Study in Como

As a city, it focuses on a past enamoured of culture, a tendency from which the Aldo Galli Academy still draws inspiration. In particular, Como Rationalism was an artistic and architectural movement that developed in the early 1900s, led by Giuseppe Terragni, Manlio Rho, Ico Parisi and Mario Radice. These emblematic and visionary artists all designed and created buildings that can be visited by tourists and used by the Academy’s students today. The Casa del Fascio, Villa Olmo, the Teatro Sociale and the Volta Temple are just a few of the outstanding historical monuments in this city: buildings where a culture of art meets the beauty of lakeside landscapes which the world envies us.

The Aldo Galli Academy is located in the Como Borghi district, a short walk from the Railway Station that connects Como with Milan. Students study in a historic building, a fascinating ancient convent where restoration laboratories restore Italian artistic heritage works, and a fine Italianate garden offers inspiring rests. 

Como and its Academy are part of an area famous for its thriving silk district: the quality of Como silk and its skilled processing are an example of the kind of Italian Quality that makes Italian expertise admired the world over. The importance of silk for the city is demonstrated by its numerous textile companies and by its fascinating Silk Museum and its archives, containing a priceless heritage of prints and fabric designs. The Province of Como’s vocation for premium craftsmanship is exemplified especially in two districts: the wood and furnishing district in Cantù and the silk industry. Last but not least, its proximity to neighbouring Switzerland makes Como an internationally cosmopolitan city. In a city on a human scale but offering international opportunities, the students of the Galli Academy can feel at home while they study as citizens of the world.