Andrew Spira
MA
"A very informed Tour Director who made his knowledge easily available and much enhanced my visit. Also very considerate of group members. Could not have done more.""Andrew Spira, our superb authority on the architecture of the region in the context of its religious history... was able to comment on a particular fresco, icon or feature in a way which was always thought-provoking."- ACE customers on a 2022 tour with Andrew Spira
Biography
Andrew studied at the Courtauld Institute of Art and City University, London. For several years he was a specialist in Byzantine and Russian icons at the Temple Gallery, London, before working as a curator at the V&A Museum. Andrew was subsequently Programme Director at Christie’s Education, and has been leading tours to cultural sites in Russia, Armenia, Georgia and all across Europe for over 20 years. His recent publications include The Invention of the Self: Personal Identity in the Age of Art (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020), Simulated Selves: The Undoing of Personal Identity in the Modern World (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020) and Foreshadowed: Malevich's Black Square and Its Precursors (Reaktion Books, 2022).
Listen now to Andrew's episode about Botticelli, Perugino and Dürer on the hit podcast Travels Through Time, sponsored by ACE Cultural Tours.
Tours with Andrew Spira
Art Treasures of Bologna & Parma: A Feast for the Soul & Senses16th Nov - 22nd Nov 2026Tour Director: Andrew Spira£3495
Art Treasures of the Côte d'Azur: Impressionist & Modernist Masters25th Oct - 1st Nov 2027Tour Director: Andrew Spira£3495
