Ferdinando de’ Medici: collector and patron of the Arts

Ferdinando de’ Medici: collector and patron of the Arts

UFFIZI GALLERY from June 26 2013  to January 6 3014 To mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Grand Prince Ferdinand de’ Medici (1663-1713), the Galleria degli Uffizi is planning to devote a celebratory exhibition to this key figure who was one of the most...
Amid Medici Splendour: Pope Leo X and Florence

Amid Medici Splendour: Pope Leo X and Florence

EXHIBITION AT THE MEDICI CHAPELS, from March 25 to October 10 2013 (Florence) The Museo delle Cappelle Medicee is celebrating the figure of Pope Leo X, the first Medici pope, five hundred years after his election to the Holy See. Taking a Florentine’s eye view,...
Luxury and Elegance – Silver Museum

Luxury and Elegance – Silver Museum

LUXURY AND ELEGANCE : PORCELAIN OF THE FRENCH COURT AND THE  GINORI FACTORY (1800-1830) Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti – Florence (19 March to 23 June 2013) The exhibition Luxury and elegance is dedicated to the first thirty years of activity of the Ginori...
Firenze “Florens 2012”

Firenze “Florens 2012”

Sabato 3 novembre apre a Firenze Florens 2012, Biennale internazionale dei Beni culturali e ambientali, che per dieci giorni, fino all’11 novembre, animerà i luoghi più belli della città. Sabato alle 15 sarà inaugurata la monumentale installazione che l’artista Mimmo...
An Olive garden at the Duomo

An Olive garden at the Duomo

In Piazza San Giovanni an installation of urban decor will come to life with over 70 olive trees, arranged in a checkerboard, in harmony with the lines of the Baptistery and the Piazza. The olive tree, a plant typical of the Tuscan landscape, also refers the...
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