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Food in the Uffizi Gallery (in painting, not to eat)

by tuscanyarts on Mar 22, 2010 • View Comments

What happens when you bring a foodie to the Uffizi to look for food in Italian Renaissance art? You get hungry. But besides that… Last week Oriana of Tuscanycious and I went to...

Exhibits / General Arts

A look into the Invisible with De Chirico

by tuscanyarts on Mar 9, 2010 • View Comments

The exhibit De Chirico, Max Ernst, Magritte, Balthus: A Look into the Invisible at Palazzo Strozzi (Florence, Feb. 26 to July 18 2010) is both a learning experience and one that inspires reflection. Focusing on...

General Arts / Slow Art

Announcing Slow Art Day in Florence: April 17 2010

by tuscanyarts on Mar 1, 2010 • View Comments

April 17 2010 is International Slow Art day. 46 cities around the world are participating in this growing sensation, and Florence is the only city in Italy! TuscanyArts (that’s me) is hosting this event...

General Arts

Accessible Florence: Museums, Churches, and public spaces

by tuscanyarts on Feb 26, 2010 • View Comments

17/02/2010: The city of Florence, in collaboration with the association Cittadinanze – Turismo senza Barriere, has just updated the pamphlet “Luoghi d’arte a Firenze per tutti” – Art areas in Florence for everyone – which provides...

Contemporary Art / General Arts

Tuscany and China just got closer

by tuscanyarts on Feb 25, 2010 • View Comments

Two major pieces of news this week bring Tuscany and China a whole lot closer: Tuscan contemporary art will represent all of Italy at Expo Shanghai 2010, while the Uffizi is sending a major traveling exhibition to...

General Arts

The “piazza”: definition, history, and the most beautiful examples in Tuscany

by tuscanyarts on Feb 24, 2010 • View Comments

I have always loved the way my Italian friends set up a meeting to go out for the evening. “Ci si vede in piazza!” – which means “we’ll see each other in...

General Arts

Florence Museums photo archive online (archivio fotografico)

by tuscanyarts on Feb 10, 2010 • View Comments

Ground-breaking news for art historians, researchers, or anyone who needs access to digital photographs of Florence’s art for work or play: the museums of Florence has now put online their photo archive! This means if you...

General Arts

Opera and Ballet at the Movies in Florence

by tuscanyarts on Feb 9, 2010 • View Comments

The historic Odeon Theatre in Florence presents a series of opera, ballet, and plays in their original language, straight from the stage to the movie theatre. The Odeon is also where English language movies are...

General Arts

Top 5 Romantic things to do for Valentine’s Day in Tuscany’s museums

by tuscanyarts on Feb 4, 2010 • View Comments

The MiBAC (ministry of arts in Italy) just revealed the poster for their Valentine’s Day special – a man from a painting kissing a girl in tight jeans with the slogan...

Art & Technology / General Arts

Live blog: Museums, Libraries and Archives in contemporary life

by tuscanyarts on Jan 22, 2010 • View Comments

Live blogging from the conference held in Florence on January 22 2010 at Teatro della Pergola. The title of the conference is “Essere stati e’ ancora una condizione per essere?” a quote from F....

General Arts

Contest: For the Love of Art

by tuscanyarts on Dec 24, 2009 • View Comments

Here’s an opportunity to WIN part of your next trip to Tuscany: Extend your holiday in Tuscany with a 2-day accomodation, food, and museum package in one of ten fabulously less-explored locations such as Capalbio, Castagnoli, or...

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...

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