Here are a select few pictures from our field trip to Rome this past weekend.

A street performer captivates onlookers outside the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy on Saturday, May 28, 2011. When a passerby places money in a hat placed in front of the man, he performs.

A tour guide for the Cinecittà studios in Rome, Italy describes the statues behind her on Friday, May 27, 2011. The statues displayed were from the 2009 movie, Angels & Demons.

An onlooker stands in the Cinecittà movie studio museum as movie clips are projected on the floor on Friday, May 27, 2011 in Rome, Italy. Many blockbuster films were made in Cinecittà including Gangs of New York.