International Travel Program: Pienza

Join SEASIDE Institute™ for an exclusive tour of Pienza, just after the 61st IMCL Cortona conference.

On November 2nd, we are arranging group transportation from Cortona to Pienza and David Mayernik will lead a tour. Mayernik is an Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame in Rome and is the author of Timeless Cities: An Architect's Reflections on Renaissance Italy. This is a unique opportunity to explore the stunning architecture and rich history of Pienza with a renowned expert. He has taught in a Prince of Wales’ Summer School and at the New York Academy of Art. He was recently a resident fellow at the Bogliasco Foundation.

David Mayernik is a Fellow of The American Academy in Rome, and the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, & Commerce at RSA. He was named one of the top forty architects in the United States under forty for the decade of 1986-1995.  He won the Arthur Ross Award from Classical America along with Thomas N. Rajkovich for their design of the Minnesota State Capitol grounds. A winner of the Gabriel Prize for study in France, his research resulted in two books, numerous articles, and an online course in Rome that has reached almost six thousand students around the world. With Frederico Del Carlo he has founded the Tuscan Renaissance Academy in Lucca to promote and teach the principles of Renaissance art and culture.

We will also be joined on the tour by Seaside, FL founders Robert and Daryl Davis.

To secure your spot, register now. The cost for this day trip will be $250. This includes a donation of $100 a person. All participants have the opportunity to receive a complimentary membership to Seaside Institute for one year.

Interested in taking part in the IMCL Cortona conference? Click this link to learn more.