[Grad_history_students] Italy Summer 2009 Field School - Historic Preservation & Restoration

[Max Cardillo]

Dear Colleague,

 

I would like to inform you about our summer 2009 field school in Italy, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 11th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage.

 

This year the program is sponsored by the Department of Art History and Studio Arts at John Cabot University (www.johncabot.edu <https://mail.johncabot.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.johncabot.edu/> ), an American liberal arts university in Rome, in collaboration with the Historic Preservation Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and other preservation organizations.

 

Application deadline is March 15th.

 

Courses offered (3 credits each):


·         Introduction to Art Restoration in Italy (emphasis of building restoration)


·         Surveying and Analyzing Historic Buildings 

·         Traditional Painting Methods and Restoration Techniques

·         Preservation Theory and Practice in Italy  

 

Field Projects:

·         Survey and Restoration of the 12th Century San Giovanni Battista Church 

·         Survey of the 14th Century Church of Santo Gemine

·         Archaeological Survey of the Public Baths in the Ancient City of Carsulae

 

To find out more about our program please visit our website http://www.sangeministudies.info <https://mail.johncabot.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.sangeministudies.info/> 

 

Our program offers both undergraduate and graduate credits and is open to students from many disciplines. The program is taught in English.

 

If you know any students, scholars or others interested in this type of study, please inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list our program on your organization's website as an available educational resource. Also, attached is a flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or forward to interested parties.

 

Thank you very much.

 
Max Cardillo 
Director, San Gemini Preservation Studies 
John Cabot University 
mcardillo at johncabot.edu <mailto:mcardillo at johncabot.edu>  
www.sangeministudies.info <http://www.sangeministudies.info/> 
 
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