Artistic Avante-Garde

  France

• Paris: 
Paris

Term: Summer 
Dates: June 29 - August 9 (6 weeks)

Description: For much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Paris was the cosmopolitan center of the West, bringing artists together from around the globe to partake in an unprecedented cultural exchange. Students will devote themselves to recapturing this unique moment in time as they visit the masterpieces, museums, and architectural monuments of the French. The program addresses the rise and fall of the European avant-garde in the city that gave birth to the very concept of radical art.

From the moment of its conception following the French Revolution to its abrupt collapse during World War II, the Parisian avant-garde included some of the most important artists of the modern era, including Manet, Monet, Picasso, and the Surrealists. Using the city's unparalleled cultural resources, participants will consider how and why art changed so dramatically in the modern age.

The classroom will be the City of Lights itself, with on-site lectures and discussions. Students will learn by studying the masterpieces. The Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Georges Pompidou will be only a few of the highlights of the tour. Other key locations include the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and the Musée Picasso. Field trips will be conducted at historic locations including Chartres, Versailles, and Vour-le-Vicomte.

Eligibility
This program is open to all students who are interested in studying the art and museums of Paris. ARH 3057 History and Criticism of Art II is strongly recommended before departure.

Housing
Participants stay, depending on availability, in either dormitory style rooms or in hotels.

Highlights: Paris. The word alone is evocative-of artists and intellectuals, queens and guillotines, cafés and haute couture, boulevards and gothic spires, existentialists and expatriates, Revolution and Resistance. Students in the summer Paris programs will be constantly discovering, learning about, and exploring the reality behind the romantic word.

Paris is different. And precisely this-living another culture's difference in language and daily life-is one of the enduring gifts of study abroad.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: USD7,375

Not Included: round-trip international airfare; passport; food; books and supplies; personal travel/activity/spending money.

Please Note: at the time of publication, all students will be required to obtain a French student visa. Details will be supplied after acceptance.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Scholarships are Available. Please visit our website for information about scholarships.

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Florida State University International Programs's Mission Statement: The Florida State University International Programs is committed to providing a quality international learning environment where students are challenged to be learners, leaders, achievers and contributors within a global community. In the twenty-first century students must be able to understand and perceive global change, and we are dedicated to exposing them to international cultures, lifestyles and languages.

Year Founded: 1957