Alessandra Gardin
The restoration of the Triptych with the Resurrection of Lazarus by Nicolas Froment will be presented to public on March 7 2017 at the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. This magnificent painting is one of the most important works of the collection of foreign paintings belonging to XV century in ... More
In Florence, until 1750, the 25th of March was New Year's Day. Nowadays the city Government of Florence wants to remember this tradition with an Historical Parade. The Parade starts from Palagio di Parte Guelfa (near Porcellino Market) at 4:00 pm on March 25 and passing through the central ... More
Your professional and official tourist guide of Florence proposes only boutique tours, customized for you. Just tell her your desires, your interests, your plans. Nothing is ordinary in Florence, but it depends on how it is shown to you. Please, contact your authorized guide of Florence. Trust ... More
Your official tourist guide of Florence proposes a walking tour, showing the best and most important monuments of Florence, including a nice pause to visit a goldsmith laboratory. Art, history, culture and the top of italian craftmenship. You will not regreat. Follow me! More
Bill Viola at the Strozzi Palace of Florence from march 10 2017 until July 23 2017. A great exhibition presenting the master of contemporary videoart through his production from 1973 until nowadays. His thecnological and aesthetic research has always passed through an dialogue between the ... More
Until March 5 at the Andito degli Angiolinit inside the Pitti Palace of Florence a very nice photograph exhibition: Fashion in Florence through the lens of Foto Locchi Archive. One hundred snapshots from 1930's to 1970's tell us the history of fashion in Florence. Do not miss it. Visit ... More
After a long restoration, Giorgio Vasari’s Last Supper is back in the Complex of Santa Croce in Florence. The painting was made in 1546 and consists of six panels of poplar wood. Originally done for the refectory of the Convent of the Murate in Florence, it was moved to Santa Croce ... More
From 23 September 2016 untill 22 January 2017, Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents Italy’s first major retrospective dedicated to one of the world’s most celebrated and influential contemporary artists: Ai Weiwei. Libero A chinese dissident artist, Ai Weiwei is known ... More
Until October 30 2016 it is possible to visit a temporarly exhibition of important paintings in the Villa delle Montalve in Florence. In the Refectory of the Villa - once convent of the Montalve nuns, who since the XVII century were in charge of the education of young noble girls - some ... More
Art and craftsmanship. Let’s visit Oltrarno Your official guide of Florence Alessandra Gardin suggests an itinerary off the beaten tracks, in the area of the city called Oltrarno, which means on the other side of the river Arno. We start visiting the very famous Brancacci Chapel in ... More