18 October 2011

Crystals. The finest display of minerals in the world to the Observatory

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
1 April 2009- 30 June 2012

cristalliFrom 1 April tehere will be Observatory of Florence, the exhibition ‘Crystals. The finest display of minerals in the world ‘, which will remain open until June 30, 2012, thanks to a recent extension (he should have stayed open until 1 October 2009). (more…)

In Florence…VINUM NOSTRUM

Friday, October 1st, 2010
15 July 2010- 15 May 2011

vinum nostrum

The Argenti Museum hosts the exhibition “Vinum Nostrum. Art, Science and Myths of Wine in Ancient Mediterranean Civilization “, that outlines the origins of viticulture in the Middle East, its full statement with symbolic, religious and cultural meanings in the hellenic world, to production and distribution of wine on a large scale made by the Romans; from Mesopotamia to our table, from rite of communion to something to avoid for its inebriating power, from cult to dismiss to gateway to spirituality.

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CASA BUONARROTI HOSTS FOR JUST A FEW DAYS……PIETRO DA CORTONA

Friday, October 1st, 2010
11 June 2010- 11 October 2010

pietro da cortona

“An European glory” as it is called the exhibition dedicated to Pietro da Cortona that could be visitated in  Casa Buonarroti untill the 11th October 2010. Pietro da Cortona worked in Florence between 1637 and 1647, leaving its works as frescos painter in the famous rooms of Palazzo Pitti.

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PARIS IS WORTH A MASS! The Medici tribute to Henry IV, King of France.

Friday, October 1st, 2010
2 July 2010- 2 November 2010

Rubens-Sbarco-di-Maria-de-Medici

Four hundred years since murder  Henry IV,  the Superintendent of the Florence Museum of the Medicee Chapels, together with the Musée National du Chateau de Pau intends to celebrate with a major exhibition “Paris is worth a Mass! The Medici tribute to Henry IV, King of France.

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THE MOST TYPICAL TUSCAN AUTUMM FESTIVAL

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

SAGRA

From Certaldo to San Miniato, from Massarosa to Capalbio, from Fucecchio to Campagnatico, these are the places that during September Tuscan autumn offer to their citizens (but also to the tourists and curious) delicious feasts.

For all lovers of mushrooms, Certaldo (Florence) from September 9 to October 10 from Friday to Sunday at Centro Polivalente, hosts the Festival of steak and porcini mushrooms, with an exceptional menu: fried mushrooms and cuts of the traditional Florentine ( Information: Swimming Certaldo, 333 411 494). (more…)

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