We are really looking forward to the start of our Spring 2024 semester. Each semester group is different, and this time we will have students from Greece, Italy, and several US institutions including Amherst College, Oberlin College, Williams College, and the College of the Holy Cross! We are really looking forward to the spring ahead, exploring together Siena and our surrounding Tuscan territory, seeking artistic inspirations and cultural insights! More calendar info on our website

Follow this link for our detailed weekly calendar:  Siena Art Institute Semester Program. 

• Jan 22-26: Pre-departure online orientation meetings and Italian language intro.
• Jan 29: American students arrive
• Jan 30: EU students arrive
• Jan 30-Feb 2: Orientation & Intensive Italian intro
• February 3: Intensive Italian quiz
• February 5: Elective Courses begin
• March 13-14: Midterm exams and critiques
• March 29-April 1: Long weekend break (Easter Sunday March 31)
• April 20: End-of-Semester Exhibition Inauguration 4-6pm
• April 22-24: Final Exams and Critiques
• April 24: Final Luncheon
• April 25-26: Departure

We have been enjoying a busy January with our students from School of the Art Institute of Chicago , exploring many of the resources of Siena and our surrounding territories. Here is a selection of images from our visits to view contemporary art on view at Collezione Gori – Fattoria di Celle in Pistoia and Galleria Continua in San Gimignano, and enjoying Siena’s Biblioteca Briganti and the Fisiocritici Natural History Museum!

Una conversazione sul restauro:
Giuseppe Partini, il restauro ottocentesco e l’invenzione
di piazza Salimbeni a Siena

16 gennaio 2024, ore 15,00

Siena, Università di Siena, complesso del Laterino, Aula Magna Storica

Prof Fabio Gabbrielli (Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche e Dei Beni Culturali)
con il Prof. Marco Giamello (Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche della Terra e dell’Ambiente)
Organizzato con gli studenti e professori della School of the Art Institute of Chicago dal Siena Art Institute