Set Sail on Famous Waterways From Bruges to Amsterdam.

Take a visit to the landscapes that inspired some of history’s most gifted artists, from Vermeer to Van Gogh. Set sail on famous waterways from Bruges to Amsterdam aboard Magnifique III, a traditional Dutch-style riverboat. Join experts and curators to experience the windmill-dotted landscapes and iconic cultural monuments in some of the region’s most charming cities, including Ghent, Antwerp, Kinderdijk, and Dordrecht. Gain exclusive access to legendary works within centuries-old churches, including the breathtaking, 15th-century Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the Van Eyck brothers. In Amsterdam, witness Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, and other Dutch art treasures with a private tour of the Rijksmuseum.

Highlights

Cruise from Bruges to Amsterdam along Holland and Belgium’s famous waterways aboard Magnifique III, a traditional Dutch-style riverboat with 21 contemporary cabins.
Go behind the scenes at one of Europe’s oldest hospitals in Bruges for an expert-led tour of the Hans Memling Museum, home to influential 15th-century works that the Early Netherlandish painter created for this setting.
Discover the Groeninge Museum in Bruges, home to a celebrated collection of Flemish masterpieces by Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, and Hieronymus Bosch, on a private tour.
Take an exclusive visit to the only historic country estate in the Rotterdam region, an 18th-century Rococo mansion still owned by descendants of the original family, where you take light refreshments surrounded by intact family collections.
Marvel at Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child, the only sculpture by the Renaissance master to leave Italy during his lifetime, in Bruges’s Church of Our Lady, and learn about its dramatic history of plunder at the hands of Napoleon and Hitler.
Witness the Van Eycks’ 15th-century Ghent Altarpiece (The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), joining experts to see newly restored details of this monumental masterpiece in its original home, St. Bavo’s Cathedral.
Stand in the presence of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, and other Dutch art treasures at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, where a guided tour will help you appreciate these masterpieces in a new light.
Enjoy the Final Day of the Landmark Metamorphoses Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, the landmark exhibition created in partnership with Rome’s Galleria Borghese.

Lecturer

Jennifer Dasal

Lecturer

Jennifer Dasal is an art historian, curator, lecturer, and author. After stumbling into an art history class as an undergraduate student at UC Davis, Jennifer was hooked. She went on to complete an M.A. in Art History from University of Notre Dame, and completed PhD coursework in art history at the Pennsylvania State University. She is the former curator of modern and contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA), where she worked for thirteen years. She is the author of “The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Epoque Paris,” which was released in July of 2025. She’s also the creator and host of the ArtCurious Podcast, which was chosen as one of PC Magazine’s Best Podcasts of the Year for three years in a row (2018-2020).

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