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Art History course

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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

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Lecture: Rita Severi

Art in Shakespeare: Giulio Romano and Giovan Paolo Lomazzo

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Film: Psycho

(1960) with Anthony Hopkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Wine Tasting in the Library!

With i Conti Capponi

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Lecture: Corinna Salvadori Lonergan and Anatole Tchikine

Lorenzo the Magnificent’s Ambra: a poem and a villa with garden, Poggio a Caiano
[This lecture is preceded by a presentation at 16.30 of the new book Roscoe and Italy]

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Film: Cape Fear

 (1962) with Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Lecture: Michael Griffiths

Niccolò Machiavelli, ‘the disarmed prophet’

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Film: Obsession

(1976) with Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow

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

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Lecture: Gherardo Vitali Rosati

Carlo Goldoni and Pietro Chiari: two authors for one company