Oh, The Places They’ve Been!

Mar | 12

Galway Bay by Gina Rivara   Assisi by Ruth Orbach   Spanish Guitar by Emily Bostin   Big Ben by Sarah DeNapoli   No Pasa Nada by Alexandra Millrood   Verona by Bobby Coutu Read More
New anthology about Perugia

Mar | 08

Thousands of foreigners have passed through Perugia in the last century, and yet it's hard to know what they thought about the city. Except for a few quotes from some of the more illustrious travelers of the recent past, the... Read More
Martedi Grasso on Corso Vannucci

Mar | 08

With Martedì Grasso (Fat Tuesday) yesterday, Carnevalecame to an end. Children and adults alike celebrated during the day and night by wearing costumes, masks, and painting their faces. Last weekend, some fortunate Umbra students even found themselves at the celebration’s epicenter,... Read More
Roman Civ Class Survives Naples

Feb | 24

Last weekend, 37 Umbra students in Professor Bevagna's Roman Civilization course spent three days exploring the rich archaeological heritage in the Naples area of Italy. Despite temporary museum closing due to protests, unusually rainy weather, and the famous Napolitan traffic,... Read More
Umbra On The Web

Feb | 22

Do you Facebook? Blog? How about YouTube? The Umbra Institute is plugged in with all three in an effort to help students see what it's like to live in Perugia before they make their decision to come here. The Umbra... Read More
Holy Snow!

Feb | 18

Last Friday, students in Professor Adrian Hoch's Michelangelo course braved the unusually winter weather -- SNOW in Rome! -- to visit some of Michelangelo's most famous works of art. Students started out at the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel,... Read More

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