‘If I could, I’d do it all over again’

Before having found AHA, I had never been away from home without the company of friends or family. The idea of being on my own was a terrifying concept. But AHA changed that for me. I came into the program thinking I would fail....


The Father of Art History

The 8th of June is the day when the father of Art History was murdered in 1768.  Joachim Winckelmann was the man who in the 1750’s made the distinction between different styles and periods of Greek sculpture which became the methodology of Art History.  He...


Winners of the 2019 AHA Music Scholarships

We are delighted to announce that the winners of the inaugural 2019 AHA Music Scholarship are Rachel Oyawale and Maanya Patel who will both be joining our Late Summer Course for 5 days in Florence and enjoying 3 evenings at the amazing New Generation...


This is why our Summer Courses in Italy are the best

We asked last year’s AHA Scholarship winner, Noël Masal, to tell us why she was interested in our approach to student courses and how the experience affected her and her choices for the future. Fed up with boring summer activities that simply looked impressive...


The stage at Palazzo Corsini

A New Generation for every Generation

… and announcing AHA’s new Musical Scholarship. It was a play about a film about a play.  Who could imagine a more delicious cultural sandwich?  And so it was at the New Generation Festival we watched Henry V*, set to the music of Sir...