Walking Tour: The Grand Tour, the Aristocrat's Itinerary at the Met

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This tour traces the legendary eighteenth century pilgrimage undertaken by European nobility. The route explores how travel, archaeology, and high-society patronage shaped Western art, interior design, and collecting habits. This is a story of wealth, wanderlust, high-society scandals, and the massive art shopping sprees that shaped the modern museum world.