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Midterm has come! Just in case you don’t have a plan for the vacation yet, here’s a list of places you can explore in Venice.

The Irony in an ironic world: “Good night and good luck” exhibition in Venice

http://www.veneziatoday.it/eventi/good-night-and-good-luck-the-cool-couple-2946255.html

Escape Room  -Mestre, Venice.

http://infuga.net/

Another Escape Room -Venice

http://www.intrappola.to/

Art Work Exhibition of Sigmar Polke  -Palazzo Grassi, Venice

http://www.veneziatoday.it/eventi/mostra-sigmar-polke-palazzo-grassi.html

Pumpkin Festival with Gastronomy and Entertainment 23rd edition -Salzano, Venezia

http://www.veneziatoday.it/eventi/festa-zucca-salzano-2016-programma.html

Piraghetto Park Halloween Festival for Kids and Family -Piraghetto Park, Mestre, Venezia

http://www.veneziatoday.it/eventi/parco-piraghetto-halloween-2016.html

ASMODAI HALLOWEEN at the Palazzo Vendramin Calergi -Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, Venezia ( home of the Venice Casino)

https://www.facebook.com/events/294788550908497/

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Coming soon in Venice “The World of Han Meilin” exhibition, curated by Amb. Umberto Vattani, President of VIU – Venice International University:
The first leg of the “Han Meilin’s world tour” with 200 works on display by the 2015 “UNESCO Artist for Peace”.

INAUGURATION: 27 October 2016 at 6pm.
Info and invitation: http://www.univiu.org/component/content/article/109-viu-news/1145-qthe-world-of-han-meilinq-in-venice

Friday, October 28, 2016

Meeting Point: piazza della Signoria, Florence - 12.30 p.m.

This trip is mandatory if you are attending the Supplementary Art Course while pursuing the completion certificate.

PROGRAM

12.30 p.m. – meeting in Piazza della Signoria (in front of Palazzo Vecchio, near the David statue) - visit to Florence city center with Professor Annarita Paolieri

2:00 p.m. – guided visit to the Uffizi Gallery Museum with Professor Annarita Paolieri

6:30 p.m. – estimated ending time of the visit

COSTS

Students attending the Supplementary Art Course will have their Uffizi Gallery Museum entrance tickets sponsored by VIU. For other students, the ticket fee is 8 €. All participants will have to pay for their own travel.

TRANSPORTATION

Means of transportation will be arranged on your own. The recommended way to reach Florence is by train (station name: Santa Maria Novella). You may check both Trenitalia and Italo websites.

CONTACTS: Tea (0039)3331126832 (call, sms or whatsapp) – email: tea.stifanic@univiu.org

FURTHER INFORMATION

Uffizi Gallery Museum, one of the most famous museums in the world, hosts exceptional collections of masterpieces dating back to the 14^th century and Renaissance period, such as famous artworks by Botticelli, Caravaggio, Leonardo, Raffaello and Michelangelo.

Monday, October 24 – 5 p.m. – Room 9A

Matthew McConaughey stars in DALLAS BUYERS CLUB as real-life Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof, whose free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. These were the early days of the AIDS epidemic, and the U.S. was divided over how to combat the virus. Ron, now shunned and ostracized by many of his old friends, and bereft of government-approved effective medicines, decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, the entrepreneurial Woodroof joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts – who he once would have shunned – and established a hugely successful “buyers’ club.” Their shared struggle for dignity and acceptance is a uniquely American story of the transformative power of resilience.

Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée                    Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner

Genre: Drama                                         Release date:  Oct 31, 2013

Running time: 117 minutes                          Language: English

Official movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6mv0KhOBY

Friday October 21, 2016 Visit to the Venice Lagoon:

Porto Marghera, MOSE barriere system, Ca’Roman Natural Reserve, Piccolo Museo della Laguna (Pellestrina)

Meeting Point: 9.10 am, San Servolo – VIU main entrance

ATTENDANCE
The visit is compulsory for students attending the course History of Venice.
It is highly suggested for students attending Training in UNESCO World Heritage Sites and it is open to all interested students and faculty.

If you wish to join the visit, you are kindly asked to sign up on the list before Monday, October 17.

INTRODUCTORY LECTURE
The visit will be preceded by an Introductory Lecture, held on Wednesday, October 19.
The introductory lecture is part of the visit.

PROGRAM
The visit will be by private boat.
Lunch: We suggest you to bring a packed lunch.
The visit will include:  Porto Marghera (Venice Industrial Port)
MOSE barrier system, Ca’ Roman Natural Reserve, Piccolo Museo della Laguna – Fishermen Museum of the North Lagoon (Pellestrina Island)

COSTS
All costs are sponsored by VIU for students attending the courses History of Venice and Training in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
For other students and professors wishing to participate, the cost is 7 euro per person.

