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Florence A Roof with a View Photo Contest

by tuscanyarts on Jun 26, 2011 • View Comments

“Firenze, Terrazza con vista – A Roof with a View Photo Contest” is a photographic competition promoted by the “Florence, a Roof with a View” (Firenze, Terrazza con vista) initiative (which is supported by the...

Exhibits / General Arts

Figures, Memory, Space: Drawings from Fra Angelico to Leonardo (Uffizi)

by tuscanyarts on Mar 14, 2011 • View Comments

Figures, Memory, Space: Drawings from Fra Angelico to Leonardo: guest post by Alexandra Korey

Exhibits

March 8: Festa della Donna (Womens’ day) & free museum entry

by tuscanyarts on Feb 24, 2011 • View Comments

March 8th is the Festa della Donna – Womens’ day. For the 2011 edition, women are welcome in Italian state museums for FREE! So ladies, plan to attend a museum on this...

General Arts

Siena countryside itinerary: Val d’Elsa area

by tuscanyarts on Feb 22, 2011 • View Comments

The countryside around Siena is rich in art, history, and natural beauty. One could easily spend a week or more in this area, visiting the many small towns and eating the excellent local products. While the Chianti...

Exhibits

From Icon to Malevich: Russian art in Florence

by tuscanyarts on Feb 17, 2011 • View Comments

Normally if you come to Tuscany to learn about art, you expect to be enlightened about the influence of Italian art on Western art history. And you expect to see lots of Italian art. You...

General Arts

When are museums free in Tuscany and Italy?

by tuscanyarts on Feb 15, 2011 • View Comments

When you’re holidaying in Tuscany or Italy you find yourself spending a lot of money for museum tickets. The state-run museums (those run by the MIBAC) are free on various occasions throughout the year. We...

Contemporary Art / General Arts

2011 is the year of Clet

by tuscanyarts on Feb 12, 2011 • View Comments

Remember last October when I first figured out that those great altered street signs around town were by the local street artist Clet Abraham? And how last month we saw Clet’s installation on Ponte alla Grazie? The...

General Arts / Renaissance

Medici Villa Itinerary

by tuscanyarts on Feb 10, 2011 • View Comments

The Medici family were rulers of Florence for hundreds of years. In the city of Florence they lived first at the Medici-Riccardi Palace on via Larga (now via Cavour), then in the seat of government, Palazzo Vecchio, and then moved...

Exhibits

Valentine’s Day at the museum 2011

by tuscanyarts on Feb 8, 2011 • View Comments

If you go to a state museum in Tuscany (or anywhere in Italy) on the weekend before Valentine’s Day, entry tickets are two-for-one. That’s right – the ministry of culture promotes visiting museums with your loved one....

Art & Technology / General Arts

Google Art Project takes you to the Uffizi

by tuscanyarts on Feb 2, 2011 • View Comments

We are constantly reminded that travel to new places is important and that virtual tours don’t measure up to the “real thing”. But with Google’s Art Project, we’re getting a virtual step closer to 17...

Art & Technology

Arezzo: Vasari 500 restoration visit

by tuscanyarts on Feb 1, 2011 • View Comments

In Arezzo until March 27 2011, you can get a close look at what restorers are doing to an altarpiece by Vasari. The large painting depicting the Assumption of the Virgin of 1539 and signed by the artist...

General Arts

Bridges of Florence

by tuscanyarts on Jan 26, 2011 • View Comments

The Ponte Vecchio is one of Florence’s landmarks and probably the most photographed bridge in the city. But did you know that Florence has many more bridges over the Arno River and that each has its own history? Here’s a...