About the program

• Florence, where the Renaissance comes alive
• Using Italy as the classroom
• Activities in Florence
• Home stay with an Italian family
• Maps of Italy
• Links for more resources

Information & contacts

• Fall 2008 dates: August 24 - December 5, 2008
• Faculty & staff
• Eligibility
• Credit & grades
• Costs
• How to apply
• Download an application (PDF format; requires the free Acrobat Reader)
• Program advisors on ACM campuses
• Contact the ACM office

Field trips

• Rome
• Venice & Siena
• Other travels in Italy

Courses in fall 2008

• Overview of the academic program
• Italian
• Fortuna e Natura
• Heaven, Hell and Purgatory: The Relationship Between Italian Art and the Christian Religion
• The Politics of Art in Renaissance Florence
• Sheets for the Table
• Ten Generations of Medici Patronage
• Studio Art: Drawing the Human Figure

Click on pictures to see larger versions.

Top left: View of the Duomo in Florence. (Photo courtesy of Dorothy Rand)
Middle left: At Roman Forum. (Photo courtesy of Erin Boll)
Bottom left: Prigione, known as the slave reawakening, by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Background: View of Florence from San Miniato al Monte. (Photo courtesy of Tahlia Weis)

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