Venice : Modern Foreign Languages

Venice : Modern Foreign Languages

[Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 - A Level]

Subject related visits

  • Italian Lessons

    In partnership with local language centres, staffed by native speakers, students can be taught Italian and have a chance to ask any pressing questions.

  • Shopping Trip

    Students can use the Italian they have learnt to negotiate the shops and cafés that fill the bustling streets of the centre of Venice.

  • Islands of the Lagoon

    This coach and boat trip will let students visit the Lido, Venice's beach resort, Murano, famous for its glassware or Torcello, a peaceful island with a beautiful cathedral and Burano which is famous for its lace products.

Further highlights

  • Art & Art History
    • Guggenheim Venice

      Showcasing 20th century art from Europe and America, this museum's collection is probably the best of its kind in Italy. It ranges from Cubism to Abstract Expressionism, enabling students to see a range of works and styles.

    • Accademia

      This gallery of fine art traces the development of Venetian art and artists chronologically up to the 18th century. Students can see a vast range of art inspired by the many different perspectives a single city can provide.

    • Ca’ Pesaro

      Housed in one of Venice's many unique palaces, the focus of this gallery is modern and it contains works from artists such as: Klee, Klimt and Chagall. Students can explore how the works on display connect with the surroundings.

    • Museo del Castelvecchio Verona

      Containing paintings and sculptures by Jacopo and Gentile Bellini, among others, this museum provides a range of works from Romanesque Verona.

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