The Medici Archive Project (MAP) is an independent research institute whose aim is to preserve and valorize the archives of the Medici dynasty, which comprise over fifteen million documents (many of them are featured in the MIA DATABASE). MAP also serves as a major academic hub for scholars and students worldwide in the field of Italian Renaissance and early modern studies.
Dr. Helmstutler Di Dio's book, Shipping Sculptures in Early Modern Italy: The Mechaics, Costs, Risks, and Rewards, was published by Brepols/Harvel Miller in 2025. In it, she offers a new approach to the study of cross-cultural artistic exchange by examining the practical details of object movement by land and sea from Italy to Spain.
Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio is Rush C. Hawkins Professor of Art History, Executive Director of the School of the Arts, and Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Vermont.
Dr. Helmstutler Di Dio's book, Shipping Sculptures in Early Modern Italy: The Mechaics, Costs, Risks, and Rewards, was published by Brepols/Harvel Miller in 2025. In it, she offers a new approach to the study of cross-cultural artistic exchange by examining the practical details of object movement by land and sea from Italy to Spain.
Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio is Rush C. Hawkins Professor of Art History, Executive Director of the School of the Arts, and Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Vermont.
Individuals who join Friends of MAP share in the thrill of historical discovery thanks to special experiences reserved just for them, including the MAP Forum (our online lecture series), and a host of other features such as weekly free lessons in reading Italian documents called “Friday Lunch Letters.”
