Jul | 05
Perugia is on the eve of one of its most celebrated events, Umbria Jazz. Since 1973, jazz lovers from around the world have flocked to Umbria Jazz, a time when the streets of Perugia vibrate with music and culture from... Read MoreJul | 04
Once upon a time, a man named Mauro was walking past the sun-baked Perugian steps when suddenly, a swallow fell from the sky. “Mamma mia!” he exclaimed. Umbrina, as she came to be called, was a baby swallow on her... Read MoreJul | 04
After several years of community engagement program development, the Umbra Institute is proud to announce Co-Operative Education Opportunities (Co-Ops) with local businesses in and around Perugia. Created in response to growing demand for international work experience, the Co-Ops allow students... Read MoreJun | 28
The walls of the Umbra Institute’s Via Danzetta Studio radiated inspiration during Wednesday afternoon’s end-of-the-summer art show. Students enrolled in Pastel Drawing and Photography courses rubbed elbows with their fellow students and Umbra staff and faculty, explaining their artistic choices... Read MoreJun | 27
This past Saturday Harvard undergrad Teagan Lehrman presented a paper at the annual conference for the Association for the Study of Food and Culture (ASFS). Lehrman's paper, "Steamed, Sealed, Delivered: How Canning Revolutionized, Unified,and Globalized Italian Cuisine," grew out of... Read MoreJun | 26
This morning, Professors Tom Baker and Tracy Meyer accompanied a group of Clemson marketing student to the headquarters of AC Perugia Calcio, Perugia’s professional soccer team. They were met by two representatives of the team’s marketing department and given a... Read More