OCAD University Faculty of Art Florence Program STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019/2020 Studio Address: Via Bonifacio Lupi 14 2° Piano FIRENZE 50129 Italia Inquiries can be directed to: Vivian So, Program Assistant, Faculty of Art 416.977.6000 ext 307 /
[email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages 1. Introduction 3 Emergency / Useful Telephone Numbers 4 2. Accommodation and Accessibility 5 3. Getting Things Done 6 4. Housing/Hotels 7 5. Restaurants 12 6. Contemporary Art Galleries 16 7. Shopping: Art Supplies / Special Resources 18 Food / Household 23 Other 26 8. Reading: Bookstores 28 Libraries 29 9. Banking and Finances 30 10. Transportation / Travel 33 11. Services: Post Office 37 Telephone and Internet Medical Insurance (OHIP, travel health insurance) Medical Services Personal Safety Police / Lost and Stolen Goods Laundry Lesbian / Gay Resources Churches 12. Entertainment: Cinemas 46 Clubs and Music Ballet/Dance/Opera/Theatre Sports/Recreation 13. Packing 49 14. Comments and Suggestions from Students 49 2 1. INTRODUCTION The Faculty of Art Florence Program (formerly the OCAD University Florence Off-Campus Studies Program) was established in 1974. Since then our campus in Florence has annually provided a rich and challenging cultural experience for both students and faculty at OCAD U. This European campus offers a facilitated, directed study approach to learning and is open each year to a limited number of students from all areas that have completed at least two years of study. While in Florence, students develop a body of work in a communal studio setting and study art history amidst a backdrop of architectural and artistic treasures from the Italian Renaissance.