Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis

Mission & Vision

Founded over 350 years ago, Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis is an artist residence, art center with a diverse programming and a place rich in cultural heritage, being in the Villa Medici, former home to the Cardinal Ferdinando de’ Medici and Roman emperors before that. The French Academy in Rome, situated at Villa Medici since 1803, has three complementary missions: residencies, programming, and heritage, all of which aim to preserve and promote artistic and literary creation. 

Actions Led

Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis acts alongside its three core missions:

• Residencies: Each year, the academy welcomes over 70 artists, creators, and researchers in long-term or short-term residencies. Since its creation, more than 2,000 fellows or residents have taken residence, driving the academy’s founding mission of encouraging and creating art, which has expanded from painting, sculpture, and architecture to all artistic disciplines.
• Programming: All year long, Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis organizes exhibitions, festivals, and events. One group show is dedicated each year to the works of the fellows in residence. Other exhibitions, available with guided tours, take the form of invitations to contemporary artists or temporary installations that interact with Villa de Medici’s heritage.
• Heritage: Aligned with its mission to conserve, restore study, and showcase the rich heritage of the Villa Medici, the academy organizes various activities around the 7 hectares of buildings and gardens, and collection of over 5,000 works.

Projects That U.S. Donors Can Support

By donating to Académie de France à Rome – Villa de Médicis, you can support artistic creation! Your donations will contribute to: 

• The accommodation and support of artists and art historians in residence for a year at Villa Medici;
• The organization of cultural events and art exhibitions;
• Projects to observe, restore, and promote to the public Villa Medici’s heritage, its Renaissance gardens, and its collection.

Part of the donations may also be used fund a position directly dedicated to the realization of any project in the above-mentioned activities.

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