Florence is reconfirmed as source of beauties and cradle of art, as it will host a unique exhibition until 20th October 2012: “Magnifici tre, jewel-books of Lorenzo de’ Medici”. These illuminated codes, ordered by Lorenzo the Magnificent for his daughters, are masterpieces of Renaissance, and they’ll be showed for the first time after five centuries.
The 13th edition of Festa della Ceramica (an international exhibition of contemporary ceramics) will be host on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October 2012, in the beautiful SS. Annunziata square in Florence.
Florentine Musical May is the well-known festival characterized by prestigious operas, concerts and ballets which animates the cradle of Renaissance with timeless music every year. Sechs Tänze, ballet by Kylián, will be on stage from 27th to 30th September 2012.
After the amazing success of the past edition, with more than 50.000 viewers, “50 giorni di Cinema Internazionale”, ambitious project composed by 9 cinematographic festivals which bring a rich scheduling of quality movies, returns to Florence from 25th October to 14th December 2012. The festival will take place at Odeon Firenze with full-length films, short films, documentaries, docufictions, videos, previews, debates and meetings with the authors.
Florence never sleeps and is getting ready for an autumn full of colors with two unforgettable events: from 20th to 23rd September Rural Expo will present you, at Parco delle Cascine, a split on the Tuscan rural world, whereas on 21st and 22nd September WineTown will combine famous wines with music and theatre.
From 6th to 9th September 2012, the main square of Greve in Chianti, little town near Florence, will host “Chianti Classic tasting”, an event visited from tourists from all over the world, that allows you to discover the best wine, Chianti Classic.
At Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, from 22nd September to 27th January 2013, will take place an exhibition which retraces the fascist period and in particular the Thirties, characterized by an extremely vigorous artistic battle, in which every style was involved.
Sala delle Nicchie in the Palatine Gallery hosts the exhibition “The Myth, the Sacred, the Portrait: paintings of the Palatine Gallery’s repositories”. Until 22th December 2012 you’ll have the chance to visit this short anthology, designed to enable public to approach an inexhaustible and always surprising artistic heritage, the result of the lengthy collecting of the Medici and their connection with the city.
To celebrate the fifth centennial of the death of Amerigo Vespucci, famous discoverer of American continent, Florence hosts New Frontier, the exhibit dedicated to history and culture of native inhabitants of America. From 3rd July to 9th December 2012 Pitti Palace will host some of the most precious pieces from the Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the most important for the richness of the North-American continent’s manufactures.
This year Florence will host again Fragranze, the fair event with its sight pointed on olfactory culture, organized by Pitti Immagine. It will take place at Stazione Leopolda from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th September 2012. The international showroom dedicated to scents come to its 10th edition celebrating with timeless smells and perfumes.
