2027 | Helsinki, Stockholm, Aalborg and Copenhagen with Helen Pitt

Photograph of a modern church interior featuring light wood pews and white tiled floor

Cutting edge contemporary: Documenta and Skulptur Projekte Münster

September 2027 | Münster, Kassel and Berlin with John McDonald

Artwork of a figure walking along a beam with a cloudy blue sky

Art treasures of the Veneto

September 2027 | Treviso, Padua, Vicenza and Verona with Lorraine Kypiotis

Ornately decorated chapel interior featuring detailed frescoes covering walls and ceiling

A Baltic and Bohemian rhapsody

September 2027 | Art nouveau in Prague, Riga and Helsinki with Claudia Chan Shaw

Ornate historic building facade featuring intricate white decorative elements

September 2027 | Tashkent, Nukus, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand with Stefano Carboni

Facade details of a mosque dome

Crossroads of civilisations

25 September – 8 October 2027 | Turkey with Christopher Allen

Empty amphitheater below clear blue skies.

Art treasures of Canada

October 2027 | Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City with Kenneth Park

A grand historic building perched atop a hill covered with autumn foliage

Moroccan mosaic

15–29 October 2027 | Casablanca, Marrakesh, Fez, Chefchaouen, Rabat with Alex McKay

Ancient fortified village made of reddish-brown clay buildings clustered on a hillside

More than meets the eye

November 2027 | Tokyo and the ‘art islands’ with Toby Slade

Busy urban street scene during autumn with people walking along a tree-lined sidewalk.

Hidden lands of the Himalayas

6–18 November 2027 | Bhutan with Joyce Morgan

A highly ornate Bhutanese Dzong building

Top image:: Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest Monastery) in Bhutan, photo: Shutterstock

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