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Back to 1927 with Salvatore Ferragamo

To celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Salvatore Ferragamo’s return to Italy from America, the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum has put on another great exhibition, that merges fashion and art to transport us back to the 1927 Florence. Carlo Sisi curated the exhibition that opened in May, entitled “1927 - The Return...

The towers of Florence

With the arrival of summer it will be possible to access the Torre di San Niccolò, Torre della Zecca and Porta Romana, usually closed to the public, and now opening their doors to visitors on selected days. The Torre di San Niccolò already reopened, as usual, on the occasion of...

The lost Market

Everyone knows the Mercato Nuovo (New Market) of Florence and the famous Loggia del Porcellino, built in 1547 by Giovanni Battista Tasso. Here, just a few steps from Ponte Vecchio, in origin was held the trade of silk and precious objects, but over the years this changed. Infact, from the...

Ytalia, contemporary art in Florence

Until October the 1st, Florence transforms from cradle of reinassence to cradel of Contemporary Art hosting the exhibition “Ytalia. Energy, thoughts, beauty. It's all connected”. The exhibition takes its name from the word "Ytalia" written at the end of 1200 by Cimabue on the margin of a painting representing almost...

THE MANUFACTORY OF BEAUTY

In 1737, while the Medici dinasty died out with the last heir, Gian Gastone, the Doccia Manufactory, known today as Richard Ginori Manyfactory, was founded by the Marquis Carlo Ginori. It's the oldest manufactory of its kind in Italy, where it's been producing for almost three centuries the most incredible...

Out of town excursion: the Medici Park of Pratolino

Say you've come to Florence attracted by the immense artistic, historical and cultural heritage of the town. Say you've already visited all the museums and churches and photographed all the beautiful panoramic views the city has to offer. Now add to all this that summer is approaching, and you feel...

A visit at the Stibbert Museum!

The Stibbert Museum is probably one of the most eccentric museums in Florence, this may have something to do with the fact that its founder was a rather excentric man himself. Frederick Stibbert was born in 1838 in Florence from an italian mother and english father, but he was sent...

Black on Black at Villa Bardini

Linked to the absence of light, black has always been associated with shadow, with secrets and misteries, with evil and sin, with emptyness and death. This negative notion though, is often overturned when talking about art and especially fashion, in which it has played an important role. That's why the...

The Arch of Palmyra arrives in Florence!

Previously put on display in London, New York and Dubai, a replica of the monumental Arch of Palmyra, has now been placed in Piazza Signoria. It's one of the signs that Florence prepares for the G7 of Culture, that will be held in the city on March 30 and 31,...

ACROSS ART AND FASHION, Exhibition at the Ferragamo Museum

The Across Art and Fashion exhibition is divided into 5 different venues: the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, the National Central Library of Florence, the Uffizi Gallery, the Marino Marini Museum and the Textile Museum of Prato. At the center of the entire project is the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum. Here the display...

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