Florence - Art of Life

Hot Fair in Florence

2011-08-20T07:46:00.000-07:00

Like every year, the Fiera Calda (Hot Fair) is going to enliven the town of Vicchio near Florence until 4 September 2011. Closely tied to agricultural and craft traditions that date back to 1400, the fair is a veritable cauldron of activities, games and activities among the most varied. Walking around town streets, you may run into motorcycle rallies, performances by artists, shows and concerts, as well as theme nights and much more.

Stalls selling gifts and antiques are scattered throughout the town, recalling the most valuable and popular crafts and drawing the attention of all visitors, above all of those who will be spending their holidays in Florence.

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Fresco rips in Florence

2011-06-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

Until 17 July 2011, at the Hall of Columns in Pontassieve near Florence, fifteen interesting specimens from the works by Giampaolo Talani are to be exposed. Deeply interested in fresco painting, this artist knows how to create gems of strong impact and convey multi-faceted feelings to the visitors who travel to Florence.

The construction is characterized according to a tearing technique: the first tear is aimed at safeguarding the work from the action of time, transferring it on the canvas medium. The second and third rips are the innovations introduced by the author, which preserve the product more effectively, through the use of a refined and functional method.

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Sunday of Fiorentino in Florence

2011-05-30T08:52:00.000-07:00

Sunday, 12 June the city of Florence will be hosting the Sunday of Fiorentino, a chance for meeting and reviving the business and locations of the Ducal Palace in the Renaissance. From theatre to storytelling through to images, touching on the way decoration and painting, this initiative reveals all its complexity in order to focus around the city's daily life in those centuries.

For each event of the day it is mandatory to book your free place in advance: the life of the court is being revived in all its originality, step by step, together with the most common daily tasks of a fifteen-century Florentine. A stay in Florence has never had so appealing a flavour.

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Tiziano Terzani and the theatre in Florence

2011-04-15T08:05:00.000-07:00

On 2 and 3 May 2011 your trip to Florence will be topped by a show to be held at the Pergola Theatre, focussing on the personality of Tiziano Terzani, the journalist and the writer. His wife and the guitarist-composer Francesco Bruno, will give rise to a work that follows, step by step, the character development.

This attempt to retrace his success is articulated in different ways: video, music, narration, to bring to light the events that changed his life. The revenue will be credited to a non-profit organization, active in the context of palliative care, providing specialized and free of charge assistance to cancer patients.

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Art Exhibition in Florence

2011-03-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

Until 2 April 2011, who is on holiday in Florence can take advantage of the exhibition "Through the bars", held at Merlino Art Workshop. This exhibition presents the works of Andrea Mercedes Melocco, including silhouettes in wood and glazed: human figures of various sizes, designed to indicate the elusiveness of the human soul.

On the two Saturdays, 12 and 26 March, two conferences will also be held on related topics: the first will be chaired by Francesco Palla, Head of the Astrophysical Observatory of Arcetri (Rome), while the second, chaired by Alessandro Guidi, will focus on the relationship between art and psychoanalysis.

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Merchants in Figline Valdarno

2011-02-15T06:11:00.000-08:00

Your stay in Florence, thanks to the approaching of Carnival, may benefit from the markets in Figline Valdarno, open from 27 February to 6 March: every Sunday antiques, traditional crafts, hobbies and sweets, a large assortment of products are on display to draw attention to the past and make it recirculate, together with the values it continues to embody in our times even if we are not aware of them.

This event is scheduled from 8am to 8pm on Sunday 13, 20, and 27 February and, finally, 6 March, in collaboration with the Pro Loco "Marsilio Ficino" and the Municipality.

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Fusigno Festival in Florence

2010-12-30T01:18:00.000-08:00

On 24 and 25 December 2010 the Fusigno Festival takes place in Florence. A jargon word for the "snack" occurring after the Holy Midnight Mass the day before Christmas, enjoying traditional local wine and flavoured sausages. This is an opportunity to socialize and gather after the Christmas wishes, while refreshing and tasting some season's delicacies prepared for the occasion.

