ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ITALY IN CONTEXT

[UMM Study Abroad Trip, Spring Break 2010]

Florence Cathedral (the “Duomo”) and

Giotto’s Campanile (photo: J. Dabbs)

Organized by:

Prof. Julia Dabbs

Contact: 589-6232; dabbsj@morris.umn.edu

Office hrs: M/W 2:30-3:15; T/TH 3:15-4:30; or by appt (HFA 5)

AND Prof. Jimmy Schryver

Contact: 589-6230; schryver@morris.umn.edu

Office hrs: M/W 3-4; T/TH 1-2; or by appt. (HFA 4)

Trip Orientation Sessions: (all required; will meet in HFA 2)

Thurs. Feb. 4, 6-7 p.m.: crucial logistical info for trip

Thurs. Feb. 18, 7:30-8:15 p.m. Art in Florence (overview)

Thurs. Feb. 25, 7-8 p.m.: Art in Rome (overview)

Thurs. Mar. 4, 7-8 p.m., HFA 2 - basic Italian language; safety tips; final prep for trip

Final Itinerary

Useful Website Links [general travel]:

- Seminars International [tour company we are using; has some useful travel links]

- Safety Guidelines for Travel Abroad (in general)

- Learning (or reviewing!) some Italian language basics

- Currency Conversion

- Weather forecasts

§ Train Schedules [for those free days!]

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Italy Tourism (see “news” for updates on sites that are temporarily closed)

FIRENZE (Florence) Websites of Interest:

- map

· Hotel Residence Palazzo Ricasoli (where we are staying)

· Florence events and getting around

ROMA (Rome) Websites of Interest:

§ map

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§ Hotel Gioberti (where we are staying)

§ Rome Travellers’ Tool Kit (especially useful for transportation questions; will get a 3-day pass)

· Rome events

· Rome Tourism

· Ostia Antica (possible day trip)

· St. Peter’s Basilica

· Vatican Museums

· Excavation tour under St. Peter’s (info on how to get tickets for)

· “Bone Church” (Cappuchin crypt) official website

View toward St. Peter’s (photo: J. Dabbs)