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Hidden Venice: the app to discover the city through the lens of history
Hidden Venice: the app to discover the city through the lens of history

Available for free, the Hidden Venice smartphone app is a high-level scientific IT product, created by Prof. Fabrizio Nevola (University of Exeter) with a research team, starting with a visiting professorship at Ca' Foscari University Venice at the Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities (VeDPH), which funded the project. 

A museum in the former monastery of Ayia Napa in Cyprus
A museum in the former monastery of Ayia Napa in Cyprus

The ancient Venetian Monastery of Ayia Napa in Cyprus in the Famagusta district will be brought back to life thanks to the international collaboration between various cultural and research institutions, including a team from our University, coordinated by prof. Lorenzo Calvelli of the Department of Humanities.

QS Rankings by subject: four Ca' Foscari disciplines in the world Top 100
QS Rankings by subject: four Ca' Foscari disciplines in the world Top 100

In the new edition of the QS World University Rankings by subject, which is consulted by over 50 million students every year, Ca' Foscari is among the best universities in the world for Classical Studies and Ancient History (45th in ranking), Modern Languages (69th in the overall ranking and 3rd in Italy), History (3rd in the national ranking) and Hospitality and Leisure management (1st again among Italian universities).

The Cretan Warrior: helmet and shield brought to light in Phaistos
The Cretan Warrior: helmet and shield brought to light in Phaistos

This remarkable discovery - a bronze panoply consisting of a shield boss, fragments of a helmet and possibly a belt - occurred during the archaeological excavation at Phaistos (Crete) in July 2023. The excavation was led by Professor Ilaria Caloi's team from Ca’ Foscari. 

Welcome message from Daniele Baglioni, Director of the Department

“The Department offers a wide variety of study areas that span different time periods and geographical regions, from Venice and Italy to the entire Mediterranean basin and the Near East. We also have connections to Africa, Latin America, and Oceania. We are open to the world and welcome international students to experience the unique opportunity of studying in the remarkable city of Venice.”

Daniele Baglioni,
Director of the Department of Humanities

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Research areas

The Department of Humanities is an innovative research and development centre that operates in various branches of the humanities, such as history, archaeology, the science of texts and written documents, linguistics, classical literature, Italian literature, cultural and social anthropology, and art history from ancient to contemporary art.

The Department is developing projects and activities in the digital humanities (DH), innovative tools which integrate traditional research and teaching methods. Numerous national and international research projects are financed at the Department every year and contribute to the important scientific achievements of its scientific community.

The Department’s centres and laboratories promote, organise and coordinate its research and training activities. The Department is involved in the interdisciplinary research network Research for Global Challenges.

Research projects
PURA - PURism in Antiquity: theories of language in Greek atticist lexica and their legacy

Researcher: Olga Tribulato;
Lenght: 60 months (31/12/2025)

Water Cultures - The Water Cultures of Italy (1500-1900)

Researcher: David Gentilcore;
Lenght: 60 months (until October 2024)

Publications

The Department of Humanities promotes the dissemination of its research through contributions to journals, books, and conference proceedings.