The Tuscan AngloAmerican Festival in Florence The first edition from 9 to 11 March
On March 9, 2016, in the “Salone dei Cinquecento” (Palazzo Vecchio), an opening ceremony will launch the first Tuscan Anglo-American Festival in Florence in the presence of Dario Nardella (Florence Mayor), Cristina Giachi (Florence Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for School and Univerity Affairs), Abigal Rupp (U.S. Consul General in Florence), Portia Prebys (AACUPI President, that is, the Association of American University and College Programs in Italy), Julia Race (Director, British Institute of Florence), and Andrea Davis (Co-Director, Tuscan American Association). The organizers’ main goal is to highlight the strong link joining local U.S. university programs, Anglophone study centers, and Tuscany, thus promoting an ongoing dialogue that brings together institutions, scholars, teachers, and students from all over the world.



Every year, some 9.000 students attend the over 45 study abroad programs. There is no doubt that these students serve as the main ambassadors for Florence, Tuscany, and Italy in the whole world. The study program in Florence includes a number of significant formative experiences and volunteer activites, which leave students with lasting memories throughout their adult lives. Likewise, their presence on our soil is a precious economic and cultural resource in the widest and most noble sense of the term.
Joanne Maddux
Fabrizio Ricciardelli





