Asian Art in Boston and Beyond Oct. 11 – 16, 2026 is Now Open for Reservations!

Join the Society for Asian Art on a tour to Boston, Cambridge and Salem to enjoy an astounding line-up of art collections and also glimpse the gorgeous fall foliage. We will have in-depth, curator-led tours at both the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem to discover renowned collections from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia and the Islamic world – including the opportunity at PEM to see a major retrospective exhibition about Isamu Noguchi and to marvel at the Yin Yu Tang House, an 18th-century Chinese house re-erected inside the museum. We will also see archaic Chinese jades and other important Asian art at Harvard’s Sackler Museum and, for a detour to Egypt’s past, an exquisite mummy case and other artifacts at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Rounding out our Boston sojourn will be guided tours at art lovers’ favorites, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art. We will stay at the four-star Fairmont Copley Plaza, located in Back Bay and within walking distance to restaurants, shopping and local attractions, such as Trinity Church and the Boston Public Library.

See the trip flyer and registration link on the trip webpage.

Reservations will be accepted ONLY BY USING THE ONLINE LINK to complete the registration form, submit full payment via no fee ACH electronic money transfer or by major credit card with an add-on 3.9% processing fee, and sign the participant tour agreement, which includes the release from liability, assumption of risk, and binding arbitration clause for the tour operator, Travel Muse Inc. A complete itinerary is also available through the online link. If you have any questions regarding this trip or the online registration and payment platform, please contact Meg MacDonald of Travel Muse Inc. at (617) 480-0250 or meg@travelmuse.net.

Acceptance will be determined by the earliest sign-up date and a waiting list will be established. This trip is limited to a maximum of 20 Society members and is expected to fill immediately, so it is important to register now! 

All trip participants must complete a Society for Asian Art trip release and waiver of liability agreement as part of acceptance on the trip. This agreement will be sent once trip participation is confirmed by Travel Muse and the Society for Asian Art.