Information for Parents

Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici offers a range of services and extracurricular activities that aim to enhance students’ overall study abroad experience, by promoting close friendships and encouraging involvement in academic life and Italian culture. LdM is dedicated to helping all incoming undergraduates and postgraduates adjust to their host city and new environment, but the ongoing

MEAL PLAN SUMMER 2025

SUMMER 2025 LDM-FLORENCE MEAL PLAN At the LdM Cafeteria located in the LdM main building in Via Faenza 43, students can enjoy freshly cooked meals, including daily vegetarian options and fresh fruit, from Monday to Friday, 11:00AM-3:30PM. LdM meal plan The LdM meal plan includes lunch on weekdays, consisting of:   -1 main dish: mixed plate (with

MEAL PLAN FALL 2025

FALL 2025 SEMESTER LDM-FLORENCE MEAL PLAN At the LdM Cafeteria located in the LdM main building in Via Faenza 43, students can enjoy freshly cooked meals, including daily vegetarian options and fresh fruit, from Monday to Friday, 11:00AM-3:30PM. LdM meal plan The LdM meal plan includes lunch on weekdays, consisting of: -1 main dish: mixed plate

IMPRESSIONS

Impressions hosted a selection of chalcography and woodcut works, created by former LdM students during 33 years of printmaking courses in Florence. The exhibition was a tribute to students of various ages, who came from all over the world and worked with dedication and passion for mastering this ancient and yet very actual technique. Download Catalog

Practical Information

The following practical information is useful to prospective and current LdM students and their families. Upon arrival in Italy, students will be provided with an orientation booklet specific to each LdM campus and a complete list of local resources and relevant advice. Mail and Postal Service At the Italian post offices, you can send registered

Academic Advisors

Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici strives to provide study abroad and academic advisors with all the relevant information to facilitate the advising process and to aid students in making fully informed decisions about their LdM experience- from campus, term, and course selection to residential and extracurricular considerations.

Certificate Programs

Academic certificates are the ideal way for students to gain practical knowledge in their field of choice. LdM offers Certificate Programs designed to develop student creativity, artistic talent, and technical skill by balancing theory and practice with an emphasis on real-world experience. All programs focus on Italian and local traditions within an international context. Certificates take between

Archaeology Field School

Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici and CAMNES run a four-week Archaeology Field School in Tuscania, located in the Region of Lazio (Central Italy). The LdM-CAMNES Archaeology Field School is an incredible journey in an inspiring environment, where students play an active role in the excavation of Etruscan necropolises, the cities of the dead. Under the direction of a team of professional archaeologists, students acquire archaeological

Stop-Motion Workshop

The LdM Summer Workshop provides an exciting opportunity for participants of various ages and backgrounds to deepen their personal cultural experience and creative skills. As a 4-week program, the workshop consists of a month-long hands-on exploration of the stop-motion animation techniques. Summer I and Summer II, June and July 2025 Stop-Motion Workshop at Misseri Studio

Francesco Lauretta – The Bathers

About THE BATHERS: Francesco Lauretta is an artist and a painter. He paints every single day as if wanting to prove incorrect those who judged the medium as outdated. Painting continues and will continue to exist in its countless declinations. Sometimes Lauretta appears as an innovator, who wishes to reinvent painting. If, on one hand he