Art History in Belgium and Holland

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on October 25, 2025

Meet the group at Pullman Brussels Centre Midi in Brussels

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: From Brussels airport: take the elevator in the airport down to the train station (Floor -1) and take the train to Brussels South/Midi Train Station. It will take approx. 45 minutes, and cost about €13. From here it is about a 1 minute walk to the hotel. Alternatively, you may take a taxi to the hotel. It takes approx. 20 minutes, and will cost between €35 – 50.

Getting to the site by train or bus: From airport, you can take a train to Ghent St. Pieters (45 minutes, costs approx 10 Euro). From there, take a taxi to hotel (10 minutes, costs approx. 10 Euro).

Your trip ends on: Thursday, November 6, 2025 in Amsterdam at Park Plaza Vondelpark

End of Trip: 10:30 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out. Transfers continuing through the day depending on flight times.

Getting to the airport: Take a taxi from the hotel to the airport. It takes 20 minutes and costs approx. 35 Euro.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.