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Accademia Europea Di Firenze:
Accademia Europea di Firenze is a high quality Italian language, culture, art and music academy located right in the centre of historic Florence in Tuscany, Italy. At Accademia Europea di Firenze, we offer excellent quality courses in every subject we teach, through fully qualified and highly trained instructors. Our wide range of art, music and culture courses can be taken on their own or combined with Italian language courses.

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Art Courses:
- Appraisal of Antiques
- Ceramics
- Figure Drawing
- History of Florence Architecture
- Interior Design
- Oil Painting
- Photography
- Refurbishing
- Sculpture
- Sketches of Florence
- Watercolor

Music & Singing Courses:

- Baroque Opera Boot Camp
- Diction for Singers
- Group Singing
- History of Italian Music
- History and Language of Melodrama
- Interpretation of Chamber Lyrics
- Musical Instruments
- Neapolitan Song
- Opera Directing
- Opera Libretti
- Piano Accompaniment
- Piano - Elementary / Advanced
- Vocal Music of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque
- Vocal Technique for Lyrical Singers

Culinary & Wine Courses:

- Cuisine
- Cuisine + Internship
- Cuisine + Wine
- Cuisine + Wine + Internship

Intensive Italian + Art Course:
The Italian + Art course combines the study of the Italian language with the study of artistic techniques and vocabulary. This course is very useful to students who are in training for entrance exams to art academies and universities.

In addition to the Standard Course, each student can choose to attend either one course (2 lessons/week), two courses (4 lessons/week), or three courses (6 lessons/week) from the list of art offerings. Although the students themselves are allowed to choose the courses they wish to attend, upon arrival in Florence, a committee of instructors will evaluate the level of the student, and when necessary will advise students on their choices.

Intensive Italian + Culture Course:
The Italian + Culture course is designed for students who wish to acquire a well-rounded knowledge of the history, language and culture of the Italian people. In addition to the Standard Course, each student can choose to attend either one course (2 lessons/week), two courses (4 lessons/week), or three courses (6 lessons/week) from the list of Italian culture offerings.

Intensive Italian + Music Course:
The Italian + Music course is designed for those interested in learning Music in addition to the Italian language. This course is useful for students who are in training for entrance exams to conservatories and music schools, or people who play as a hobby or as a profession.

In addition to the Standard Italian Course, each student can choose to attend either one course (2 lessons/week), two courses (4 lessons/week), or three courses (6 lessons/week) from the list of music offerings. Although the students themselves are allowed to choose the courses they wish to attend, upon arrival in Florence, an instructor will evaluate the level of the student, and advise students on their choices.

For further information on our Arts courses in Florence, please e-mail us via our Contact Page.

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Address: Via Roma 4, 50123 Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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We welcome international students from around the world, as well as students living in Italy. Our courses include fashion photography and private photography, and are suitable for all levels - from complete beginner to advanced.
Photography courses taught in English:
- Photography & Fashion Summer Course
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Accademia Italiana, Florence
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Do you want to study fashion in the historic city of Florence, Italy? Conveniently situated in Piazza Pitti in the heart of the city, Accademia Italiana is a top international fashion and design school. We provide a range of undergraduate and graduate fashion programs that are taught in English and Italian.

Accademia Italiana also has a campus in Rome. In addition to our fashion courses, we also teach jewelry design, interior design, photography, graphic design & visual communications, drawing and painting. You do not need to speak Italian in order to attend the Accademia Italiana

Our students will be surrounded by some of the greatest works of art and architecture as our school is very close to Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Piazza della Signoria, the Cathedral, and all the other monuments of this magnificent Renaissance city. You will find artisan workshops in the surrounding streets as well as the boutiques and ateliers of the great Italian designers.

Our school has been completely renovated and is furnished with all the latest equipment and laboratories for each specific discipline.
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- 3-year Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Fashion Design awarded by the University of Wales, UK

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* Advanced Course (pre-MBA) in Design and Business - Taught in Italian
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* Fashion Design - Intensive
* Fashion Illustration

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Florence Culinary Arts School
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• In addition to our complete culinary training programs, we also provide short specialized courses and custom Italian Home Cooking programs.

