Member Institution:
 University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
Address:
 c/o Vesuvian International Institute for Archaeology and the Humanities
Via Salario, 12
80053 Castellammare di Stabia (NA)
Telephone:
 081.871.5260
Fax:
E-Mail, if available:
Links to Website(s), if available:
 Home Campus Website
Italian Program Website
Description:
 The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation hosts their summer study abroad program "Stabiae and Pompeii" at the Vesuvian Institute. Throughout the year, the Vesuvian Institute is managed by the non-profit Italian-American Restoring Ancient Stabiae Foundation, a cultural foundation whose mission goes far beyond its primary task of excavating and developing the archaeological park on the site of the great Roman villas of Stabia, four km. from Pompei.

University of Maryland students’ presence is part of a grander project of historical and cultural heritage to encourage and expand the urban development of the town of Castellammare di Stabia and general access to the site of ancient Stabiae. The mission of the Institute is not only to promote the global awareness and research of the Roman archaeological sites of the area but to provide a central point for the study and experiencing of the entire the cultural and historical patrimony of Campania, from antiquity to the present.

The Institute opened in June 2007, and with accommodations for as many as 180 visitors overlooking the Bay of Naples, it is the first and only large residential research and study abroad institute in Italy south of Rome. The facilities include 70 guest rooms with bath, classrooms, 400 seat lecture hall, proscenium theater, full mensa, garden and lounges, and the staff assists in creating itineraries and organizing various events for professor-led study abroad groups from the US, Italy and other countries. The Institute also offers repertoire of special workshops available to visiting groups ranging from demonstrations of Roman music to ancient food and wine.

Other than the crediting-institution, the University of Maryland, the Institute hosts nearly forty American institutional visits with programs ranging from geology to classics, all designed with the intention of taking advantage of the easy access to the major archaeological sites and points of interest along the Bay of Naples and Amalfi Coast. US study abroad programs which are regularly hosted at the Institute have included the University of Wisconsin, Catholic University, Lonestar College, and the University of Arkansas. The Institute has also hosted and organized several international scholarly conferences and provides residence for visiting research teams, independent scholars, archaeologists, photographers, artists, and private cultural travelers to the Naples/Pompeii/Amalfi Coast region.