'It made me see the city, buildings and streets with 'new eyes' because i now know more about the background.'
Anelotte, November 2009
The British Institute of Florence is the perfect place to study the History of Art:
- Courses designed for all tastes, ages and experience
- Courses combine lectures and guided tours to give you chances to view artworks at first-hand
- Courses delivered by highly qualified and expert faculty
- Great location in the heart of the city centre
- Just minutes from all major galleries and museums
- Excellent library with a large art history collection in English
- Lively learning environment
Options:
- Choose one 4 week course to focus on the art of the Gothic, Early Renaissance or High Renaissance
- Combine two courses into a 2 month programme
- Study the whole lot in a rolling 3 month programme
- Combine your history of art studies with Italian language and / or Life Drawing
Outcomes:
- discover at first hand the art of the Gothic, Renaissance and Mannerist periods in its original setting
- unravel the historical and religious context of Italian art
- hear about the modern challenges facing scholars, restorers and curators
- visit the Uffizi, the Academy and the Duomo in the company of experts
What you get:
- Daily lectures and tours from our faculty
- Art History Handbook
- Course Handbook
- Slide lists, class handouts and bibliographies
- Membership of the Harold Acton Library
- Slide tests and quizzes to test your progress
- Access to the Institute’s Cultural Programme of lectures
- Help from the History of Art Assistant
All dates and fees link to pdf
You can combine our 3 month, 2 month and 1 month Italian language courses with our History of Art programmes. Fees for our combined programmes as follows:
3 weeks : €865, 1 month €1150, 7 weeks €1995, 2 months €2215, 11 weeks €2980, 3 months €3175.