• You will cover a range of recipes - from traditional to modern dishes. In addition, you will be exposed to the latest international culinary trends, as well as acquiring up to date information on culinary business practice.

• Our graduates are now playing active roles in diverse fields in the Italian culinary business worldwide. Our students gain hands-on culinary experience in Italy.

• What better place to learn about food than Florence - the capital of Fine Arts. The city is well known worldwide for its artistic heritage, but is also prominent in the field of gastronomy.

• Florence is blessed with a wide variety of ingredients, as Tuscany is known as the heart of Italian culinary tradition.

• Students in all of our courses are encouraged to learn from various experiences, not only to study in the school, but to go out and discover the wonders of Italian food.
Italian Cuisine Professional Chef Courses:
• Chef Training + Restaurant Internship
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• Italian Home Cooking classes
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The Florence Art Studio
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• Located in the heart of the historic city center, The Florence Art Studio provides short & intensive art programs taught in English to international students and professionals from around the world. We offer customized courses that teach the fundamentals of drawing and painting from life.

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• Our main intensive program can be divided into six discrete and sequentially progressive modules, each of which can be studied from one week to one month or longer. Alternatively, each module can be taken as a stand-alone course.

• Short workshops throughout the year: Watercolor, Fresco, Still life, Oil Painting, fine arts exam preparation, painting & drawing workshops for those on holiday / vacation in Florence & more. 

• The majority of our students are adult professionals of all backgrounds and levels, from complete beginner to advanced, who are passionate about Florence, the Renaissance, Painting & Drawing.

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• Our studio is situated on Via Ghibellina, only a few steps from the main historic and artistic places of interest in the center of the city.

Student Review:
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Taught in English

A program divided into 6 separate modules covering life drawing & painting skills, each serving as the foundation for the next.

Alternatively, you can choose to take any module as a stand-alone course, from one week to a month or longer.

Modules of Study
• Bargue Drawing
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• Still Life Painting
• Portrait and Figure Painting

Short Workshops
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ISAD has the purpose to offer a high quality education in the field of Architecture and Design. After more than 30 years of experience, Institute is involved in a constant evolution and changing process which allows it to bring up to date whether the address of didactics or lecturers who are presently young professionals actively engaged either in the freelance profession or into the critical or editorial field.

A changing which in any case has not injured the original spirit of Institute which goes on to be founded on the work groups, on the presence of lecturers, on the students' social life, on the interchangeable of the experiences and of lecturers as well. The spirit of community, where a good competition does not exclude the collaboration and the mutual exchange.
Three-year course:
- Interior Design Bachelor's Degree

Annual courses:
- Interior Design Master
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Workshops / Atelier:
- Hotel Design
- Shop Design
- Exhibit Design
- Product Design
- TV Set Design
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- Residential Space
- Lighting Design
- Model Technique
- Sketches Technique
- Photography & Architecture

Informatic courses:
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Istituto di Moda Burgo, Milan
Courses / Programs
• Founded in 1961, Istituto di Moda Burgo is a long-established fashion school located in Milan's vibrant city centre.

• We offer high-quality academic year and short summer courses in Fashion Design, Fashion Stylist, Dressmaking, and Pattern Making - taught in English and Italian language.

• We provide 'Normal' and 'Intensive' study options for each course. 'Normal' courses last from 1-2 years, while 'Intensive' options run between 5 months and 1 year.

• Thanks to over 50 years experience in the fashion industry, Istituto di Moda Burgo's methodology and passion for Italian fashion and style has been exported to many fashion design schools, colleges, public and private universities abroad.

• We also offer our 4 main academic-year fashion programs at our school in Rome.

Student Review:
"I had a great time at this school where I noticed the care with which the subjects are taught. The teachers are precise. I learned in a short time a new method. I'm very satisfied!"
- Francesca
Year-Round / Academic Fashion & Creative Arts Courses:
- Taught in English or Italian language

Fashion Design:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive I Duration: 10 months
• Intensive II Duration: 5 months

Fashion Stylist:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive Duration: 1 year

Dressmaking Course:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive Duration: 1 year

Pattern Making:
• Normal Duration: 1 year
• Intensive Duration: 5 months

We also provide a range of 2-4 week, private summer Certificate courses in a range of fashion & design topics.