Your Thursday Forecast: best events in Florence

Your Thursday Forecast: best events in Florence

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Thu 20 Jan 2022 11:56 AM

REMEMBER/ International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 27

 

Synagogue in Florence. Ph/Marco Badiani

 

 

On the occasion of the holocaust memorial on January 27, various initiatives are organized around the city, including the projection of the docufilm by Tamar Tal Anati Shalom Italia at the Florentine Prehistory Museum (via dell’Oriuolo 24) at 5pm, followed by a discussion by Professor E. Anati, brothers Andrea and Reuven, and the director of the documentary, Tamar Tal Anati. Open to the public upon reservation. The Jewish Community will be involved in several events, for information see here

 

 

 

NOSTALGIA/ Vintage Kilo Sale Italy

January 22 + 23

 

Dig into a treasure trove of vintage finds

 

 

A pop up event selling 70s, 80s, and 90s clothing per kilogram takes place at the Renny Club this weekend. With sustainability and style at the core, the retro-style setting is the perfect venue for a blast from the past. Priced at 40 euro per kilo, buy as much or as little as you’d like, and pay for the weight of what you buy. 10% discount for Renny Club members, with the possibility of signing up for new members. Free entry, reservation required

 

Renny Club, via Baracca 1F, piazza Puccini area

 

 

 

EXHIBITION/ Seduzione by Koen Vanmechelen

Until March 20

 

Cosmopolitan Fossil I,II – In Times of Trouble – Breakthrough, Seduzione. Koen Vanmechelen

 

 

Huge horned iguanas, a red tiger crouching in the middle of the Niobe Room, new versions of the Medusa, whose head teems with hybrid figures bearing bizarre beaks and sharp teeth: a legion of fantastical creatures now populates the Uffizi Galleries in Seduzione, an exhibition by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen. Read more about the exhibition here

 

Uffizi Galleries, piazzale degli Uffizi 6, Florence

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE/ The British Institute of Florence

 

Pianist Simone Tavoni

 

 

The British Institute of Florence (lungarno Guicciardini 9) hosts a talk by Alan Pascuzzi titled “The History of ‘Pudge’ in the Renaissance” at 6pm on January 26 as part of the Wednesday Lecture Series at the Harold Acton Library. It will also be shown online via Zoom. January 27, on the other hand, will see a romantic piano recital by Simone Tavoni.  

 

Harold Acton Library, Lungarno Guicciardini 9, Florence

 

 

 

FRENCH/ Musical café with Camille Saint-Saëns 

2.30pm, January 26

 

Much-loved composer Camille Saint-Saëns

 

Carla Moreni presents Phryrné in collaboration with Palazzetto Bru Zane – Center de musique romantique française,
as part of the musical cafe series at the Institut français Firenze. The work by Saint-Saëns was particularly performed and appreciated in the period leading up until World War 1. Free event, with reservation required.

Institut français Florence, piazza Ognissanti 2

 

 

 

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