Summer Program
Immerse yourself in the culture, history and language of Venice on a six-week summer program, sponsored by the Art History and Archeology and Italian Departments at Columbia University and based at Casa Muraro. Choose from a selection of course offerings in Italian language, culture, literature/film, art history and conservation, music and history. Experience the rich contemporary and historical culture of Venice, while also making rapid progress towards your academic goals. For more information, please visit the Columbia Summer in Venice website.
Program Overview
Students learn about the art, literature, culture, and society of Venice and the Veneto region while also having the option to study and practice Italian. The program is not geared toward any particular major, and students with no Italian language or art history background are eligible to apply. The program offers many different courses from which to choose, with total point options ranging from 6-9 points for the summer. Course combinations will provide opportunities to deepen the appreciation of Venetian visual culture, to rapidly improve Italian language skills, or to learn more about Italian culture through history, film and literature.
Activities
To complement the academic programs, a rich co-curricular activities program introduces students to Venice, its rich local culture and the many special aspects of La Serenissima - Venice the most Serene Republic. Past activities have included weekly group dinners, Italian conversation gatherings, museum tours, and neighborhood/sestieri tours. The program has also offered visits to a traditional Venetian rowing years, an introduction to wine cultivation and production and a wine tasting, visits to conservation sites, biking tours and volleyball tournaments on the Lido - the beach of Venice.
Regular field trips around the Veneto are scheduled as part of the academic program for the art history course and some trips and activities are incorporated into the Italian literature and culture course. Excursions have included an exploration of various Palladian villas, day trips to Padova and Vicenza, and a trip to Verona.
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Slide 1: Established in 1868, University Ca' Foscari of Venice is one of the most prestigious universities in Italy, located in historical buildings throughout the city of Venice.
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Slide 2: Courses are set up as a field studies, using the city as their classroom with supporting site visits in and outside of Venice.
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Slide 3: Each day's choice of monuments is based on a walkable itinerary, visiting churches, confraternities, cloisters, palaces, and museums.
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Slide 4: Conservation courses provide participants with an understanding of the built heritage of Venice, its historical development, construction, and the related preservation requirements.
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Slide 5: To complement the academic experience, a wide range of activities are designed to introduce students to the local culture.
