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Be welcomed to an unforgettable weekend in New York with an insider's tour of the city's best shopping, theater, plus fine and performing arts. Enjoy exclusive visits and private tours of some of New York City's most celebrated institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Lincoln Center.
"As for New York City, it is a place apart. There is not its match in any other country in the world."
Pearl S. Buck
Each day, you will experience a different cultural aspect of the city. From a private chauffeured shopping tour led by fashion cognoscenti to backstage access to Broadway performers, who will teach you one-on-one how to sing and dance a routine from a current play, revel in insider access and discover the best of New York City's world-renowned culture.
Fashion Cognoscenti Tour
Be welcomed to the city that never sleeps in fashion. Jean Mayer, founder of Lacolleta, and Fashion Cognoscenti of The Chatwal, creates an unparalleled New York City shopping experience. Prior to your arrival, Jean will curate a bespoke shopping tour tailored to your specific tastes and preferences. She will escort you in a chauffeured luxury car and explore the ultra-exclusive shopping destinations from her much-coveted address book. Enjoy stops for lunch at a handpicked restaurant of her choosing, followed later by hors d'oeuvres and cocktails at Jeffrey's in the Meatpacking District.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum Historic District, Art Preservation Program, Lunch at Atlantic Grill
Enjoy insider access to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the preeminent museums in America. During a four-hour program, explore highlights of the Met, including admission to its latest blockbuster exhibits. Then tour through the cosmopolitan Metropolitan Museum Historic District, that runs along Fifth Avenue from 78th to 86th, the center of the 1960s and 1970s New York art boom. Tucked away in elegant townhouses and former mansions stand some of the city's most vibrant art galleries. Visit a selection of New York's finest galleries, then experience one of the city's most original pieces of public art, Alexander Calder's terrazzo sidewalk. Black-and-white crescents, parallel and diagonal lines combine to create one of the most unique sidewalks in all of the city.
Continue the afternoon with an insightful program on art preservation at one of the oldest fine arts firms in America. On your private visit to this Old World European atelier, learn about art conservation and discover how the right frame makes the perfect picture. Conclude the tour with lunch at Atlantic Grill, specializing in Pan-Asian seafood and cuisine.
Private Broadway Tour
Learn about the history and cultural legacy of New York's famed Times Square and its Theater District on a private Broadway tour. Enjoy insider access to a rehearsal studio, then experience a private one-on-one lesson with one of Broadway's most illustrious performers and musical directors, where you will learn one of the songs or dance routines from the very show you'll be attending that evening.
Conclude your Broadway tour with a meal in the luxe Empire Deco ambiance of The Lambs Club, where acclaimed Chef Geoffrey Zakarian has crafted a menu of inventive, modern American cuisine.
Lincoln Center Tour
Discover New York's Lincoln Center, one of the world's leading performing arts institutions during a four-hour behind the scenes tour. Exclusively explore the buildings, theater interiors, and public spaces designed by architects Philip Johnson and Eero Saarinen in an Art and Architecture Tour that also features works by Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall and Henry Moore.
Design a custom tour of up to three of Lincoln Center's renowned theaters, including the Metropolitan Opera House, Avery Fisher Hall, the David H. Koch Theater, the Vivian Beaumont Theater and Alice Tully Hall. Then be allowed a sneak peek at a rehearsal, including the opportunity to walk on stage (schedule permitting) and to view and handle select objects associated with well-known performers or artists.