Monday, October 17 – 5 pm – room 9A

Title: La Notte di San Lorenzo

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Writers: Tonino Guerra, Paolo Taviani, Giuliani G. De Negri, Vittorio Taviani

Starring: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Massimo Bonetti, …

Genre: Art House & International | Drama | Fiction & Fantasy

Release date: Sept. 16, 1982

Runtime: 100 minutes

Watch the Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIph1-og3o

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Friday, October 14: The Architectural Heritage of the city of Padua

Meeting point: 11.40 am in front of the Eremitani Church in Padova
(Adress: Piazza Eremitani, 9, Padova – see map - possible regional trains to reach Padova: 8.42;  10.42;  check www.trenitalia.it )

ATTENDANCE
The visit is compulsory for students attending the Art & Architecture in Renaissance Venice course

PROGRAM
11.40 Meeting in front of the Eremitani Church in Padova (Piazza Eremitani, 9, Padova)
You should reach the meeting point on your own.
11.45 – 12.15 Visit to Eremitani Church
……………..  Visit to Scrovegni Chapel (reserved only to Art & Architecture in Renaissance Venice students)
……………..  Visit to Palazzo del Bo
14.00-14.45  Free time for lunch in padova
……………..  Visit to the Scoletta del Santo and Basilica del Santo
16.30 Estimated ending time of the visit
The visit will be guided by Prof. Barbara Savy and PhD. Sarah Ferrari

You will arrange the return trip on your own – you should purchase your own train ticket and VIU will refund your documented travel expenses.
The maximum refundable amount is € 4.10 – corresponding to the cost of a regional train ticket from Padova to Venezia. To be refunded, please bring your train ticket to the Front Office.

COSTS
Students enrolled in the Art&Architecture in Renaissance Venice course will have all costs sponsored or refunded by VIU.
The cost for other students is € 5.00 for the entrance tickets, due to the Front Office by Monday, Oct. 10.

MORE INFO
Eremitani Church, one of the most important churches in Padua
Scrovegni Chapel, the most complete series of frescoes executed by Giotto in his mature age, which represents a true masterpiece of the 14th century Italian art (this visit is reserved to F1603 Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice students)
Palazzo del Bo, whose outstanding cultural and artistic heritage belongs to the University of Padova; its most known rooms are  Aula Magna and the world’s first permanent anatomical theatre
Basilica di Sant’Antonio da Padova, which the Paduan people call Il Santo (“the Saint”): it is the most important monument in the city and one of the most popular Italian churches, hosting major artworks.

Friday, October 14

ATTENDANCE

The visit  is compulsory for students attending the course Training in UNESCO World Heritage Studies. 

Open only to the students of the class, due to limited ticket availability.

PROGRAM
8.20 Meeting point: Venezia S.Lucia Train station (at the top of the stairs)
(The ticket from Venice to Padova will be provided by VIU, you will receive it at the meeting point)
9.45 Guided visit to the Botanical Garden (World Heritage Site)
11.20 End of the visit
The ending time of this visit is compatible with the beginning of the afternoon visit along with the Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice course.

You will arrange the return trip on your own –  you should purchase your own train ticket and VIU will refund your documented travel expenses.
The maximum refundable amount is € 4.10 – corresponding to the cost of a regional train ticket from Padova to Venezia.
To be refunded, please bring your train ticket to the Front Office.

COSTS
Students enrolled in the Training in UNESCO World Heritage Studies course will have all costs covered by VIU.

THE BOTANICAL GARDEN
Over the centuries, the Garden of Padua has placed itself in the middle of a widespread network of international relations, by exerting a deep influence upon the research and holding a leading role in the exchange of ideas, knowledge, plants and scientific material. On the basis of such considerations, in 1997 it has been inscribed in the World Heritage List as a cultural good.

More info about the garden: http://www.ortobotanicopd.it/en

Wednesdays in October and November, Room 9A at VIU

INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN RENAISSANCE PAINTING

Course Aim:
The main aim of this short course is to provide an introduction to one of the most fascinating period of the Italian Art.
Through the discussion of several paintings presented in class, the participants will build an understanding of the main characteristics of the Renaissance style and of the conditions that led to it. Another point of interest will be to follow the evolution of Renaissance from its beginning in Florence to its spreading through other Italian cities until its maturity during the “great Cinquecento”. The art works will be analyzed against the background of religious, social and political conditions in Renaissance Italy.

The course will involve a final site visit to Florence.

Participation to the Course:
“Italian Renaissance Painting” is offered to anyone interested and as a supplementary Art course to VIU students.
You may participate:
1) as auditor
2) as student enrolled in Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice if you attend all classes and participate to the site visit in Florence, Prof. Savy will recognize a bonus towards the final evaluation.
3) for certificate of completition – if you attend all classes, participate to the site visit in Florence and write a short paper of 4500-6000 words, VIU will issue a certificate recognizing the completition of a 20 hours course – the final evaluation will consider participation to class discussion (20% of the final grade) and the short paper (80% of the final grade)

All participants attending all classes and the visit will receive a final certificate of attendance.

Class schedule
Wednesdays,  5.00 – 6.30 pm
October  12 – 19 – 26  ~  November  9
Friday, October  28 – site visit to Florence

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Here’s the entire list of movies including the ones picked for the course “Italian Contemporary History in Films” and the ones proposed by students.