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Here’s our round-up for November 14-21, 2024.
A dazzling performance by the skilled ballerinas of the Romanian National Opera on December 22.
Dame Helen Mirren, Bobby Ewing from 'Dallas' and musicians galore come to Florence.
Check out what the city has in store for cinephiles this time of year.
Marking 150 years since the birth of the movement in 1874, a major exhibition dedicated to Impressionism features works by artists of the caliber of Monet, Renoir, Delacroix, Bonnard and Courbet, capturing the moody skies, sparkling waters and verdant valleys of Normandy.
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The longest-running festival dedicated to female directors in Italy features a broad range of voices and themes, including one of the most important names in New German Cinema and contemporary European cinema, Margarethe von Trotta. For this 45th edition, a new space is being created by Piera Detassis, president of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano – Premi David di Donatello, in collaboration with the journalist and critic Raffaella Giancristofaro, which aims to be a workshop for the rediscovery of the many cultural deposits that have so far been unknown or forgotten.
Find out moreGonzaga University host an exclusive meeting with the British writer Geoff Dyer, one of the most important voices of British fiction, in collaboration with the publisher Il Saggiatore who reprinted Dyer’s works in Italy. The series curated by Alessandro Raveggi has also included the likes of Carlo Ginzburg and Claudia Durastanti.
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Run as a team of 3, completing 7km each, all in the name of raising funds for the Play Therapy programme at the Meyer Children’s Hospital. Starting at 10.30am.
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All aspects of Japanese culture are celebrated with performances, workshops, tastings, a market and more, with shows like Modern Kabuki by Manjushaka and demonstrations of how a bride wears a Kimono among the many traditions shared. Taiko and Karate also feature, with tea ceremonies and calligraphy shown in all their splendor. 5-euro donation requested, children under 10 free.
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It’s all things LEGO for the fun-filled brick-building fest. Enthusiasts of all ages create the constructions of their wildest fantasies. Organized by Toscana Bricks, there’s a focus on BrickPuppies this edition, with the motto being Build Them All! From workshops to speed building competitions, you’ll see the likes of Minecraft, a 20 square metre castle-themed scene and a large free play area, as well as the Fairy Bricks initiative that donates LEGO to children in Tuscan hospitals. 8-euro entry, 6 euro reduced, free for children up to 5 years old.
See moreFlorence Leadership Academy hosts a free workshop and mix and mingle dinner titled ‘Leadership in Productivity’ from 6.30-10.30pm at Palazzo San Niccolò on November 20, with NYT bestselling author David Allen, author of Getting Things Done.
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Baroque group Battaglie e Follie play on November 17, while Klezmerata Fiorentina virtuosi from the Maggio Musicale Orchestra perform on November 20.
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Film and contemporary art are celebrated with a selection of the best recently produced films and documentaries on contemporary art. Meetings with artists, authors and curators give viewers deeper knowledge about the craft, concentrating on artists creating images innovatively. The 17th edition sees a focus on Academy Award nominated American artist Garrett Bradley, with five films from 2017 to 2023 presented. Alongside the screenings will be the VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images, curated by Leonardo Bigazzi, dedicated to under 35s using moving images in their artistic practice.
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Over 100 works go on display to mark the 450th anniversary of the death of Giorgio Vasari, as part of the ‘Arezzo: the city of Vasari’ programme. Featuring loans from the MET, Louvre, Uffizi and Albertina, the exhibition curated by Cristina Acidini with the collaboration of Alessandra Baroni places an emphasis on the use of allegory.
Celebrating the “first Tuscans” and the 70th anniversary of the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistory in Florence, the exhibition goes back 170,000 years to the prehistoric site of Poggetti Vecchi in Grosseto, displaying the finds and studying the environmental changes and the adaptation of human communities in times of climate crisis.
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Immerse yourself in the world of Gustav Klimt with a completely renewed 360-degree multimedia show by Crossmedia, directed by Stefano Fake. The 35-minute multisensory experience fuses art, history and technology to transform the deconsecrated church with artworks by the Austrian symbolist painter.
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The concept of community is investigated in collaboration with the Hillary Merkys Recordati Foundation, defining new models of production and sharing. The works and performances explore shared cultural roots and artistic practices as a form of social transformation, developed across the two locations.
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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 ...
Are you a small business or team looking for the perfect way to celebrate the festive season? At Hard Rock Cafe Florence, in the spirit of ‘All is One’ and ...
The Art of Style, created by Lady Kendra, is a space where art, fashion, wellness, and personal transformation come together. The gallery is designed as an immersive experience, from rotating ...
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”. ...
