Applications
are now being accepted for this 3-credit, 3-week summer program in
Florence; credits may be applied toward Pratt's certificate programs.
Graduate students in library and information science, arts and
humanities and professionals in these fields are eligible to
apply. Contact: 212-647-7682
FLORENTINE
ART
AND CULTURE
MUSEUM & LIBRARY RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION
MUSEUM & LIBRARY RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION
The
School of
Information & Library Science (SILS)
in collaboration with The School of Architecture
invites applications for Pratt-SILS Summer Institute in Florence
3-Weeks, May 26 - June 13, 2008 - a 3-Credit Course
We are pleased to announce our new interdisciplinary program. Experience life at the intersection of art, architecture and information. Immerse yourself in Florentine culture through its museums and libraries. Develop your knowledge and skills attending lectures and demonstrations and carrying out research. Whether you aspire to being a librarian or art historian, this course will enrich your understanding, placing you at the heart of your profession. Contact
in collaboration with The School of Architecture
invites applications for Pratt-SILS Summer Institute in Florence
3-Weeks, May 26 - June 13, 2008 - a 3-Credit Course
We are pleased to announce our new interdisciplinary program. Experience life at the intersection of art, architecture and information. Immerse yourself in Florentine culture through its museums and libraries. Develop your knowledge and skills attending lectures and demonstrations and carrying out research. Whether you aspire to being a librarian or art historian, this course will enrich your understanding, placing you at the heart of your profession. Contact
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 Florence Panorama
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 Della Robbia - lute player |
When the museums, libraries and cultural sites of Florence become your workplace - research becomes your passion. Subito - a real leaning experience occurs. With visits to the great churches, museums, archaeological sites, libraries, and parks of Florence, students document their research with photographs, drawings, and notations to be included in an extensive visual diary from which they identify a research theme illustrating a collection of related artifacts.
LIS students produce a museum exhibition catalog drawn from thier daily research and experiences.
Syllabus: http://pratt.edu/~infosils/florence-syllabus08.html
I-ARTE: Medici - Information, Research, Technology and Education: Medici: The
acronym, "I-ARTE" describes the broad areas encompassed by course
projects for which students develop their own themes. This
summer's program focuses on Medici art and culture as it shaped
Florentine culture and influenced and continues to influence the course of Western
civilization. Within this theme, Medici design as it applies
across the arts and culture and as it may be applied to digital
environments will be explored and documented. Students have the
option of team projects. Above: Cameo, plasma in gold setting: Alessandro de'Medici, Duke of Florence. c1535.
RESOURCES: Several weeks before the course begins, we will post readings, online resources and course daily schedule of events, visits and lectures.
Italian Language Resources
The course will be taught in English; however, reading ability in Italian is helpful.
Bologna: A day trip to Bologna is planned for June 12.
Piazza Maggiore - Bologna
Guided by Professor Cristina Pattuelli of Pratt-Sinstitute and a native of this magnificent city, visits to libraries and musuems will be hilighted by talks by some of Bologna's leading information professionals.
Sienna - A day trip to Sienna (date to be announced).
Piazza del Campo - Siena
Guided by guided by Professor Anthony Caradonna, students will study the art and architecture of this magnificent medieval town.
Rome Visit - Students may choose to spend a weekend in Rome. Among the many site students visit are the Vatican, and the Villa Medici.
RESEARCH SITES:
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Fienze - Reading Room (Students obtain library cards for regular study at the BNCF.
Uffizi Library - is part of IRIS- Consortium of art history and humanities libraries in Florence. Established since 1993, it is composed of the Berenson Library; the library of the Dutch University Institute for Art History in Florence; the library of the Uffizi; the library of the Fondazione di Studi di Storia dell'Arte R. Longhi; the library of the Instituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento; the library of the Officio delle Pietre Dure; and the library of the Università Internazionale dell'Arte.
Uffizi Gallery - The Uffizi Gallery, founded in Florence in 1581 by the De Medici family, is one of the oldest museums in the world containing many important works of Italian and other schools dating from between the 14th and 18th centuries, including the largest existing collection of Tuscan Renaissance paintings. Virtual Uffizi, the complete catalog - http://www.arca.net/uffizi/
Archivo di Stato Di Firenze
CULTURAL VISITS During the first 2 weeks of the Institute, we visit important museums and art libraries and of Florence, dividing our time between the study of art and artifacts, cultural landscape, art documentation and bibliographic resources. Libraries, a sampling Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Uffizi Library Biblioteca Laurenziana Villa Berenson /I Tatti (Harvard University) Fondazione Roberto Longhi Biblioteca dell’Universita degli Studi di Firenze Monuments, a sampling Santa Croce / Cappella dei Pazzi Santa Maria Novella / Chiostri Santa Maria del Fiore / Campanile di Giotto Battistero di San Giovanni Cappelle Medicee / Chiesa di San Lorenzo Orsanmichele San Miniato al Mont |
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| ACCOMMODATIONS - we give students options, below is one that's convenient and affordable For other accomodations see course syllabus under "practical matters." |
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 INSTITUTO OBLATE DELL ASSUNZIONE (Via Borgo Pinti 15, 50121, Firenze, Tel: 055.2480582, Fax: 055.2346291) Near the Duomo and just a ten minute walk from the train station, this lovely convent is a former villa and it is quite beautiful. Students pay 40 euros per night without breadfast. Most rooms do not have baths but the bathrooms are quite modern. There is a beautiful garden in the center of the convent. There is both a chapel and a TV room. If you do not have much luggage, you can walk, otherwise take either Bus 23 or 14 to the Piazzo Dumo. Students who wish to stay at the Convento Oblate must call the Convent to make their reservations. |
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 Pratt students at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo,
Florence
Photo by T. Giannini |
