In mid-April of 2008, the SUNY-New Paltz MFA Metal program suspended its rigorous schedule for about a week. What were they doing with this precious time only a few short weeks before the end of the semester, when seven of the twelve were soon to mount their thesis exhibitions and commence their studies? They were traveling to Florence, Italy to participate in an event called Siamo Qui (We Are Here), initiated by Florentine jewelry school Alchimia to contemplate the future of jewelry. Fourteen schools of jewelry and metal from all over the world had been invited a year earlier to produce an exhibition in the Pagliere di Porta Romana, a large, historic hall near the Boboli Gardens and participate in a symposium at the Palazzo Vecchio.
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机译：在2008年4月中旬，纽约州立大学纽约州立大学新帕兹MFA金属计划暂停了严格的计划约一个星期。在学期结束前的短短几周内，当十二个人中的七个即将举办论文展览并开始学习时，他们在这段宝贵的时间里做什么？他们前往意大利佛罗伦萨参加由佛罗伦萨珠宝学校Alchimia发起的名为Siamo Qui（We Are Here）的活动，以探讨珠宝的未来。一年前，来自世界各地的十四所珠宝和金属学校应邀在波波里花园附近的一座历史悠久的大型大厅Pagliere di Porta Romana举办了一次展览，并参加了在旧宫（Palazzo Vecchio）举行的座谈会。
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