Alessandra Gardin
Until December 8 2012 in Florence at the Galleria del Costume of the Pitti Palace the exhibition The New Frontier. History and Culture of native Americans will take place. On the occasion of the fith centenary of Amerigo Vespucci’s death, Florence celebrates the event with a great exhibit ... More
Please do not miss the ehibition Golden glimpes. The International Gothic in Florence. 1375-1440. Until the 4th of November 2012 at the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. It is not only a rich exhibit full of masterpieces, some of them just restored, but really a unique experience for the quality of ... More
At the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence until November 2012 an incredibile exhbition of contemporary art which shows the idea that art is a continuum feeding on present and past. The museum of the David by Michelangelo houses “Arte torna arte”, 42 works of 32 different artist, ... More
In Florence, at the splendid complex of the Church of Santa Maria Novella, the Chiostrino dei Morti reopens to public, after a 13 year restoration. The ancient little cloister, built on the ancient cemetery of the friars, belong to 1270 and is one on the several cloisters of the Dominican ... More
After a ten year restoration the Porta della Mandorla, the most famous of the seven doors of the Cathedral of Florence, is visible again. The reastoration has also included a large part of the left hand side of the Duomo, about 700 square metres. The Porta della Mandorla (Almond door, because of ... More
The National Museum Bargello of Florence presents the exihibition Fabulae pictae. Mith and history in Renaissance majolica, a selection of precious Renaissance majolica pieces ornated with figures. Some of them belonged to the Medici collection of the Bargello and some others belonged to Italian ... More
The Uffizi Gallery of Florence is going to open a new section. By June ten new rooms at the first floor of the museum will be ready for visitors. The new rooms, located at the piano nobile of the building built in 1560 by Giorgio Vasari will be arranged for showing the paintings of the 1500 ... More
In Florence, until next Sunday May 27 2012, the Third Edition of the Festival del Gelato (Festival of Icecream). In the central Republic Square you will assist at a fresh, delicious competition among producers . You can taste and have your icecream thinking that you are also do something good for ... More
From May 4 2012 until 10 June 2012 the 75th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ( Florentine Music Festival) opens with Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, directed by Eike Gramss., Orchestra director Zubin Metha who this year is going to celebrate his 50 anniverary on the Florentine music stand. The Maggio ... More
From May 11 2012 to May 13 2012 in Florence the XVIII Edition of Artisanate and Palace will take place at the Garden of the Villa Corsini al Prato, Via della Scale 115. Some of the most famous artisans will show their handmade items. The alabaster objects by Giorgio Pecchioni, the precious ... More