Americans in Florence: Sargent and the Impressionists of the New World

Americans in Florence: Sargent and the Impressionists of the New World

When? From March 3rd until July 15th 2012 Every day from 9am until 8pm – Thursday from 9am until 11pm What? This exhibit explores the strong ties between the old and the new continent and the cosmopolitan circle that permanently ties the city of Florence to the “New World”. Italy...
Open museums on December 8 in Florence

Open museums on December 8 in Florence

Open museums in Florence during the weekend of the Immacolata
Top 15 hidden churches in Tuscany

Top 15 hidden churches in Tuscany

15 amazing churches you may have missed if you haven't still experienced Tuscany as a local
The facade of the Church of San Lorenzo: what would you do?

The facade of the Church of San Lorenzo: what would you do?

Did you know that the original facade of the San Lorenzo’s Church in Firenze is NOT Michelangelo‘s final version, right?
Milo Manara exhibit in Siena

Milo Manara exhibit in Siena

What The city of Siena offers the first anthological exhibit of one of the greatest italian erotic cartoonist : Milo Manara.
Picasso in Pisa at Palazzo Blu

Picasso in Pisa at Palazzo Blu

Picasso exhibiton in Pisa at Palazzo Blu from October 2011 to February 2012.
 
Vespa exhibit at Museo Piaggio

Vespa exhibit at Museo Piaggio

What? ‘Corradino D’Ascanio: a man, a genius, a magician, a myth’ : an exhibit dedicated to the egineer that invented the legendary and world known symbol of the italian Style: The Vespa Scooter! The event will be held in conjunction with the 120 years since the birth of D’Ascanio and the13th anniversary of the death...
'Chagall's Sprirtual Universe' in Lucca

‘Chagall’s Sprirtual Universe’ in Lucca

When From 7th January until 11th March 2012 What ‘Chagall’s Sprirtual Universe’ it’ s a unique exhibit where 20 works of art by the Russian maestro create d between 1959 and 1982 will be on display. The exhibition includes extraordinary small-scale paintings such as ‘L’âne blanc dans le bouquet’ (1969-65) and ‘Profil du peintre’ which...
Lucca Photo Festival 2011

Lucca Photo Festival 2011

Lucca Digital Photo Festival will start Saturday, November the 19th and end on Sunday, December the 11th 2011. This will be the 7th Edition of the international Festival dedicated to Photography and Video Art, Lucca Digital Photo Festival is one of the most prestigious events in Europe. The theme of the 2011 edition is “LOOKING...
Caravaggio’s naturalism at Montale

Caravaggio’s naturalism at Montale

A surprising and never-before seen journey into Caravaggesque naturalism populated by extraordinary artists who are often unknown to the large public but also a special occasion to see Caravaggio’s “Maddalena addolorata”. Where? At Villa Castello La Smilea (Montale – PT). Montale is a bautiful medieval town situated a few km away from Pistoia. Once you’ll...
Small museums in Florence: a single card

Small museums in Florence: a single card

Besides the Uffizi and the Accademia, in Florence there are plenty of musems, with as many masterworks, they just are a little unknow to most peple. This is why the The Piccoli Musei project was born! This project aims to give more attention to all those important and beautiful museums in Tuscany that are not...
Fucecchio Foto Festival 2011

Fucecchio Foto Festival 2011

Fucecchio Foto Festival 2011 Two “big”names of the international photography with an exclusive monography for each one, will be the protagonist of this year’s edition of FOFU 2011 at the exclusive Park Corsini in Fucecchio, few km away from Firenze. Directly from London the creative genius of Storm Thorgerson, founder of the Studio Hipgnosis, which...
Tactile art path at the Uffizi for the blind

Tactile art path at the Uffizi for the blind

A special itinerary that will allow also blind people to enjoy a special path to connect with the Uffizi Gallery masterpieces. 18 bas-relief sculptures will be presented at the Uffizi Gallery plus also a reproduction of the Botticelli’s Venus. On December 3rd at the Uffizi Gallery will open a new artistic itinerary specifically deisgned for...
50 days of international Cinema in Florence

50 days of international Cinema in Florence

If you’re a Cinema addict and cannot live without mentioning a famous movie or dropping a well know quote, then Florence will be the perfect place for you from October the 20th until December the 9th 2011. 50 days of Cinema, 150 screening, 9 festivals, 7 special events and 50 thousands visitors in the previous...
Florentine palazzos opens just for wine town

Florentine palazzos opens just for wine town

Did you know that most of the beautiful renaissance palazzos in Florence are closed to the public during the whole year? But not this week end! If you love wine and of you love arts well this is an event you shouldn’t miss! Wine Town is an innovative event, that became an annual event, that...
"Decling Democracy" at Strozzina

“Decling Democracy” at Strozzina

Contemporary arts and polical and social thinking: "Declining Democracy. Rethinking democracy between utopia and participation" @ Strozzina
Palazzo Strozzi's new exhibit

Palazzo Strozzi’s new exhibit

"Money and beauty: Botticelli the bakers and the stake": Palazzo Strozzi's new exhibit
Immagini e saperi: one card for twelve tuscan museums

Immagini e saperi: one card for twelve tuscan museums

After the great news about the birth of the Florence Museum Card, the integrated museum card to access all the museums of Florence, now we also have the Images and Skills card: one card to get into 12 Tuscan museums and visitors can start to discover the great artists of the Middle Ages and the...