TRME 202 - Art in the Alps

Institution:

Moore College of Art and Design

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Description:

The are four primary objectives for this course: (1) to introduce ten Moore students to the "South Tyrolean" region of Northern Italy located in the heart of the Italian Alps; (2) to provide students with a rich cultural experience, as they will be living and studying with a group of 10 Austrian, Italian and German students (in a medieval castle the first week and in Alpine bed and breakfasts the second week); (3) to offer the students the opportunity to visit many local cultural sites, including an Alpine copper mine, where they will collect metal to use in producing their work, and (4) to allow students to study under a well-known Italian goldsmith and under a German archaeologist, who will give them the opportunity to learn the ancient metal working techniques used in the Bronze and Iron ages and casting techniques in sandstone, beeswax clay and the local granite of the south Tyrol.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.moore.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 568-4515

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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