Set in the magnificent
Musco Center for the Arts, the Italian Perspective series has become a university and regional tradition for
Chapman and the larger Italian community. The event, which falls each year on a clear
Saturday morning in the spring, is a celebratory exploration of Italian culture’s
complexity and its import across different sectors and disciplinary areas. This event
responds to a real need in the community to come together and connect around the shared
interest of Italy and to learn through experiences that blend aesthetic appreciation
and intellectual rigor. Over the years, the Italian Perspective has offered a unique
interdisciplinary angle to unveil Italy’s potential in the arts, sciences, and business
in partnership with Chapman’s School of Performing Arts, the Schmid College of Science
and Technology, the Argyros School of Business as well as external Italian governmental
bodies such as the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Los Angeles, Italy-America Chamber
of Commerce West and the Consulate General of Italy in L.A. The series has been an
instrumental laboratory for the definition of Italian Studies at Chapman University
and the inception of the Ferrucci Institute.
