Private Flat is the coolest thing happening this weekend in Florence. Over the weekend that includes “Contemporary Art Day” in Italy, this is an annual event that opens up people’s private homes (or in some cases offices) to the public for three days of contemporary art installations. The theme “Babilonia Burning” refers to language, culture,...
Monday morning when I took the bus through Piazza San Marco I noticed something strange going on under the Loggia of the Accademia di Belle Arti. Large white canvases were being mounted on the inside walls. And I wondered what was up. As the days progress, those white canvases are being covered with black paint...
I’m not sure what I expected when I went to see the exhibit “Portraits and Power” at the Strozzina (Palazzo Strozzi’s contemporary art space). As it’s put on in parallel with the exhibition upstairs on Bronzino, I (only in part correctly) assumed that it is about how modern people construct powerful self-images through photography in...
On Saturday, October 9th 2010, the 6th annual Giornata del Contemporaneo will be held throughout Italy, which means FREE entrances to participating museums and special events. In honour of the “Day of Contemporary Art“, Tuscany Arts blog will dedicate this entire week to contemporary art in Tuscany. There’s a lot going on, from the unveiling...
Have you ever felt terribly irritated by the greenish protective glass in front of Botticelli’s Primavera and Birth of Venus? Or have you never had the opportunity to see Caravaggio’s Bacchus or Bronzino’s Portrait of Eleonora and her son Giovanni in person? See these works virtually and in high definition for free until January 29...
Lately it seems that I’m going to one or two major art openings or events each week! I’ve been carefully updating my list of arts events in Florence and Tuscany and I can tell you that Fall/Winter 2010 is looking very exciting. Sure, if it’s your first trip to the area you’ll want to see...
The exhibition “Bronzino. Artist and Poet at the Court of the Medici” opened at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence on September 24th and is on until January 23, 2011. Here’s my written and video review! This is the first exhibit dedicated entirely to the artist’s paintings; it’s been developed in conjunction with the show in New...
The Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella was born as a monastic pharmacy sometime in the 14th century and in full operation as a commercial establishment by the mid 16th century. Now a great place to pick up a soap, perfume, or special skincare products for your cat, it’s also a free museum and reading...
The weekend of September 25 and 26, 2010, is the “Giornate Europee del Patrimonio”, or European Heritage Days. 49 countries are celebrating. In Italy, it’s a rare occasion to get into state and regional museums for free. The list of museum openings and special events in Tuscany for Heritage Days takes up a 40 page...
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Sep 20, 2010 • Volterra has recently come into the tourist radar thanks to its being the setting for New Moon, the second vampire book in the Twilight series. And although the city has come up with some brilliant New Moon tours to appeal to vampire-fans, “normal people” shoud not fear. Your neck is not at risk in Volterra...
In this era of globalization, MTV and iTunes, it’s refreshing to discover that folk music is alive and well in Italy. Indeed, one might speak of a “Folk Renaissance” – and what better place to experience the Rinascimento than in Florence and Tuscany! A guest post by Professor David Walthall My own introduction to Tuscan...
There are some quiet, undiscovered corners in Florence, and the Chiostro dello Scalzo is one of them. This tiny, luminous space, steps away from Piazza San Marco, contains one of the highlights of the Mannerist period of art in Florence. And for some reason I hadn’t visited it – until the other day. There is...
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