Art History Abroad

Art History Abroad Gap Year, summer and tailor-made courses in Italy and beyond. Art History experts, lovers of food and superb off the beaten track sites.

💫 Ways to save on your AHA course 💫If you’re thinking about joining one of our courses, we do what we can to make your e...
17/08/2026

💫 Ways to save on your AHA course 💫

If you’re thinking about joining one of our courses, we do what we can to make your experience a little more affordable. Have a browse of the discounts we offer:

🎓 Alumni Grant: Returning students receive 10% off
👯 Bring a Friend: You and a friend each receive 5% off
🐦 Early Bird: Book 6+ months in advance and receive 5% off
👭 Sibling Grant: Receive 7.5% off if a sibling has previously attended an AHA course
🏛️ Adult Client Grant: Relatives of our Adult Tailor Made or Artemisia programme clients receive 7.5% off
🎒 School Trip Alumni: Students who have joined an AHA commissioned school trip receive 5% off

We also offer an annual scholarship, which opens each January. The winner is awarded a two-week course, with runner-up prizes available too! ✨

Whether you’re joining us for the first time or returning to AHA, there’s a saving available to you.

Find out more about our discounts and scholarship on our website. 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇳

A Level Results Day has finally arrived! 🎉 Whatever comes next, we wish you the very best. If you’re looking for a purpo...
13/08/2026

A Level Results Day has finally arrived! 🎉

Whatever comes next, we wish you the very best. If you’re looking for a purposeful adventure before university or beyond, there’s still time to join one of our Gap Year courses.

🌍 European Semester: 14 Sept-4 Dec 2026 | 12 weeks
🇮🇹 Autumn Italy: 26 Oct-4 Dec 2026 | 6 weeks
🇮🇳 Spring India: 11 Jan-12 Feb 2027 | 4 weeks
🇮🇹 Spring Italy: 25 Jan-5 Mar 2027 | 6 weeks

Travel, learn and live your way through some of the world’s most important cities. Congratulations to everyone receiving their results today! 🥂

Two weeks, three cities, and more incredible art than we could possibly fit into one post! 🏛️From standing beneath the d...
05/08/2026

Two weeks, three cities, and more incredible art than we could possibly fit into one post! 🏛️

From standing beneath the domes of St Mark’s Basilica and exploring the 2026 Biennale, to climbing Florence’s Duomo, cooking supper together 🍝, walking through the Colosseum, and standing in front of Michelangelo’s Pietà, every day somehow became our “favourite”.

Some of our best moments came between the masterpieces too: filling sketchbooks 📝, evening Italian lessons, and long dinners spent reflecting on the times we’d experienced together.

Thank you to our wonderful students for making this such an excellent course - we miss you so much already! 💛

From Pompeii to Monreale Cathedral, the Southern summer course was a dream! We snorkelled with submerged ruins in Baia, ...
23/07/2026

From Pompeii to Monreale Cathedral, the Southern summer course was a dream! We snorkelled with submerged ruins in Baia, peered into the crater of Vesuvius and watched a traditional Sicilian puppet show in Palermo. What more could you want?

We won’t soon forget what we saw and experienced on this trip, from the Riace Bronzes to the maiolica and frescoes in Santa Chiara. We will miss our regular pasta all norma and granita, but will be living vicariously through the students on the Northern course! ☀️🍋🏛️

17/06/2026

Don’t miss out on joining AHA’s two-week summer courses!! 🌅

A summer in Italy for students interested in culture, travel, architecture, food, history, literature, politics, fashion, photography, and creative thinking.

🌊 Southern Italy | 6th-20th July
Naples • Sicily

🏛️ Northern Italy | 20th July-3rd August
Venice • Florence • Rome

Email us to enquire! [email protected] 

        

04/06/2026

Last week, we spent a brilliant morning at the National Gallery. Director Nick Ross and tutors Flo, Celia, and Izzy were joined by 12 students who decided that a Thursday morning during half term was best spent looking at great art. 🔎

Students came from a range of schools across the UK and brought with them varying levels of experience with art history. Together, we explored some of the National Gallery’s most celebrated works alongside a selection of lesser-known gems, with a coffee break in the middle, of course, to chat and get to know one another. ☕️

Our event was informal, free, and a wonderful opportunity to share our love of art. We’d be delighted to welcome even more students to future events, so keep your eyes peeled for announcements of the next one. 📣

📣 The Year Out Group Bursary is back!As proud members of the Year Out Group, we’re delighted to be taking part in this y...
02/06/2026

📣 The Year Out Group Bursary is back!

As proud members of the Year Out Group, we’re delighted to be taking part in this year’s bursary scheme, offering one successful applicant a £1,000 bursary towards a programme with a participating YOG member.

If you’re passionate about art, culture, history and travel, the bursary could be used towards any Art History Abroad course in 2026/27! 🙌

Applications are open to anyone aged 17+. To enter, simply submit a response of up to 200 words answering the question: “Why I want to embark on a purposeful adventure with a Year Out Group member?”

Find out more and apply via the link in our bio.

25/05/2026

6 weeks to go! There’s still time to register for our Southern Italy course. 🌊

🗓️ 6th-20th July
📍Naples • Sicily

From climbing Mount Vesuvius and walking the streets of Pompeii, to studying Caravaggio in Naples. Discover the Riace Bronzes in Reggio Calabria, and explore the Greek theatres and hidden sea caves of Syracuse. Wander through the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento and end in Palermo, where Arab-Norman architecture, vibrant markets, and layered Sicilian history bring together centuries of cultural influence.

Live, learn, swim, and travel together across some of Southern Italy’s most beautiful landscapes. 🐟🏛️🐚🍋🛥️

19/05/2026

Spaces still available on AHA’s two-week summer courses:

🌊 Southern Italy | 6th-20th July
Naples • Sicily

🏛️ Northern Italy | 20th July-3rd August
Venice • Florence • Rome

Email us to enquire! [email protected]

Renaissance treasures, Italian language, renowned sites, and sunset aperitivo 🚤🍝🌅Join AHA this summer as we journey thro...
13/05/2026

Renaissance treasures, Italian language, renowned sites, and sunset aperitivo 🚤🍝🌅

Join AHA this summer as we journey through Northern Italy - from the canals of Venice to the artistic heart of Florence and the timeless streets of Rome - exploring art, architecture, language, food, and culture across three of Europe’s most iconic cities.

📍 Venice • Florence • Rome
🗓️ 20 July - 03 August 2026 (2 weeks)

*You can combine this trip with our Southern Italy course for a memorable 4-week summer adventure - with discounted fees*

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