Villa Medici educational tours and workshops are aimed at children, teenagers, families and school groups. Our educational team offers tailor-made activities all year round, with the intention of stimulating the imagination and encouraging individual participation in a context of reflection, encounters… and fun moments!
Family Activities
Guided Tour: Little Explorers at Villa Medici Every Sunday at 11am Duration: 1h30 Guided tour in French and in Italian Recommended for children from 5 to 11 years old Admission fee: 6€ per participant (child and adult) Booking: on the online ticketing*, or directly at Villa Medici on the day of the guided tour
An educational visit recommended for children aged 5 to 11, which will turn young visitors into great explorers of works of art! Equipped with a discovery booklet and a pencil, children and parents explore Villa Medici to find animals and fantastic creatures made of different materials such as marble, bronze and paint. But beware: some of them are actually flesh and blood!
The activity is punctuated by games, research based on clues and moments of artistic creation in a great adventure among the mythological stories and treasures that are hidden in Villa Medici.
*a fee of €1.80 is charged for online bookings
School Groups Activities
The French Academy in Rome provides activities and educational programs specifically dedicated to school groups, through thematic tours and creative workshops designed in connection with the history and activities of Villa Medici (research and artistic creation, art history, cross-disciplinarity).
The aim is to encourage curiosity and invite pupils and students to experience artistic creation in the exceptional setting of Villa Medici, a three hundred year old artists’ residence located in a Renaissance palazzo surrounded by 7 hectares of gardens.
The educational activities are aimed at young people of all ages and are available upon reservation by email at: [email protected]
All educational programs for school groups are organized in French and in Italian. You have a special request? Contact us!
Villa Medici’s educational team is always available to discuss and organize special outreach activities to provide educational programs for audiences with special needs. You are interested? Reach us at [email protected]
“Résidence Pro” programme
The Résidence Pro is an educational programme created in 2021 for students in vocational and agricultural high schools in France, with the aim of supporting high school mobility and promoting the artistic and cultural development of young students.
Each year, in partnership with one or more French regions, Villa Medici welcomes 300 high school students for a week’s immersion in Rome to take part in a programme of workshops, conferences, visits and practical experiences on a theme related to the fields of excellence of the vocational courses. The programme brings together teachers from the participating schools, a network of regional companies contributing their expertise, as well as speakers and facilitators from various backgrounds (journalists, art historians, artists, entrepreneurs, etc.).
For its first edition in 2021, the Résidence Pro is conducted in partnership with the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and focuses on the forestry-wood sector, from cabinet-making to forestry and wood construction.
