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French Academy in Rome - Villa Médicis
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is presenting Lora by Lora Juodkaite and Rachid Ouramdane in collaboration with the Villa Médicis and the Romaeuropa Festival.
Founded in 1666 by Louis XIV, the French Academy in Rome – Villa Médicis is a French establishment located, since 1803, in the Villa Médicis, a 16th-century villa surrounded by a seventeen-acre park, on the Pincio Hill, in the heart of Rome.
A national public institution under the authority of the French Ministry of Culture, the French Academy in Rome – Villa Médicis fulfils three complementary missions: to welcome high-level artists, creators and art historians in residence for one-year or shorter stays; to set up a cultural and artistic programme that includes all fields of the arts and creation and is aimed at a broad audience; to conserve, restore, study, its architectural and landscape heritage, as well as its art collections, known to the public.
The French Academy in Rome – Villa Médicis is directed by Sam Stourdzé.
Photo: © Claudia Gori
