“Dolci trionfi e finissime piegature”
Dolci trionfi e finissime piegature is the exhibition that take place at Palatina Gallery of Florence till June 7th and recreate wedding banquet of Maria de’ Medici and king Henry IV of France. To set up...
Category: Florence museums
“Un anno d’arte” in Florence
During 2015 the project “Un anno d’arte” (A year dedicated to art) continues: also this year a rich calendar of exhibitions and shows with an historical and artistic character will lead tourists and visitors between the...
The strange history of Orsanmichele
The story of Orsanmichele begins in 1240, with the Florentine Commune ordering the destruction of a small, 500-year-old church called San Michele in Orto (St. Michael in the Garden), known more fondly as...
The centenary of the modern art gallery in the Palazzo Pitti
One hundred years after its foundation, the Gallery of Modern Art, Pitti Palace exhibits and tells his collections of ‘900’: “century of innovative fervor, tears of cultural (And not only), tragedies and reconstructions, a...
The luxury craftsmanship in Gucci museum
The House of Gucci is one of the most renowned and successful Italian brands, and celebrated in 2011 its 90th anniversary with the opening of a museum in the heart of Florence’s Piazza della...
The Archaeological Museum of Florence a time travel
The Archaeological Museum is located off the Santissima Annunziata square inside the Crocetta palace. The museum features a beautiful garden planted with Lebanon cedars, pines, cypresses, tamarisk, and magnolias. It is an outdoor museum with columns,...
The restoration of Donatello’s crucifixion
From 1443 to 1453 Donatello was in Padua, but when he returned in Florence he begin to work for a bronze Crucifixion (a representation of Christ on the cross). Today, thanks to the generous assistance...
Piero Tosi: clothes behind the camera
Until 11 January 2015 the Costume Gallery in the Pitti Palace hosts an exhibition dedicated to Piero Tosi year’s achievement award an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement with the following motivation “Piero Tosi,...
The Museum of Santa Maria Novella
Near Ars Hotels (Hotel Rivoli and Best Western Grand Hotel Adriatico) there is the museum of Santa Maria Novella; this is composed of the two cloisters of the ancient convent, the Spanish Chapel and...
A walk outside Florence: the Medici Villas
There are two Medici villas, which are situated just outside Florence, are faschinating examples of aristocratic renaissance residences, although they have both been somewhat altered over the centuries. The gardens are very suggestive, full of rare...
