Alessandra Gardin
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
14th Edition of the Week of Culture April 14 – 22 2012. Free entrance in the state museums of Florence and a great opportunity for appreciating the rich Italian historical and artistic heritage, visiting museums villas, archeological sites, archives and libraries. The Cultural week offers a ... More
At Villa Bardini in Florence the exhibition “Da Fattori al Novecento. Opere inedite dalla Collezione Roster, Del Greco, OLschki” (From Giovanni Fattori to 1900. Unpublished works from Roster, Del Greco Olschki Collection) is on until November 4 2012. The exibit consists of 48 ... More
Since last June 24 2012 (feast of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence) the Tribune by Buontalenti, wonder room of the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, was reopened. This octagonal space, built for Francesco I de’Medici in 1584, was closed since 2009 for a long restoration supported by ... More
Do not miss next Sunday, Easter Day, the traditional Explosion of the Charriot, during the mass at 11:00 in Duomo Square in Florence. The big charriot will start from via il Prato, where it is housed, and it will cross the city centre of Florence with an evocative historical parade. This old ... More
Pitti Palace in Florence is celebrating Japan, its art, its culture and its traditions. From April 3 2012 until July 1 2012 three exhibitions will be hosted in three different museums under the epigraphy Japan. Land of enchantment. In the Sala Bianca of the Palatina Gallery (First floor) The ... More
From March 20 2012 until June 3 2012 at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence the exhibition La Galleria degli arazzzi. Epifanie di tessuti preziosi. (The tapestries collection. Epiphany of precious fabrics). The exhibit consists of 17 selected tapestries from the rich collection of the Uffizi Gallery ... More
The Medici Venus, one of the most important pieces of the Medici collection of antiques is on restoration. The very famous statue, preserved in the Tribune of the Uffizi gallery in Florence is object of a detailed restoration supported by the Foundation Friends of Florence. The researches have ... More
Tomorrow, February 23 2012, on the occasion of the 5th centenary of Amerigo Vespucci’s death, in Ognissanti Square in Florence, the Major Matteo Renzo will start the celebrations for Vespucci’s Year. At 10:30 am, just in front of the Hospital of San Giovanni di Dio, once belonged to one ... More
Until March 19 2012 visit with your professional authorized guide of Florence the exhibition of Russian icones in the Baptistery of Florence. It is a great opportunity of seeing three Russian inones from the Tretyakov State Gallery of Moscow which have never come back to a church since the Russian ... More