Villa Medici

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Founded over 350 years ago, the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici is an artists' residence, an art center with a wide range of programs (exhibitions, festivals, concerts, performance) and a cultural heritage site open to visitors.

Refurbishment of historic spaces

1 villa, 3 years, 20 reenchantments

How can we change the way we look at Villa Medici and make it a living showcase for contemporary expertise while retaining the Renaissance spirit? This is the ambition of the vast redevelopment project named 'Re-enchanting Villa Medici', launched in 2022 to promote contemporary design and craftsmanship that interact harmoniously with the historical heritage.

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Crossing the Threshold of Villa Medici

Visit

Step inside one of the most beautiful Renaissance villas in the heart of the Italian capital and travel through Renaissance Rome, the Rome of the 17th- and 18th-century Grand Tour, all the way to the Rome of today....

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Sculpture workshop

© Véronique Ibert-Péréal_A.Fourès 1950-1959

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