Exploring the Legacy of Italian Philosophy: A Journey through Brian and Rebecca Copenhaver’s Book
ISI Florence hosted an insightful book presentation by authors Brian and Rebecca Copenhaver as they […]
Category: Events
Harmony in History: A Violin and Piano Recital by Natascha Majek & Warwick Lister at Palazzo Rucellai
Florence – June 29, 2023 Step into a world where the air is filled with […]
A Unique Tour: Discovering Palazzo Rucellai and its Aesthetics
Alberti created a single architectural complex from an enclave of eight smaller buildings. It is […]
Machiavelli 2021. On leadership, visual thinking, and innovation
An international online discussion on Machiavelli today About this event Who is Machiavelli today? How […]
Meetings on the Italian language at ISI Florence
October 4-15, 2021 – ISI Florence will be hosting a series of meetings on the […]
Formula 1 Takes Over Florence
This weekend Formula 1 racing has come to the Mugello track just outside Florence. The […]
Florence Lute Master Class
The sixth edition of the Florence Lute Master Class, hosted at ISI Florence on June […]
A Tribute to Alison Brown’s Scholarship
On June 18, 2019 the Medici Archive Project in Florence hosted the presentation of The […]
Archives and Book Culture in Early Modern Florence
It was a pleasure to participate in the Archives and Book Culture in Early Modern […]
Giorgio Bassani, Life and Works
In June 2019, ISI Florence and the Centro Studi Bassaniani hosted a two-day conference on […]
The Medici Archive Project
The Medici Archive Project (MAP) and ISI Florence will offer a pilot six-day seminar to […]
Shemah: Conference Series
In collaboration with ISI Florence, for almost a year now Shemah has been offering courses […]
Conference Series: Black History Month
Black History Month Florence held its fourth edition this February and ISI Florence was very […]
Lectures on Philo
ISI Florence, proud host and co-organizer of the 2nd edition of “Lectures on Philo – […]
Dancing in Florence!
The UCSB Dance Company enjoyed a warm welcome from the International Studies Institute and the […]
Memorial Day 2018
On May 28, representatives of ISI Florence attended the annual Memorial Day Commemoration at the […]
Lute Masterclass
Improve your sound and performance through personalized musical technique advice and phrasing exercises. The […]
The ISI Florence Architectural Journal CALL for PAPERS
The term “Maestro” derives from the eponymous Italian word meaning “master” or “teacher”. It also […]
A Musical Miracle from Madrigals to the Beatles
On May 5-7, 2017 Palazzo Rucellai hosted the successful Masterclass led by Maestro Gianluca Lastraioli. […]
Looking Forward
Palazzo Rucellai May 5 – 7, 2017 Italian Madrigals Master Class With Maestro Gian Luca […]
YALE Alumni @Rucellai
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, a diverse group of Yale alumni traveling through Tuscany, Umbria, […]
The Accademia Pontaniana
“The Accademia Pontaniana: A Model of a Humanist Network” by Prof. Shulamit Furstenberg Levi (ISI […]
The Florentine Literary Review
Launch of The Florentine Literary Review at Palazzo Bargagli, February 15, 2017. With Prof. Alessandro […]
Our Mediterranean Diet
Continuing Education Conference for U.S. Pharmacists and Dietitians at ISI Florence The Mediterranean Diet from […]
Recent News
“Italia e Giappone a Confronto: Cultura, Psicologia, Arti” International Conference Sponsored by ISI Florence, Kanazawa […]
Russian Anniversary Piano Concert by Natascha Majek
On November 24 the “Associazione Italia-Russia di Firenze” celebrated its 70th anniversary of cultural activity […]
Lastraioli’s Lute Was Here
In late June 2016 Maestro Gian Luca Lastraioli’s Lute Masterclass was held for the second […]
Town and Gown
On March 17-22, 2016 ISI Florence Director Stefano Baldassarri and Arezzo City Councillor Marcello Comanducci […]
Natascha Majek Piano Recital
On Thursday, June 16 the fifth edition of the Festa della Cultura San Giovanni Battista […]
Looking Forward
Book Presentation “Traditio Civitatis Padue ad Canem Grandem – Ludovicus Bavarus” by Albertino Mussato […]
Looking Forward
Conference “Words of Violence in Early Modern Italy” Palazzo Rucellai, December 11, 2015 Brochure Download […]
Conference: Medieval Charm
A group of expert scholars from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines gathered at Palazzo […]
Book Presentation
On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 5:45 pm, the book “Ricordi di Bonaccorso Pitti”, curated […]
Oscar winners to honor the Italian police force
This past summer 2015 the Institute welcomed the collaboration with Associazione L’Arte di […]
Building bridges across cultures
The second biennial Bridges Across Cultures conference, organized by ISI Florence, the Umbra Institute, and […]
Dancing under the Tuscan sun
ISI Florence contributed to the success of the UCSB Dance Company summer program that took […]
American universities in Tuscany
On February 20, 2015 the Tuscany Regional Council and Associazione Toscana Stati Uniti organized a […]
ISI staff lends important skillset
On Monday February 2nd at Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria, the English version of […]
Arts, education, and new teaching technologies at Palazzo Rucellai
On November 14-15, 2014 ISI Florence hosted an international conference on teaching the humanities today […]
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
A genius immortalized her. A king paid a fortune for her. Poets lauded her. Millions […]
ISI leads talks on patronage for the performing arts
The ISI symposium, Renaissance Then and Now: Patronage and New Models for the Performing Arts […]
Is a new Renaissance possible?
For three consecutive days (May 7-9, 2013), ISI Florence will host the International Symposium on […]
ISI Catches Andrea Morricone in Concert
Times are tough for the arts. In the last years it has become increasingly […]
Concert Series Strikes a Chord
[slideshow] This summer ISI Florence has been transformed: Bach echoes down the stairwells, students with […]
Two to Tango: ISI and UCSB
[slideshow] From the far Pacific coasts of California to sunny Italy… This summer the University […]