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Florence state museum exhibits for 2010

by tuscanyarts on Dec 23, 2009 • View Comments
The Florence Museums have just announced the special exhibits that will be on in 2010. The website is currently only in Italian: www.unannoadarte.it but I wanted to post this information because it’s clearly going to be a...
Exhibits / Renaissance

Paolo Giovio’s portrait collection @Uffizi

by tuscanyarts on Dec 22, 2009 • View Comments
My Friends of the Uffizi newsletter arrived the other day with the triumphant announcement that, thanks to their purchase of a portrait by Amico Aspertini for the Uffizi collections, this years “I Mai Visti” (the never-before-seen) exhibit will...
Contemporary Art

Lucca Cartasia 2010: paper as protagonist

by tuscanyarts on Dec 22, 2009 • View Comments
Every two years, the piazze in the city of Lucca transform into stages for a gigantic origami project. The contemporary art biennale called Cartasia is dedicated to paper, the production of which is an important economic force...
Art & Technology / Exhibits / General Arts

Florence Science at Palazzo Medici and La Specola

by tuscanyarts on Dec 21, 2009 • View Comments
Wondering what to do in Florence on a Monday (when many museums are closed)? Palazzo Medici Riccardi is always open on Mondays (it’s closing day is Wednesday). Now through May 9, 2010, you get to...
Contemporary Art / Exhibits

Contemporary art review: Manipulating Reality @Strozzina

by tuscanyarts on Dec 18, 2009 • View Comments
This Fall (until late Jan 2010), Palazzo Strozzi offers two important exhibits on realism and art. The major show “Art and Illusions – Masterpieces of Trompe l’Oeil” has received a lot of attention from the press, including...
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