A trip to Florence not only for painting, sculpture, architecture and culture, but also for testing first hand the value of the local cuisine, appreciated without reservation by all gourmets.

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The Theatre in Florence

2010-11-30T08:21:00.000-08:00

From Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 December, and again from Wednesday 15 to Thursday 16 December 2010, "Dying to Work" is on stage at Teatro Puccini in Florence, a story that revolves around the theme of white deaths between irony and bitterness, between the formal absence of guilt and a real responsibility that is hardly recognized.

Your stay in Florence can disclose unexpected surprises, including a special invitation to reflect on delicate topics and current as ever, around which there has been much, and perhaps not enough, discussion. The shows begin at 9pm.

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Organ Festival in Florence

2010-10-30T08:31:00.000-07:00

On 29th October and 6th November 2010 in Cerreto Guidi, Florence, the solemn Organ Festival is taking place at the church of San Leonardo: a traditional appointment for those who are on holiday in Florence, starting at 9pm. On 31st October at the Specola, in addition, there is one of the most important exhibitions of minerals and crystals, valuable specimens of uncommon beauty coming from all over the world. A magic city as regards history and culture, it knows how to ensnare and involve also through the sounds and marvels of nature.

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Art show in Florence

2010-08-31T01:08:00.000-07:00

If you happen to be on holiday in Florence, from August 29th to September 29th you may appreciate Daniele Pizzolante's productions, inspired from the "crisis of the individual" authors like Luigi Pirandello. The fundamental theme is the conception of the single starting from the many, the de-personalization we are witnessing in the age of massification, an analysis of the subject backed on the one hand by the contributions of psychoanalysis and, on the other hand, by mass society. "Man of the News" in Florence represents a prodding to reflection for those who want to understand where today's man, dissociated in him-/herself before being from the others, is heading to.

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Exhibit on soccer in Florence

2010-06-30T07:07:00.000-07:00

Football Portraits marks the approaching of art and the practice of football that reaches its climax in a big event from 11 June to 31 August. It is a tribute by several great artists to the football stars in the shape of an exhibition at the Galleria Frascione. If you lodge in a hotel in Florence and your heart beats of football passion, you can profit from this interesting event to artistically relive the thrilling adventures that have got you spellbound in the past.

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The art of Giacomo Manzù lands in Florence

2010-03-15T03:52:00.000-07:00

Confirming its eternal emotional connection to anything connected to art, from 27/03/2010 to 18/04/2010 Florence will play host to seven works by the prestigious sculptor Giacomo Manzù. The exhibition is at the offices of the Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato Spa bank in Palazzo Portigiani.

If you have booked a hotel in Florence this is a rare opportunity: The event has been organised by the bank itself under the patronage of the Municipality of Florence. The works belong to a private collection and, as a consequence, the general public are not greatly familiar with them. They will therefore have the chance to view completely original and unusual sculptures.

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The Rificolona in Florence

2009-08-31T08:57:00.000-07:00

Book a stay in Florence for 7th September 2009. The city will host the Rificolona, a celebration mainly for children, which is held on the eve of the Madonna’s Nativity, in Piazza Santissima Annunziata. Some people believe that the Rificolona stems from the arrival in Florence of the farmers and mountain populations from Casentino and Pistoia, looking to celebrate the religious event in the Florentine church and making the most of the possibility to sell their products at the fair held in the same square on 8th September.

The farmers had torches and lanterns with them for lighting their way into the city. The first “rificolone” (paper puppets with a light inside) were made by the inhabitants of Florence, inspired by those lanterns. Hanging from the windows of the houses, they managed to create an original and appealing environment. This is a historical and traditional event, that promotes and enhances and attachment of the inhabitants to their land.

