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Rocky Ruggiero - Cultural Program for the Arts

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"The beauty and sophistication of Renaissance Florence bring me back to that city again and again, and Rocky's lectures bring the Renaissance to life. His ability to synthesize the extraordinary, and sometimes overwhelming, art and history into an understandable language reveal a true mastery of the subject. He can make the sublime concrete, and transform beauty into passion."

 

CHRIS COLUMBUS, Director, Producer Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter films




"The members of the Young President's Organization, which is the group Rocky gave a lecture to, were very impressed with his in-depth knowledge of Italian Design and history, as well as his infectious passion for Tuscan Architecture and Style. He was extremely informative, as well as entertaining, and our members were appreciative of the specific information relating to the area surrounding the property Castiglion del Bosco in Montalcino."


MASSIMO FERRAGAMO, Chairman, Salvatore Ferragamo USA


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Academic study for both the "traditional" and "non-traditional"student

  • Intensive 1 or 2 week Teaching Programs: personalized course selection
  • Public Weekly Lecture Series in Art History
  • Travelling Seminars:
    Day and Weekend Trips to Rome, Venice, Siena, Padova, and other Italian cities
  • Individual Private Excursions

Our programs offer a wide variety of subject-materials taught by a select faculty of American University professors:

  • Art History
  • Villas and Gardens
  • Cooking
  • Studio Arts
  • Italian Language

 

Welcome to Rocky Ruggiero's Cultural Programs for the Arts. This association was established in 2008 in Florence, Italy to offer study abroad opportunities at the same academic level as collegiate programs.

 

The academic curriculum is structured specifically to embrace the themes which make Italian culture so important: Art History, Italian Language, Studio Arts, Villas and Gardens, and Culinary Arts. The individual courses are designed and instructed by a local faculty with extensive experience teaching for American universities.

 

Our participants are people of all ages and backgrounds, who share a passion for cultural enrichment and desire for learning. People who aspire for more than individual or mass tourism in their travels and for the opportunity to deepen their experience of Italian culture on multiple levels.

 

 

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