Villa Le Balze

02/12/2024

Act now! Only 1 month left to register for our 2024 study tour: The Medici and Florence.

The tour will be led by Prof. Tommaso Astarita, Ph.D. (Department of History) who will guide participants through the intricate past of the Medici family. Over the course of one week, we will explore the iconic palazzi (palaces) and ville (country estates) of the Medici family, where art and architecture will take us back to the era of the Renaissance and Baroque.

Dates: Arrive on March 2, 2025 - Depart on March 9, 2025
Registration closes: January 3, 2025

Program Cost: $5,000 per person (double occupancy room)
Single Occupancy Program Cost: $5,650 per person

Learn more: https://villalebalze.georgetown.edu/alumni/studytours/medici/
Register: https://secure.touchnet.com/C20791_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=181&SINGLESTORE=true

08/03/2024

Last chance to snag your spot on Villa Le Balze's upcoming study tour Theology of Italian Art! Join us May 19-26, 2024 as we explore the history between faith and Italian art.

Visit our website for more information and to register: https://villalebalze.georgetown.edu/alumni/studytour/
Email [email protected] with any questions.

Registration deadline is March 15, 2024.

04/04/2021

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
-A. Hepburn
Buona Pasqua | Happy Easter

18/03/2021

Celebrating 160 Years of Italian Unification 1861 - 2021.

08/03/2021

Celebrating International Women's Day with the Uffizi Gallery.
Take a tour of the Uffizi Gallery through the eyes of a little girl as she discovers the art and history of the museum, and city while dialoguing with important female personages of the past.
https://fb.watch/45VozOF0cH/

04/03/2021

This International Women's Day (3/8) join us for a special lecture with Villa Le Balze's own Prof. Elena Brizio. She will be introducing us to the historic and influential women of the house of Medici and sharing their impact and contributions to Florence, Tuscany, and their families.

Register now: https://georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u8mOUNH2S2uUHTsy236kPA

Date: Monday, March 8, 2021
Time: 3:00pm EST
Where: On zoom, registration required ⬆️
Cost: FREE!
Images: Portrait of Contessina de' Medici by Cristofano dell'Altissimo and Portrait of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici by Jans Frans van Douven

03/03/2021

Venice, Italy is moving forward by welcoming filming in its monuments and amazing locations. The film crews are replacing tourists. Keep an eye out for Venice the next time you watch a movie.

https://youtu.be/UQ9YzXhwyko

People from all over the world have traveled to Venice, Italy to see the famous city's incredible sites. It is one of the most photographed cities in the wor...

23/02/2021

March 2 - 6 follow the song/music festival of San Remo.

https://www.facebook.com/festivaldisanremo/

Rai Radiotelevisione italiana

22/02/2021

Open Call for submissions to the London Dante Society's Dante 700th.

Artists of any discipline and from all over the world are invited to submit their artworks: paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, videos, music, poetry, performing arts, installations, combined arts.

https://dantesocietylondon.com/internationalopencalldante700th.html

We are pleased to welcome new proposals from artists for the exhibition Dante 700th, celebrating the death of the great Italian Poet Dante Alighieri. ​ Applications can be submitted from the 25th of March 2021 to the 30th of June 2021. In collaboration wi

01/02/2021

It's not too late to register for and attend our lecture with Francesco Ciabattoni on Italian Cantautori & Their Literary Roots.

Link to register: https://www.georgetown.edu/event/virtual-villa-le-balze-italys-cantautori-their-literary-roots/

Starts at 4pm EST, registration is required.

Department of Italian

29/01/2021

Have you heard?! We've got 3 great Virtual VLB events planned for February!

Feb 1 at 4pm EST - Italy’s Cantautori & Their Literary Roots (https://www.georgetown.edu/event/virtual-villa-le-balze-italys-cantautori-their-literary-roots/)
Join us on a journey into the world of hidden literary references in Italian song lyrics. Prof. Francesco Ciabattoni of Georgetown University’s Department of Italian will show us the intricate net of allusions that connect the world of pop music to that of literature, with music samples.

Feb 13 at 10:30am EST - Heart-Shaped Puff Pastry & Cenci (https://www.georgetown.edu/event/cooking-demonstration-heart-puff-pastry-cenci/)
Together with Villa Le Balze cook, Eleonora Ginestrini, we will be demonstrating how to make heart-shaped millefoglie (just in time for Valentine’s day) AND the traditional carnival sweet - cenci (also just in time for Carnevale!)

Feb 26 at 3pm EST - Italian Cooking & Entertaining Through the Centuries (https://www.georgetown.edu/event/virtual-villa-le-balze-italian-cooking-entertaining-through-the-centuries/)
Prof. Tommaso Astarita of Georgetown University History Department will guide us through the Italian styles and traditions that played a prominent role in shaping the eating and entertaining of elites across Europe from the fifteenth century to today.

Join us on a journey into the world of hidden literary references in Italian song lyrics. We will explore songwriters such as Vecchioni, Guccini, Branduardi, De André, De Gregori and Baglioni, who performed the songs to which generations of Italians have grown up. Prof. Francesco Ciabattoni of Geor...