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Here’s our round-up for December 19-26, 2024.
Palazzo Vecchio’s Salone dei Cinquecento is currently home to the Sala Grande exhibition that brings us back to when Giorgio Vasari went about enhancing the most magnificent of the Palazzo’s rooms. On display until March 9 will be La Sala Grande: Giorgio Vasari per Cosimo I De’ Medici, a small but significant display to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the architect and the Grand Duke who both passed away in 1574, and the glorious project that remains at the heart of Florentine civic life.
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La croce che fiorisce e le stimmate di Francesco, created to mark the 800th anniversary of the miracle, is a detailed display that was carefully curated by Sonia Chiodo, Giovanni Giura, Anna Pegoretti and Federico Rossi, situated in the winter refectory. Beginning with part of the permanent display in which the sprawling complex and its various functions are illustrated in the bird’s-eye view painting of the monuments that dates to 1718, Santa Croce is contextualized before we move on to the temporary display consisting of paintings and manuscripts that recount the evolution of the iconography of the Stigmata of Saint Francis.
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One of the world’s most loved ballets, Swan Lake, ensures an unforgettable experience over the festive period with Teatro della Pergola hosting the acclaimed performers from the Opera Națională Română Iași (Romanian National Opera). The enchanting story that has charmed audiences for centuries tells of the love between the young prince Siegfried and Odette, who was transformed into a swan by the evil magician Rothbart for having rejected him.
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Tenuta Vignamaggio nestled in the Chianti hills host everything from Christmas card making to wreath workshops, with the chance to craft your own festive centrepiece and even cyanotype botanical workshops for little ones, with the calendar spreading holiday cheer from December 13 to January 6.
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Where to have your festive meals this Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Teatro Niccolini will show the new musical 'Rachmaninoff and the Tsar' and a screening of 'White Nights' with the movie's stars in attendance.
Orchestra della Toscana performs a Christmas concert with Wagner’s Träume and Siegfried Idyll, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 op.92.
Videomapping on Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio and San Paolino gathers gazers to share in the Christmas spirit. Lights spread the cheer all over the main squares and monuments of the city, with decorated trees adding to the joy. There’s a wide range of activities organized both in the centre and suburbs, above all aimed at families, and even Santa Claus and his elves show up to enjoy festive Florence.
See moreFondazione Studio Marangoni and Fondazione CR Firenze present works by talented young photographers, the result of an advanced training course during which the artists created innovative visual projects.
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Angela Detanico and Rafael Lain are the artists behind Flowering of Light, a large video installation on display in the Sala d’Arme in Palazzo Vecchio from December 8 to January 8, curated by Sergio Risaliti. The images seem to play with the question of inverted time, beginning and ending with cosmic darkness before blossoming into fields of flowers that seem like galaxies far away from us.
See moreCelebrate the season with an evening being serenaded with music by the caliber of Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, and Wagner, with a festive selection in keeping with the pre-Christmas feeling.
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The artisanal workshops led by the “prince of antique dealers”, Stefano Bardini, and his son Ugo in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are the subject of an exhibition that journeys through the tradition of woodwork. Focusing on the artisanal expertise and production that made the Bardini workshops famous, the exhibition displays period objects and accessories which fascinated international patrons attracted to the dream of the Italian Renaissance.
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Photographs by Piero Percoco, curated by C41, go on display in Building 11. The photographer and teacher at Leica Akademie Italia has been exhibited in both national and international galleries and festivals such as Dusseldorf Photo Weekend, as well as having been published in the likes of The New Yorker, Vogue Italia and Rolling Stone magazine.
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For the whole month of December, the stores and ateliers offer a special shopping atmosphere and calendar of events for all ages. On the weekends of December 7-8 and 21-22, Building 9 will host the Creative MANI-Factory market, organized by the Heyart association, dedicated to emerging creativity. From food and wine tastings to designers and illustrators, the sales of one-off pieces will be enhanced by dance performances, exhibitions, music by Bioritmo and more, not forgetting workshops for little ones like ‘Today I print like Warhol’, bookmark making, and festive readings.
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The Christmas village returns to spread its festive cheer! The 55-meter high Ferris wheel and 1300 square meter ice-skating rink (the largest in Italy!) are usually accompanied by an exciting lineup of (soon-to-announced) unmissable events. (Ferris wheel until March 31)
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The rebuilding of the historic centre of Florence 80 years after the destruction caused by the Second World War is explored in detail, elaborating on how the post-war reconstruction process allowed the city to be reborn while respecting its identity.
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Christmas fever starts to seep into the city, with piazza Santa Croce hosting the much-loved market in the picturesque piazza. Over 50 characteristic wooden huts fill with the scents, sounds and flavours of the festive season, with Santa even making an appearance and live music adding to the atmosphere from November 23-December 22.
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Welcome to The Art of Style, where art, fashion, wellness, and personal transformation come together. The gallery is designed as an immersive experience—from rotating art exhibits and transformative clothing to ...
Wednesday Lecture at The British Institute of Florence 22 January at 18:00 Federica Parretti, the current custodian of Il Palmerino, will share insights into the life and art of her ...
A 6km (2 hour) walk in the footsteps of the early 20th century Anglo-Florentines takes you to discover the Edwardian community of Florence when it was “more English than England”. ...
Create your personalized perfume with perfumer Silvia Madari as she guides you through the secrets of fragrances. Book into one of our open workshops or create a private experience for ...
