The Lycée Victor Hugo (french: École française de Florence – Mlf Lycée Victor Hugo) is a French international school in
Florence,
Italy. It was established in 1976 and has integrated the
Mission laïque française (Mlf) in 2007. It serves levels ''maternelle'' (preschool) through ''terminale'', the final year of ''lycée'' (senior high school) and it allows French, English and Italian languages learning from preschool for all children. As of 2017 the school has about 500 students range from 2 to 18 years.
Palazzo Venturi Ginori
The Lycée is located in the palace once known as the Palazzo Venturi Ginori, built in 1498 for
Bernardo Rucellai on land owned by his wife Nannina Medici. In 1459,
Cosimo de' Medici
Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance. His power derived from his wealth ...
sponsors meetings of a neoplatonic Academy in this palace. The palace suffered with the temporary expulsion of the Medici in 1527, but was soon refurbished. In 1537, the Rucellai heirs sold the property to
Bianca Cappello
Bianca Cappello (154820 October 1587) was an Italian noblewoman who was the mistress, and afterward the second wife, of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Her husband officially made her his consort. Coincidentally, the creation of t ...
. In 1663, the Cardinal
Giovanni Carlo Medici sells much of the contents of the palace, and the structure is bought by the Marquis Ridolfi Montescudaio. The palace interiors were refurbished in the early 19th century in a neoclassical style. The gardens were redone in a British style. In 1861, an owner, Countess Orloff employs
Giuseppe Poggi
Giuseppe Poggi (3 April 1811 – 19 March 1901) was an Italian architect, mainly active in Tuscany.
Biography
A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens.
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in renovations.
Lycee site
history and architecture.
See also
* Agency for French Education Abroad
* Education in France
* International school
* Institut français de Florence
The Institut français de Florence or French Institute in Florence is an Institut français in Florence, Italy. It is a French public institution attached to the French Foreign Ministry. The promotion of French culture and language overseas is i ...
* List of international schools
* Mission laïque française
* Multilingualism
* Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...
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French international schools in Italy
Schools in Florence
Trilingual schools
Cambridge schools in Italy
Educational institutions established in 1976
1976 establishments in Italy
AEFE contracted schools
Mission laïque française
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