Fall 2014 Co-curricular Activities Program

September 8, Monday 9.30 am Welcome Coffee and Orientation Orientation September 10, Wednesday 10 am Visit to City Libraries week September 11, Thursday 4 pm and San Lazzaro Islands Tour September 12, Friday 9.00 am Italian for Foreigners Placement test 11 am Opening Ceremony and lectio magistralis 2 pm Visit to Fortuny Showroom on Island

1° week September 15, Monday 5 pm Movie proposal by ITALIAN students September 17,Wednesday 5 pm Sport Tournament September 19, Friday All Day Visit to Glass Factories: Barovier&Toso e Berengostudio 2° week September 22, Monday 5 pm Movie: “Il Gattopardo” (The Leopard) by Luchino Visconti (1963) September 26, Friday 11 am - Visit to the Doge’s Palace (History of Venice; Art and Architecture) - Double Exhibition: “Le Stanze del Vetro - Mondrian Glass Tea House” and 3 pm “Tomaso Buzzi at Venini” – Island of 3° week September 29, Monday 5 pm Movie proposal by GERMAN students October 1, Wednesday 5 pm Treasure Hunt October 3, Friday All Day - Trip to Padua: Scrovegni Chapel, Basilica del Santo, Palazzo Bo and the Anatomic Theater (Art and Architecture) - VIULECTURE: Europe’s Unique Experiment: The Bottom-up Creation of a Large Polity (Prof. Krom’s courses: Comparative History and Early Modern State Buidling: A Comparative Perspective) 4° week October 6, Monday 5 pm Movie: “Amarcord” by Federico Fellini (1973) October 8, Wednesday 5 pm Transcultural Game October 10, Friday All Day Boat trip: MOSE and Porto 5° week October 13, Monday 7 pm Movie proposal by RUSSIAN students October 15, Wednesday 5 pm tbd October 17, Friday All day Dagmar Knöpfel: film screening and Tintoretto’s tour (course The Stones of Venice and the Seven Lamps of Architecture) 6° week October 20, Monday 5 pm Movie: “La notte di San Lorenzo” (The Night of the Shooting Stars) by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (1981) October 22, Wednesday 5 pm Music Lecture&Concert in San Servolo by Wolf-Ferrari Music Association October 24, Friday All Day - Visit to Padua Botanical Garden (course Preservation of World Heritage Sites) - Visit to M9 site and offices (course Economics & Management of the Arts) Midterm Break October 27 – November 2 Midterm Trip 7° week November 3, Monday 5 pm Movie proposal by AMERICAN students November 5, Wednesday 5 pm Music Lecture&Concert in San Servolo by Wolf-Ferrari Music Association November 7, Friday All day Biennale Sessions (14th International Architecture Exhibition) 8° week November 10, Monday 5 pm Movie: “Don Camillo” by Julien Duvivier (1952) November 12, Wednesday 5 pm VIULECTURE November 14, Friday All Day Rescheduled Classes November 16, Sunday 7 pm Night Visit to the Basilica di San Marco (1) 9° week November 17, Monday 5 pm Movie Proposal by ISRAELI Students November 19, Wednesday 5 pm tbd November 21, Friday All day Visit to the Jewish Ghetto + Madonna della Salute celebration (course History of Venice) 10° week November 24, Monday 5 pm Movie: “Mimì metallurgico” by Lina Wertmueller (1972) November 25, Tuesday 7 pm Night Visit to the Basilica di San Marco (2) November 26, Wednesday 5 pm Movie Proposal by JAPANESE students November 28, Friday All Day - Trip to Vicenza (course Art and Architecture) All Day - Workshop “The Great Bazaar” by Ambassador Merola 11° week December 1, Monday 5 pm VIULECTURE: Italian diplomatic, dott. Filippo Grandi December 3, Wednesday 5 pm tbd December 5 , Friday All day Rescheduled Classes 12° week December 6-8 Weekend in San Martino di Castrozza December 8, Monday All day National holiday – no classes December 10, Wednesday 5 pm Movie: “Il Caimano” (The Cayman) by Nanni Moretti (2006) December 12, Friday All Day Visit to the Palladian Villas (course Art and Architecture)

Activities in bold type are organized and sponsored by VIU. Other activities will be organized by VIU: students will pay for their tickets at group rates. Any possible change in the program will be communicated in advance via email and posted on the StudentsBlog: http://studentsblog.viublogs.org/