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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A YEAR IN ART…..all appointments for a season full of events

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

firenze-da20vedereFROM SEPTEMBER IN FLORENCE…

For all the curious people who want to discover the many episodes that involved the local authorities and Florentine citiziens in the past centuries, are invited on September 12th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to the extraordinary opening of the Archives of Florence, showed with guided tours and the exhibition of documents dating back to the 19th century. Visitors can see the different rooms and stores of Palazzo Bastoni, seat of the city archives which houses a rich documentation that will bring to light old stories and disputes of other times. But there are various interesting appointment that Florence has organized for you…

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"Novecento Sedotto" art exhibition in Florence | Pitti Immagine in Florence | ART 2011: Handicraft Fair in Florence
Florentine New Year 2011 | Picasso, Miró and Dalí Exhibition in Florence | Beatification of Pope John Paul II