A Cup o’ Joe
Jul | 05
"Where can you get a decent cup of Java in this town, anyway?" This question is the point of departure for tonight's second Coffee Workshop. The workshop begins with a short jaunt around the center, with an explanation of the... Read More
Legendary Photographer Steve McCurry in Perugia!
Jul | 05
Starting April 11, Perugia's Galleria Nazionale will be be displaying two-hundred and forty photographs by Steve McCurry--most well-known for his work during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. McCurry shot the famous photograph "Afghan Girl" (whose name he later found out... Read More
Etruscans & Cortona
Jul | 02
This past Friday a group of Umbra Institute students (here with their professors from Trinity College) took an outing to Cortona. In addition to getting a beautiful view of the valley and of Lake Trasimeno, the students were able to... Read More
Umbra Jazzes up the Summer Session
Jul | 02
2011 Intensive Italian Language and Culture Program now extended into July with Umbria Jazz Umbra is pleased to announce the new program dates for Summer 2011. The summer programs have been split into two sessions, starting with the Regular Program... Read More
Tandem is Back
Jun | 05
In Italian the word for tongue and language, is one and the same: lingua. That's why, in addition to the week of Intensive Italian and the obligatory Italian classes, the Umbra Institute sponsors the Tandem program. Run by staff member Rachel... Read More
Onde Rock Returns To Lake Trasimeno
Jun | 02
Perugia is perhaps best known internationally for (other than its baci chocolates) the Umbria Jazz Festival, which begins every year on the second Friday in July. A local favorite as far as music, though, is the Onde Rock festival, a... Read More