SACI

In June 2021, SACI's Board of Trustees communicated that, due to the consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemics, including lockdowns and travel restrictions, it had initiated the closing process of the school.

It contains gallery/exhibition space, classrooms, a library, offices, an art conservation laboratory, media facilities and studios surrounding a large, traditional Italian garden.

This location is in the vicinity of the Duomo, the churches of San Lorenzo and Santa Maria Novella, and is just steps away from the central market and the new Alinari photography museum.

SACI's home is, therefore, a unique monument to a man who is considered "one of the two greatest sons of Florence" (along with Michelangelo Buonarroti), an accolade inscribed on the buildings scrolls.

This palazzo includes a floor with large, well-lit painting studios; SACI's new graduate center, with its own terrace and garden access; SACI's new design center and design library; fully equipped animation and fresco studios; a student lounge, with additional computers for student internet access; gallery spaces; two major lecture halls; and a Renaissance courtyard.