University & College Art & Design Trip To Rome

Set in an eighteenth-century convent, this gallery has many fine examples of neoclassical and Romantic paintings and sculptures. Students can follow the dramatic change from the glories of the Renaissance and ancient Rome to more recent pieces of work by artists including Balla, Boccioni, Giorgio de Chirico, Fattori, Modigliani and Morandi.

Michaelangelo’s 16th-century ceiling fresco here is considered his best work and perhaps the greatest artwork of the Renaissance. Student can inspect his masterpiece, The Last Judgement, and other frescoes in the chapel by Botticelli, Perugino, Pinturicchio and Ghirlandaio.

The Galleria Borghese is set within the Villa Borghese Pinciana, renowned for its gardens. A substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculptures and antiquities come from the 1st-3rd centuries AD including classical and neo-classical sculptures such as the Venus Victrix and a beautiful ceiling fresco by the Sicilian artist Mariano Rossi.

This centre for contemporary creativity is housed in daring structure – composed of overlapping tubes – designed by Zaha Hadid. Committed to experimentation and innovation, it consists of two museums – MAXXI art and MAXXI architecture. It also features an auditorium, a library and spaces for temporary exhibitions, performances and educational activities.

This little modern-art museum, named after the entrepreneur whose collection it houses, is set in the Orangery of Villa Borghese. The permanent collection features modern and pop art favorites including Giorgio di Chirico and Roy Lichtenstein, while its temporary shows focus on international names such as Willem de Kooning, Damien Hirst and Philip Guston.

This contemporary art centre was launched in 2004 in a former pasta factory. It hosts artists’ studios, art galleries, schools of photography and a graphic design studio. The Foundation develops and promotes educational projects and residencies dedicated to young artists and curators, along with exhibitions, conferences, workshops and studio visits.