Welcome to GIA Florence.

We are located in the city of Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, where one experiences art in the medieval streets, in the craftsmen's workshops and in the Renaissance Palaces.
Florence is the world's greatest city for fine art and the heart of Renaissance history and culture. It possesses an almost inexhaustible wealth of monuments and great works of art. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Ghiberti, Botticelli, Donatello, Brunelleschi and all of the other towering figures of the Renaissance at one time or another lived and worked in Florence.

Florence has been a center of craftsmanship since the Middle Ages when shoemakers and goldsmiths were accorded the same status as artists and sculptors. Today, the city remains famous for its high-quality leather production, goldsmiths and marbled paper. Artisans can still be seen plying their trade in workshops all over the city. The area around Santa Croce is home to the city's leather-makers, while the Oltrarno is filled with the workshops of local gold and silversmiths. The Ponte Vecchio is home to the most elegant jewelry shops. Designer boutiques cluster around the Via de' Tornabuoni and Via Calzaiuoli where Versace, Ferragamo, Gucci, Prada and Valentino all have stores.

GIA Florence gives students the ideal opportunity to immerse themselves in a city renowned for its jewelry culture. GIA programs attract students from every corner of the globe. From the moment you arrive at our facilities, you are immersed in a diverse cultural environment that directly mirrors the global nature of this industry.

Friendships formed in the classroom extend far beyond your GIA experience and present an extraordinary worldwide network of valuable contacts in the trade. GIA graduates are united by a common bond of prestige and credibility that is recognized throughout the world. Today our graduates fill key positions at Bulgari, Chimento, Damiani, Escada and Gucci, - just to name a few.

GIA Florence's intensive class curriculum is designed for rapid skill development. No matter which career path you choose, each course lets you practice and perfect your skills under the watchful eye of a trained professional.

When you enroll at GIA Florence, you receive the unique benefit of personal exposure to the Institute's ever-growing repository of knowledge and tradition. It's a tradition of integrity, professionalism and innovation. A tradition of leadership.

GIA Florence offers a unique opportunity for students to learn all about jewelry and design where it all began.