 Florence- Duomo - photo by T. Giannini This course builds upon SILS nationally acclaimed program in "cultural informatics" and also its successful seven-year track record as a partner for LIS education with NYPL Research Libraries (HSSL and Performing Arts) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As an interdisciplinary program with architecture, it brings together the study of art, architecture, museum and library research and digital technology. Importantly, it responds to student interest in international programs in the arts and the need for students to bring broad cultural perspectives and cultural experiences to their studies. This course supports SILS Museum Library Certificate.. Course Project:: Drawing upon the city's rich cultural resources, students develop topics for exploration and research selecting a representative group of art objects from museums and cultural sites using Florentine libraries to document and explore their topics. Based on their research, students will produce an exhibition catalog. Global Contexts: Today, museums and libraries live at the intersection of arts and technology. It is at this point of convergence, that we define the field of "cultural informatics" and where archives, special collections, and media collections become accessible to a broader public. The arts and information science depend increasingly on global cooperation and understanding to support international projects and research. This program will help prepare students to work in these new global cultural environments. |
SCHEDULE (consult syllabus for daily schedule http://pratt.edu/~lis-dean/florence-syllabus08.html) Dates: May 26 -June 13 Plan to arrive the Saturday or Sunday before the course begins on Monday May 25. Students have the option of arriving earlier but must make sure that they have made housing arrangments. May 25, Sunday - Arrive in Florence, register at the Convneto Oblate. Class gets acquainted - refreshments served. May 26, Monday - A walking architectural tour of Florence guided by Prof. Caradonna. Institute Schedule: Three weeks, Monday-Friday (approx. 9AM-5PM), times may vary by day depending on library and museum schedules. Week 1-2: Lectures/demonstrations by curators and librarians at museums, libraries and archives in Florence enriched by seminar sessions. Students learn not only about Florentine art, but the resources and documentation for its study, as well as Italian perspectives on art and information. By the end of the first week's activities, students should identify their topic/ theme of interest on which their course project will be based. Week 3: Students do research at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, the Uffizi Library and other art libraries on topics based on the art and culture of Florence and the library's collections. Each student produces a final project in the form of a research and exhibition catalog based on the student's topic/ theme. APPLICATION The Institute is open to students enrolled in graduate programs or holding graduate degrees in library and information science, the arts and humanities, interested in research in the Art and Culture of Florence. We encourage students to apply as early as possible as a maximum of 16 students will be accepted to the program. Click for application form. CONTACT: For further information or questions - email the Pratt-SILS office: infosils@pratt.edu or call 212-647-7682. Information to include with application: Fill out the application form and include a resume indicating undergraduate degree, graduate study and or graduate degree(s), related work experience and a statement on professional goals and your interest in the Florence program.Your full name, address, e-mail and telephone number. Send application and materials to: Florence Program: Pratt Institute, School of Information & Library Science, 144 West 14th Street - 6th floor, New York, NY 10011. COST Application fee: Non Pratt students should include a $40 application fee. International fee: all students pay a $200 international fee which applies to student party, dinner and events. Tuition for the course is that of a 3-credit course = $2,250. Deposit - Once a student is notified of acceptance, a $500 deposit will be required to hold a place in the course. The deposit will be applied toward the course tuition. Full Payment - Payment in full is due by April 15. COURSE REGISTRATION: SILS students register for LIS 697- Florentine
Art & Culture: Museum and Library Research &
Documentation.
Send application forms and payments to:
Florence Program, School of Information & Library Science, Pratt Institute 144 West 14th Street 6ht floor, New York, NY 10011. RT Airfare to Florence: Students make their own arrangements for travel to Florence to accommodate individual travel needs, departure cities and return dates. Students are encouraged to book early and to use agencies that offer student fares or other special rates. Estimated RT airfare New York/ Florence - $650. ********************************************* PEOPLE |
 Dean
Giannini in Florence Café
We welcome you to Pratt-SILS International
Programs. Now with exciting summer programs in Florence and London, we know that your program participation and
experience
will enrich your education and bring new perspectives to your studies
in art and information both in theory, research and practice.Tula Giannini, PhD, MLS, MM. Dean Pratt-SILS Coordinator, Pratt-SILS International Programs. Course Instructor: Professor Anthony Caradonna, Associate Professor Pratt School of Architecture; email acaradon@pratt.edu  Professor Caradonna is a graduate of Pratt Institute and the
Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is a partner in his
own firm OPUS X LLC, a recipient this year of an ID Magazine furniture award.
He has taught at Parsons School of Design, Columbia University, Cornell
University and since 1993 Pratt Institute where he served as
Undergraduate Chair of the Department of Architecture and was
the Rome Program's coordinator and is currently a member of the Rome
faculty. His most recently, he has received wide acclaim as the architect of Cadillac Centre in Detroit. http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/caddy12608.aspx Professor Caradonna's design firm founded 1997 is an interdisciplinary firm specializing in architecture, interiors, lighting, and furniture, textile, and object design. His in-depth knowledge of Italian art, design and architecture as both a practitioner, artist and researcher, makes him ideally positioned to teach this interdisciplinary course so that it speaks to both students of art, architecture and information from buildings and monuments of Florence to its museums and libraries. CONTACT Please address your questions to: Dr. Tula Giannini, Dean School of Information and Library Science Pratt Institute 144 West 14th St. 6th. fl. New York, NY 10011 email: giannini@pratt.edu |
 Dean Giannini with SILS students at the Ponte Vecchio Photo by A. Caradonna |
 i-DEA School information design Edication & Art |