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Maimeri Art School, Milan:
Conveniently situated in Milan in northern Italy, the beautiful and famous Maimeri Art School provides a range of art, photography and Italian language Certificate courses to students from around the world. Students can avail of 1 week or 1 month study options. Participants can choose to take Art or Photography alongside the Italian Language course, or separate, single subject Certificate programs.

About Maimeri Art School:

Our school was founded in year 1997 and was named in honor of one of the most famous painters of Italy, the legendary Gianni Maimeri (1884-1951)

Our purpose is:
- To teach the different art techniques  the students with  different levels of knowledge or skill from beginners to advanced levels.
- We teach Italian language because that was the language of the most famous artists in the world.
- We laso organise the trips to other cities in Italy & guided tours around town to  make your trip memorable and enjoyable.

Art, Photography & Italian Language Certificate Programs:
Students receive an excellent education in classic & contemporary art styles, modern photography techniques, and beginner to advanced level Italian. In addition, you will have the opportunity to show your work through public exhibitions.

Dual Certificate Courses:
- Photography & Italian Language
- Art & Italian Language

Study options:
- One month program - 46 hours of Art/Photography classes & 46 hours of Italian language classes.
- One week program: 10 hours of Art/Photography & 10 hours of Italian

Single Certificate Courses:
- Photography 
- Painting
- Italian Language

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Address: Corso Cristoforo Colombo 15, Milan, Italy
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2025-02-16 were from:

London, UK / GB; Philadelphia, Pa, USA; Philadelphia, USA; Yakima, WA, USA; Ireland; São Paulo / São Paulo / Vila Andrade, Brazil; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Israel; milan; and more.
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