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Galilei on Show in Florence

2009-07-25T05:41:00.000-07:00

For anyone planning a travel to Florence, from 13th March to 30th August the beautiful Palazzo Strozzi will host a very original exhibition dedicated to Galileo Galilei: a tribute to his scientific discoveries, that date back to four centuries ago. The exhibition highlights the steps that led from the Aristotelic-Ptolemaic model of the universe to the Copernican and Galileian one: a very important historical moment, evoked by the presence of numerous finds, instruments, tools, and ancient drawings. The exhibition is open to public everyday from 9 AM to 8 PM, except on Thursday, when it is open from 9 AM to 11 PM.

Therefore the appointment with culture recurs in the city that gave so much to world's culture – and still does. Florence shows itself able to increase the value of its historical local tradition, by exalting and presenting again to the world public the most suggestive aspects of it. An opportunity to experience in first line the ancient tie that links us to our land.

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Visit the Art and Restoration Fair in Florence.

2009-06-25T08:45:00.002-07:00

From 29th to 31st October 2009, the city of Florence has the pleasure of hosting the Art and Restoration Fair, a chance to focus both the public's and world of work's attention on the importance of valuing our country's cultural assets. The exhibition's aim is to ensure positive and constructive interaction between the numerous sectors involved in the worlds of art and culture, whilst confirming the significance of Florence in promoting the world of conservation, production and distribution of products projects, materials and articles.

This is an event of international importance, able to consolidate, in real terms, Italy's image and visibility, both in the sphere of artistic production and that of cultural awareness training for young people, protecting the Bel Paese's rich heritage.
The Fair is held in collaboration with the Regional Council of Tuscany, the Florence Tourist Office, the Florence Chamber of Commerce, and the Anna Lindh Foundation.

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2009-06-25T08:45:00.001-07:00

The Unicorn Festival in Florence

2009-06-01T05:48:00.000-07:00

Make an appointment with fun in Vinci, in the province of Florence : from 25th to 26th July 2009 a role-play and comic book fair is taking place. The Unicorn Festival, a display of spectacle, and aimed particularly at children and young people, is the chance for fans of the genre to meet up. Every year sees more and more increasingly demanding people arriving, all due to the Fair's continual development of innovative themes and offers. Everything takes place in a traditional medieval context, accompanied by enchanting Celtic songs and fascinating dances.

Horror Fantasy plays a central role, and a special journey route will be set-up; one of the town's streets will also be the scene for horror role-playing. Expect to see lots of competitions, such as 'The Best Fantasy Creature' and 'Magic Arts Duelling'. Celebrated guests attending: Sergio Stano and Michele Madda, designer and writer of the 'Dylan Dog' comic book, published by Sergio Bonelli.

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International Craft Exhibition in Florence

2009-04-15T03:30:00.000-07:00

If you are on holiday in Florence you cannot miss the "Mostra del Mercato Internazionale dell'Artigianato". The event will be held at the "Fortezza del Basso" from April 25th to May 3rd, daily from 10.00 am to 11.00 pm, except for the closing date in which the exhibition will take place from 10.00 am to 8.00 pm. The organization follows the path of past editions maintaining the division of six major areas of interest: territories, interior design, visions, world scenarios, taste, and fashion & jewels scenarios. The workers will present themselves according to the specific features of their products. It's a not-to-miss occasion of great interest and opportunities promoting a fruitful meeting between producers and consumers.

A fair that year after year has confirmed its superiority in exhibiting quality handicraft. During these 10 days it proposes to enhance the innovation and the tradition to which the different sectors are tied, promoting "Made in Italy" by means of meetings and multicultural convergences.

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Little Big Artworks in Florence

2009-03-17T08:08:00.000-07:00

Florence is declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO during the year 1982. The city welcomes the tourists from all over the world to enjoy the art and events of the city. The International craft show organized each year during the month of April-May. This event in Florence wishes to increase the value of the craftwork heritage from an economic as well as cultural view point.

The another event which can be enjoy by the tourists from April to June is an international festival entirely dedicated to music that is held in the Municipal Theater in Florence, it is one of the oldest festivals in Europe. The city also celebrates the birth of St John the Baptist, with amazing fireworks displays. The tourists will get maximum entertainment and joy during their stay.

