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Bill Kent Memorial Lecture

Submitted by chewlett on Fri, 13/10/2017 - 10:46pm
Professor John Henderson delivers the 2017 Bill Kent Memorial Lecture
On 5 October, leading social historian of renaissance Italy, Professor John Henderson, delivered the 2017 Bill Kent Memorial Lecture to a packed audience.

Coping with Plague: Public Health and Epidemics in Renaissance Italy was the topic of the 2017 Bill Kent Memorial Lecture, dedicated to renowned scholar of the Italian Renaissance and Founding Director of the Monash University Prato Centre, Professor Bill Kent. Staff, students, alumni, and fellow scholars gathered to pay tribute to Bill and to hear Professor Henderson's re-assessment of the political response to plague.

Hundreds turn out for 2nd edition of Prato Urban Run

Submitted by ccrupi on Thu, 05/10/2017 - 6:47pm
Prato Urban Run participants entering Monash Prato
Monash Prato participates in the second edition of the Prato Urban Run on Sunday 1 October 2017.

Notwithstanding the Autumn rain, nearly 1000 people turned out last Sunday for the second edition of the Prato Urban Run, a non-competitive annual sporting event organised by the Youth Sports Training Centre (CGFS) in collaboration with the Prato Municipality (Comune di Prato).  Local families, young children in strollers, dogs with their owners, and visting staff from Monash Australia took part in a 6km walking circuit around the historical centre which included sites of importance, public spaces, and private

New Arts semester program in Prato kicks off

Submitted by ldelia on Tue, 26/09/2017 - 9:37am
A big welcome to the new cohort of Monash students who arrived yesterday, 25 September, for the first edition of the Arts Semester in Prato.

This program allows Arts students for the first time to study at the Prato Centre for up to three months, choosing among the various units offered in three different blocks. The programs offers units in Italian language, Human rights, Cinema, History and Sociology, among others. For a full description of the units offered please visit the Arts Semester in Prato website.

 

 

Climate change, China on the bill at international business sustainability conference

Submitted by sgore on Tue, 29/08/2017 - 5:05pm
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World-leading researchers in business and economic sustainability recently gathered at the Monash University Prato Centre to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing industry, including climate change, trade, financial regulation, supply chains and role of China in sustainable growth.

More than 40 international researchers from Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, India, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany attended the invitation-only 5th annual Monash Business and Sustainability Network Workshop on Sustainable Development.

Settembre Pratese Festival

Submitted by ccrupi on Fri, 11/08/2017 - 3:53pm
Image of Fluro Run in Piazza Duomo
During the month of September, Prato will host a series of exciting concerts and events taking place in the city's main squares and surrounding sites of interest.

http://www.settembreprato.it

London artist Benjamin Clementine in concert in Piazza Duomo, electronic beats featuring in the Emperor's Castle, historic football, and a city run colour themed 'fluro' are just some of the exciting events that will be taking place this September in Prato.

Many events are free while concert tickets can be purchased in advance.  See the festival website or speak to a Monash Prato member of staff for further details.

Welcome to Stuart Ringholt, Visual Resident 2017

Submitted by mdariva on Thu, 10/08/2017 - 9:29am
We are delighted to welcome Stuart Ringholt who will spend three months in Prato as the 2017 Monash University Prato Centre Visual Resident.

Stuart Ringholt will be developing a project inspired by the many famous clock towers that can be found in Tuscany. These new works will build on other horological pieces he has created, including his 2014 work Untitled (Clock), now in the collection of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art. 

Warp / Weft: Exhibition Opening

Submitted by mdariva on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 4:27pm
​Image: Students at The Seven Heavenly Palaces by Anselm Kiefer at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan. ​
Wednesday 12 July, 6.30pm - Ground Floor of Monash Prato Centre

Warp / Weft is an exhibition produced and curated by Monash Architecture Art & Design (MADA) students, exploring the negotiation of cultural, disciplinary and creative difference. Architecture and Masters of Design students will be presenting work produced during a three-week intensive study program that uses Prato’s rich history of textile production as well as contemporary multi-cultural identity as a foundation for exploring interdisciplinary approaches to collaboration and exchange.

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