Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (January 8 at 9 am** – January 25 at 4 pm): $200
Regular Registration Price (January 25 at 4 pm – first day of class): $220

** Registration opens online at 9 am. Phone registration will be accepted starting at 10 am.

Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.

This seminar is full. Please call (312) 255-3700 to be added to the wait list.

Seminar Description

The Medici of Florence were the first ruling family to realize that their path to immortality lay through the arts. This seminar will focus on the most significant Medici patrons during the family’s Renaissance heyday and explore their major contributions to art and music.
Three sessions. E - $200, L - $220

Jeff Nigro is a research associate and adjunct lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago.

John Nygro is a Chicago-based lecturer, actor, and musician with a forty-year career in the arts. He has given talks at universities, libraries, arts organizations, and on the radio.

Materials List

Required:

• There are no required materials for this class.

First Reading:

• There is no reading assignment for the first class.

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.