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Art History course

The British Institute of Florence is a University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations Platinum Centre.

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Italian language courses

Learn Italian at the British Institute of Florence. We aim to get you speaking and thinking in Italian: you will be immersed in the Italian language from the very first day.

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A2 overview course

Intensive Italian course to help prepare students for the A2 Italian language exam

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History of art courses

Immerse yourself in the Renaissance - explore from the Dawn of the Renaissance to the Italian High Renaissance in our month-long courses, or experience it thematically, in our week-long courses and hands-on workshops. With a proven reputation for the most engaging courses and lecturers, a History of Art course at the British Institute of Florence is a marvelous gift for any occasion - and with our new Gift Courses, why not offer yourself one too!

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Music in Art

Music in Art will illuminate the fascinating web of connections between the visual arts, music and dance, from Antiquity to the Renaissance.

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Fine art courses

We offer Life & Cast Drawing with the Charles Cecil Studios; Private Sculpture classes with Dr Alan Pascuzzi; and Drawing and Painting with the Florence Art Studio.

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Study abroad

We offer a number of study abroad programmes in collaboration with our partner institutions.

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English language courses

We offer English language courses at all levels, as well as business English and preparation courses for the Cambridge ESOL exams. We also offer intensive summer courses.

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Exams

The British Institute of Florence is the principal authorised centre for the Cambridge University ESOL exams in Tuscany.

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Exam preparation courses

Preparation courses for Cambridge ESOL exams

IELTS International English Language Testing System

Preparation courses for Cambridge ESOL exams

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Cultural Centre

Harold Acton Library

Archive

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Lecture: Mauro Annese

Petroleum: the beginning and end of a precious resource

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Film: Taxi Driver

(1976) with Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Afternoon Tea Party

Last Afternoon Tea until September

You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~ C.S. Lewis

Friday, June 21, 2013

2° Festa della Cultura San Giovanni Battista - Firenze 2013

Friday, June 21, 2013

2° Festa della Cultura San Giovanni Battista - Firenze 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Lecture: Gherardo Vitali Rosati

Carlo Goldoni and Pietro Chiari: two authors for one company

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Call for Papers: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries Graduate Conference 2014

6th Annual Postgraduate Conference 10th April 2014