Because nothing can replace direct contact with works of art and the magical spirit of great cultural cities, art and culture students set off every year to discover these cultural cities.
At the beginning of May, students of the Professional Master in Art Market and the Professional Master in Cultural Project Management had the opportunity to take a study trip to one of the liveliest and most endearing cities in Italy, Naples.
Under the guidance of their professor of Art History and Civilizations, Luis Belhaouari, they made one visit after another, from the unmissable archaeological site of Pompeii to the contemporary artworks scattered around the city, which is not lacking in them.
Each discovery was an opportunity to address several themes. The Royal Palace of Caserta, one of the largest in Europe and the world, a royal residence of the Bourbon family of Naples, is an eloquent and concrete evocation of the Age of Enlightenment perfectly integrated into the Calabrian natural landscape.
His visit served as a reminder of the possible use of the arts as tools of political communication.
The venerable ruins of Pompeii and the difficulty of preserving them made it possible to discuss UNESCO’s commitment in the field of preventive conservation.
In a more classical register, the countless masterpieces scattered across the city offered the chance to study the great masters of Western painting such as Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, at the Capodimonte museum. Caravaggio found refuge in Naples around 1606 because he had to flee Rome after killing a man in a duel.
After food for the mind, the body had to be satisfied: in the shade of Vesuvius, the students were able to taste the many Neapolitan specialties, savory and sweet, including the famous pizza! The Neapolitans are, incidentally, aiming for pizza to be added soon to UNESCO’s intangible heritage…
While the study of major collections is at the center of these trips, they are also an opportunity for students to meet art market professionals and thus build a regional and international address book that will be valuable for their future. Not to mention the chance to meet and get to know each other outside the school setting in a friendly atmosphere!
Study Trips
Seeing works in person and not only in books or on an overhead projector is the credo of the art and culture programs at IESA arts&culture. While students benefit from several practical sessions per week in the major museums and at the major antiques dealers and gallery owners of Paris, IESA also invites them to leave the capital to discover the masterpieces of regional museums and major European art cities.
Trip to Florence
From the first year of the Bachelor in Art Expertise and Trade, students are invited to go to Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, which brings together in its many museums extraordinary collections that bring to life the history of art and the genius of the great collectors who for centuries commissioned works from the greatest painters of Europe. Led by Luis Belhaouari, doctor in art history and lead professor for painting, they can thus discover the architecture, paintings, sculptures, furniture and art objects that will populate their studies for three years.
Discovering the Great Regional Museums
In the 2nd and 3rd years, depending on the specialization they have chosen (painting and graphic arts or furniture and art objects), they can go and discover major regional museums:
- 2nd year in Rouen: painting students study the magnificent collection of the Musée des Beaux Arts there while, as part of the Ceramics course, furniture students discover the exceptional faience production that has made the city famous since the 16th century, thanks to the knowledge of the expert Henri Métais.
- 3rd year in Cologne and Liège: students, accompanied by Robert Carpeaux, professor of European furniture, leave France again for a study trip to Cologne and Liège.
MBA Trips in Europe
Every year, our Art and Culture MBA students travel to European cities to complement their education: