Study Abroad in Florence: Student Life

Extracurricular program

The Resident Director arranges optional visits to museums, art galleries and monuments and can offer advice and information on planning private weekend trips to such places as Pisa, Lucca, Siena, and the Cinque Terre. Recreational options include evening concerts, theater, cinema, ballet, Italian cooking classes, wine tasting sessions, lectures and dinners with Italian students. A small additional fee may be required to participate in some of these activities.

Richmond Study Center

Located in the Palazzo Michelozzi, a 16th century palace between the Arno River and the Pitti Palace, the Richmond Study Center is a few minutes' walk from the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the Duomo and many of the great Florentine museums. Via Maggio is a famous street for antique shops in the historic center of town. The center occupies the piano nobile or first floor above ground level. With its elegant, gracious rooms, the center serves as a convenient, attractive, welcoming environment for students and teachers.

Classes in art history, history, sociology and Italian language are given in the study center. Studio art is held in a nearby studio. Students may use the 14 computers with Internet connection or use the wireless connection with their own laptop during office hours. Students can also use local providers for approximately 5 euros an hour.