Classical Pursuits - Travel Adventures for the Mind with World's Best Books, Art and Music as Your Guides

Classical Pursuits Online
Small-Group Seminars And Free Weekly Webinars

Classical Pursuits takes our love of talking about books online. Seminars and webinars on 2,000 years of literature and culture. Learn more!
Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury Legacy
Montreal, Canada
June 2021

As we walk the streets, meet the people, hear the stories, and eat the food of Jewish Montreal, our experience will be enriched by our discussions of a literary voice unique in North America.
TORONTO PURSUITS
University of Toronto, Canada
JULY 2021

Culture meets conversation at our annual salon in the sun, with seminars on fiction, epic poetry, music, painting, history, psychology and more. Join us for a week of reading, discussion, friendship and fun.
Quiet Revolutions: Literature in Quebec
Quebec City, Canada
September 2021

Québec City, UNESCO City of Literature, is a perfect place for a fall getaway. Explore a fascinating multicultural and multilingual literary heritage from one of North America’s most beautiful cities.
Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco
Tangier, Fes and Marrakesh, Morocco
October 2021

Immerse yourself in the vast scope of Morocco’s history, politics, literature, art and food, Classical Pursuits–style.
EVERYDAY BEAUTY: Art and Culture in Japan
Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan
November 2021

Immerse yourself in Japanese art and culture, experience the tea ceremony firsthand, receive lessons in woodblock printing and flower arrangement, and watch kabuki and geisha performances. The beauty of Japan will change how you see.
The Key to Italy: Literature, Food and Wine in Sicily
Sicily, Italy
November 2021

For the German polymath Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Sicily was the “clue to everything.” We’ll leave that for Italians to decide and instead invite you to join Classical Pursuits on a trip that will unlock Sicily’s boundless treasures.
They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1930
Paris, France
April 2022

Join Classical Pursuits on a unique voyage that will take you from the turn of the century to the eve of the Second World War, and change forever the way you see the City of Light.

Travel Adventures for the Mind
with The world's best books, art and music as Your guides

Classical Pursuits OnlineSmall-Group Seminars And Free Weekly Webinars

Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury LegacyMontreal, CanadaJune 2021

TORONTO PURSUITSUniversity of Toronto, CanadaJULY 2021

Quiet Revolutions: Literature in QuebecQuebec City, CanadaSeptember 2021

Shifting Boundaries: Literature of MoroccoTangier, Fes and Marrakesh, MoroccoOctober 2021

EVERYDAY BEAUTY: Art and Culture in JapanKyoto and Tokyo, JapanNovember 2021

The Key to Italy: Literature, Food and Wine in SicilySicily, ItalyNovember 2021

They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1930Paris, FranceApril 2022

Classical Pursuits Online
Small-Group Seminars And Free Weekly Webinars

Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury Legacy
Montreal, Canada
June 2021

TORONTO PURSUITS
University of Toronto, Canada
JULY 2021

Quiet Revolutions: Literature in Quebec
Quebec City, Canada
September 2021

Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco
Tangier, Fes and Marrakesh, Morocco
October 2021

EVERYDAY BEAUTY: Art and Culture in Japan
Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan
November 2021

The Key to Italy: Literature, Food and Wine in Sicily
Sicily, Italy
November 2021

They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1930
Paris, France
April 2022