The next summer, the Florentine actor and Oscar winner Roberto Benigni, will read again the Divine Comedy to his fellow citizens in Florence. It is the result reached in a secret meeting between the mayor Matteo Renzi and Lucio Presta, the agent of Tuscan actor and director.
Author: Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini
The Diocese to stop the Leonardo’s research
The risk is to “destroy the overall effect of the Hall of the Palazzo Vecchio, which is one of the masterpieces of Florentine Mannerist decorative second ‘500”. The warning came from the historian, Monsignor Timothy Verdon, Director of the Office of Religious Art and Cultural Heritage of Ecclesiastical Diocese of Florence.
Casentino golf club will be implemented
Casentino Golf Club, on the boarders of the Casentino National Park, one hour by car from Florence, will be implemented. Works are in progress on the hole 3, 4, 9 and 10. They will be ready for seeding at the end of August 2012. Golfers will play these holes next spring 2013. The course to that date will be made by 15 holes.
Galleria dell’Accademia, Art returns to art
Art returns to Art is an expression as the title of an exhibition to be held at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence (May 8th -November 4th) means embracing the principle whereby, though occurring with different modalities through time and despite the inevitable fractures that mark its development, all of art unfolds from a single root which is articulated in the different territories of our culture.
Uffizi, the tapestries and the precious fabrics
The tapestries exhibition (20 March – 3 June, 2012) purposes to acquaint Uffizi Gallery goers with a precious section of its collections, one whose old and noble fame has been declining due to a decades-long absence from areas open to the public. Much more than other manufactures, tapestries are works of art relentlessly consumed by time.
Fiorentina ko, hundreds of fans contesting managers
Hundreds of Fiorentina fans gathered outside the Franchi stadium, the height of the grandstand, contesting team and purple managers after the defeat against Juventusto 0-5. Ahead of them fed the deployment of police in riot gear. The fans are chantingchants against the team and the Della Valle family. Launched smoke bombs, firecrackers and objects.
Paul Fryer at the Gucci museum ’til September 4th
Paul Fryer, 17th March – 4th September 2012 at the Gucci museum in Florence, Italy. The Contemporary Art Space is where art works selected in collaboration with the François Pinault Collection will be exhibited. The adjacent room will feature video and film installations from the most original productions of “movie art.”
Pisa airport, growth of passengers and earnings
The results 2011 by SAT (Galileo Galilei-Pisa’s airport management society) have been presented at Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati, headquarters of Tuscany Region in Florence. “Galilei” has showed a new absolute historical record in 2011 for passengers traffic, overpassing the 4,5 millions, with a growth of 11,3%, superior of the average of national airports (+6,4%) and European ones (+7.3%).
Juventus, the definitive test after a bad season
This is what coach Delio Rossi had to say in his pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow’s match against Juventus. How are Behrami and Jovetic? “We’ll see after the last training session, but more no than yes,” said Rossi.
UNA golf cup 2012 will tee off in Tuscany
UNA Hotels & Resorts presents the 2012 UNA Golf Cup tournament competition that will be played on ten of Italy’s finest golf courses. Now in its third edition, the tournament organized by UNA, will tee off in Tuscany on 15 April at the Golf Club Montecatini in Pistoia. The next round will be played at the Golf Club Bologna, starting on 28 April.