Events in Florence
| from 21.10.09 to 22.10.10 | Museum of Casa Martelli opens its doors to visitors |
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In Florence, opens to the public a new museum, unknown to the most, but rich in masterpieces such as the Adoration of the Child by Piero di Cosimo, the two wedding panels of Beccafumi, the magnificent paintings of Salvator Rosa and Luca Giordano. The palace, which belonged for centuries to the noble and ancient lineage, later went to the Curia of Florence, to which Francesca Martelli had left in the year of her death in 1986. Then became property of the Italian State. The museum will be open to the public initially on Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning, by appointment only, with guided tours.
Info: www.polomuseale.firenze.it Hours: Thursday 14.00, 15.30, 17.00 - Saturday 9.00, 10.30, 12.00 |
| from 17.04.10 to 18.11.10 | Exhibition: Anna Eva Monteduro |
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Anna Eva Monteduro presents Il paesaggio che abita gli echi (the landscape that lives in the echoes), a monographic exhibition composed of approximately 30 colourful works, full of fairytale unreal scenes, populated by dream-like animals and creatures that remind us of Chagall's characters. Where: Plus di Firenze-piano rosso Via Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, 15 Firenze Info: tel +39 055 462 8934 |
| from 21.05.10 to 10.10.10 | Caravaggio and caravaggeschi in Florence |
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The Palatina Gallery in Florence will host, on the celebrations occasion for the IV centenary of the death of Caravaggio, an exhibition of over one hundred works, well-known and less known, by Caravaggio and all those important artists who contributed to an intense Caravaggio "season". Info: www.palazzopitti.it Ph. 055 2654321-From Tuesday to Sunday, h. 8:00 am, 15-18,50-Closed: Mondays, 1st may-Tickets: full € 8,50-Reservations for Florence Museums:Ph: 055 294883-Tickets: € 3.0 |
| from 08.06.10 to 01.11.10 | Love virtues, Florentine bridal paintings of the 15th century |
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An exhibition of extraordinary examples of Florentine Renaissance art, on the aristocracy, on fashion, on weddings, engagements and on the bride's entry into her husband's home. Special attention is paid to the bedroom, the centre of the Renaissance home, the most intimate and secluded place for the comsummation of the marriage, where women gave birth to their children, where people died. Where: Galleria dell'Accademia Via Ricasoli, 60 Florence Info: Site of the Museum |
| from 15.07.10 to 02.11.10 | Paris is well worth a mass! The homage of the Medici to Henry IV king of France |
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At the Medici’s Museum in Florence, will be presented the exhibition organized in collaboration with the Réunion des Musées Nationaux of France, dedicated to Henry IV of Navarre, Maria de' Medici’s husband. On show 19 canvases that Cosimo II de' Medici commissioned to Florentine academic painters to celebrate the funeral rites of Henry IV on 16 September 1610 at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, besides books, engravings and preparatory drawings, the Medici’s family tree, the marriage documents with King Henry and portraits of the Queen Mary, in painting and sculpture.
Info: www.polomuseale.firenze.it Hours: from Monday to Sunday, 8: 15-13.50 Closed: the second and fourth Sunday of the month; the first, third, fifth Monday of the month. |
| from 20.07.10 to 15.05.11 | VINUM NOSTRUM - Art, science and myths of wine in ancient Mediterranean civilizations |
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At the Museo degli Argenti of Palazzo Pitti, a unique exhibition will tell through original findings, sculptures, frescoes and mosaics, multimedia devices and video, the evolution of wine and winegrowing culture, from Phoenician, to Etruscan and Romans. The precious findings on show in the exhibition, will also show religious and cultural values of the vine, through a wide series of depictions of divinities, rituals and wine festivals.
Info: www.polomuseale.firenze.it Opening hours: Monday – Sunday 8: 15-16: 30 Closed the first and the last Monday of the month |
| from 10.09.10 to 10.01.11 | The great bronze of the Rustici’s baptistery and Leonardo |
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The Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence will host the large bronze groupby Giovanbattista Rustici, representing the "The sermon of St. John the Baptist” that, after the restoration and subsequent exposure in Atlanta come back in Florence. This is the first exhibition dedicated to the young sculptor, born in 1475 in Florence, trained in the famous Garden of San Marco and pupil of Leonardo da Vinci who contributed to the creation of the work. In the exhibition will also present a series of works almost complete of Rustici (glasses, marbles, terracotta works, paintings and other works of medium and small size) that witness his great technical versatility and the characteristics of his style.
Info www.firenzemusei.it - Ph.: 0552388606 |
| from 24.09.10 to 23.01.11 | Bronzino. Artist and poet |
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Bronzino. Artist and poet At Palazzo Strozzi in Florence will be presented a selection of world-class works by Bronzino and artists as Pontormo and Alessandro Allori. Bronzino was among the most important painters of the 16th century and especially for the Uffizi, but also in other public museums and churches, are kept most of his paintings. There are hosted other masterpieces coming from the most important museums of the world, as " L’adorazione dei pastori "from the Szépművészeti Museum of Budapest," Il ritratto di giovane con libro" from the Metropolitan Opera in New York and" La Sacra Famiglia con san Giovannino" in versions from the Louvre in Paris and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Info: www.palazzostrozzi.org Ph. + 39 055/2645155 Opening hours: every day 9,00-20, 00 - Thursday 9,00-23, 00 |
| from 25.10.10 to 26.10.10 | Sting in Concert at Teatro Verdi |
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The dates of the Italian dates of Sting's tour are finally out. He will be on stage at the Teatro Verdi on October 25. The tickets will be on sale through the standard circuit starting on May 28. Where:Teatro Verdi Via Ghibellina, 99 50122 Florence Info: Site of the Theatre |
| from 11.11.10 to 13.11.10 | Exhibition: Art and Restauration |
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This event is the most beautiful display of the Italian Cultural Heritage, set in a unique city whose centre has been declared UNESCO World Heritage site and which has since long consacrated Capital of Culture and City of Art and of Restauration.
Organised by: Associazione No Profit ISTUR CHT - Culture Heritage &Tourism Via Maggio, 13 - 50125 Florence tel +39 055 217940 +39 055 217940 - fax +39 055 2676771 info@salonerestaurofirenze.org Site of the event |
