By Rosanna Sumera, MA 2014-15 Who doesn’t love shopping? Many will admit to standing outside the Louis Vuitton and Prada window displays with secret desires to purchase every item in stock. That being said, unfortunately at every turn in Florence there are luxury brand stores clearly out of any student’s budget. Does that mean we... Continue Reading →
On Friday, May 15th, members of the Marist Italy Class of 2015, Istituto Lorenzo de’Medici Certificate recipients, faculty and staff from Marist Italy and Istituto Lorenzo de’Medici, and friends and family of the graduates gathered at the Auditorium al Duomo to celebrate the hard work and achievements of this year’s class. The ceremony also served as... Continue Reading →
By Marina Tanimoto, BA 2015 Unlike in the States, Italy is very open in the display of partially butchered meat. It is not uncommon to see full legs, heads and other large body parts in local butcher shops and markets. After living on and off in Florence for two years, the brutal reality of the... Continue Reading →
By Rosanna Sumera, MA 2014-15 On April 13th, nine of the Marist-Italy MA in Museum Studies students opened their exhibition titled Mortal Veil: Michelangelo and Depictions the Human Body which focuses on three styles of Michelangelo’s figure studies: anatomy, movement and classicism. Students created this exhibition because studies of the human body have always been fundamental... Continue Reading →
By Tyler Ostrander, MA 2014-15 When someone mentions Florence, you usually think of the obvious landmarks, like the Duomo, the Uffizi, and Palazzo Vecchio. All of these locations, as with a majority of Florence's tourist attractions, are located on the northern banks of the Arno River. Despite the more apparent fame of this side of... Continue Reading →
By Jordan Beatty, MA 2014-15 When one grows tired of the hustle and bustle of Florence's center, Fiesole is the perfect retreat. A former Etruscan settlement, Fiesole sits high in the hills providing breathtaking views of Florence and the surrounding areas. Compared to Florence, Fiesole takes the prize in terms of ancient history. Evidence of... Continue Reading →
By Alessandra Bianco, MA 2013-14 Parma, Modena, Bologna - what do all these places have in common? They are all cities with famous foods associated with them in the region of Emilia-Romagna, our next stop on our food tour through Italy. Many, both inside and outside of Italy, would argue that the best of the best in Italian... Continue Reading →