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USA Election Night in Florence

2008-10-14T03:07:00.000-07:00

During the U.S. presidential elections, the Association Toscana USA is holding an interesting series of events that will allow all U.S. citizens on holiday in Florence, and anyone interested, to follow so original and involving the election of the future President of the United States of America.

From tomorrow October 15 to November 4 at the Saschall, the initiative will propose debates, concerts, exhibitions and tasting of typical American and Tuscan foods, culminating with the Election Night that will be followed on giant screen and on the Internet from 6 pm to 4 am next morning, also assisting at the examination results.

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September in Florence with Grapes and Wine

2008-09-10T02:52:00.000-07:00

Florence and its province celebrate the month of grapes and wine, with a series of folk events tied to wine traditions that in these territories are particularly rooted.

Both the old town of Florence and the neighbouring localities are preparing are ready to host a series of engaging and exciting events in honour of grape harvest and its fruits: Friday 12 to Sunday 14, in Greve in Chianti, the XVIII Exhibition of Chianti Classico; from 25 to 28, in Rufina, XXXIII edition of Bacco Artigiano (Bacchus Craftsman) that on Saturday 27 will also involve the squares in Florence with the arrival of Carro Matto (Dotty Float) followed by the Historical Parade; moreover on Sunday 28 in Impruneta, with the Festival of Grapes and the parade of allegorical floats.

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The Science of Medici in Florence

2008-08-20T01:55:00.000-07:00

Major sponsors for what that concerns the world of art, the Medici represented for Florence also an important benchmark in relation to science.

The exhibition "The Medici and the Sciences", proposed by Museo degli Argenti in Palazzo Pitti (until next January 11), reveals the passion that Grand Dukes of Tuscany had for science and their attempt to support the scientists and their mathematical, cosmographic and cartographic studies through collections of scientific instruments coming from various museums in Florence, many of whom flourished thanks to the commitment of historical figures such as Lorenzo the Magnificent and Cosimo I de Medici.

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Masters of Impressionism on display in Florence

2008-07-08T05:06:00.000-07:00

From July 11 to September 28, Palazzo Strozzi hosts an exhibition dedicated to the great masters of Impressionism: over sixty paintings on display, an exciting journey to discover the secrets of this particular painting technique through masterpieces by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Gauguin.

The exhibition tries to analyze the way the Impressionist artists have revolutionized the way we conceive the light and colors, with different expressive languages which have yet in common the same strong visual impact offered by canvases. An opportunity really interesting during a vacation in one of the cosy hotel in Florence.

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St. John's Day

2008-06-16T03:55:00.000-07:00

On June 24, Florence celebrate the feast of St. John the Baptist, patron of the city, a day rich of interesting and involving events for both tourists and for the Florentines. Among the most fascinating folk events in Florence, this appointment also offers the tournament of "soccer in livery”, a competition that has its roots in the Medicean Age and that today takes place every year in Piazza Santa Croce, the day of St. John, among the four districts of the historic town: players of the district of S. Spirito form the team of "Whites", those of S. Maria Novella the "Reds", those of S. Croce the "Azures" and those of S. John the "Greens".

The event is preceded by a historic parade through the streets of the city and ends in the evening with the fireworks "i fochi".

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Firenze, Cradle of Renaissance

2008-05-28T00:10:00.000-07:00

Is starting tomorrow the evocative exhibition "The origins of Renaissance", dedicated to research the roots of that artistic and cultural phenomenon of the fifteenth century that has deeply marked the history of Florence, Italy and the all the world, promoting a renewed interest on the humanities and for the Fine Arts.

The event, which will end next November 30, is patterned along a route very particular: it involves some locations immersed in the wonderful and green scenery of the Mugello (as San Piero a Sieve, Borgo San Lorenzo, Scarperia and Vicchio), which were among the first to witness the rebirth of culture after the obscurantism (real or assumed such) of the Middle Ages.

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