Florence Program

About the program: Florence ... Italy as the classroom ... maps ... links

Activities & home stay

Field trips: Rome ... Venice & Siena ... other parts of Italy

Courses

Faculty & staff

Academic information: eligibility ... credit & grades ... costs ... how to apply

Contact: Campus program advisors ... ACM office

Using Italy as the classroom

Right: Bronzino, portrait of Eleanor of Toledo, wife of Grand Duke Cosimo I, with her son Giovanni de’ Medici.
Below: A mosaic from San Miniato al Monte.

The ACM Florence Program takes full advantage of Florence’s rich artistic heritage. The Italian Renaissance is the center of the academic program, with opportunities to view firsthand many influential masterpieces of Western civilization.

Students are guided by experts in the history of art and culture, learn to speak Italian, and have the chance to draw under the direction of a master in a traditional atelier.

Left: The Uffizi Museum in Florence. (Photo courtesy of Erin Boll)

Below: On a field trip to Padua.

Students and instructors will spend several days in Rome and Venice. Field trips to other cities studied in the courses may include Pisa and Siena.

Course work includes frequent visits to museums and monuments, as well as lectures by local scholars and art conservation specialists. Courses are rigorous and include significant research and analysis presented in scholarly papers and discussions.

Activities and excursions not directly connected to the academic program are also planned.

Living in an Italian household in Florence greatly enriches the students’ understanding of contemporary Italian life. This personal experience also provides an excellent opportunity to practice Italian outside the classroom and acquire basic language skills required for daily living.