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Famed Florentine Renaissance crucifixes by Michelangelo, Donatello and Filippo Brunelleschi will go on show together for the first time in the Florence Baptistery from November 2 to 11. The crosses are being united for a heritage biennial organised by the Fondazione Florens.
“We are family”: Hard Rock Cafe in Florence, Italy celebrates Thanksgiving in an unforgettable atmosphere! Special Traditional Menu available all day long at 28 euros per person. Thanksgiving menu includes Corn Chowder Soup served with bacon bits for the entrees. The main course includes Traditional Turkey served with stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed, potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gravy.
Alchemy of colours, an exhibition dedicated to the particular scagliola technique, all to be admired this autumn. What is scagliola? It is made from a mineral called selenite, which gives life to incredible artifacts. Scagliola has been known since ancient times as it was used to embellish architectural elements in sacred art and has become part of Florentine handicrafts.
A wildlife reserve in southern Tuscany hosting exotic animals that once belonged to mafia owners will soon be opening its gates to the public. Tigers once pampered as cubs but dumped as adults, unruly monkeys, lions and more are guests at the Center for Rescued Wild and Exotic Animals run by the international environmental organisation WWF.
The International Week for Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Florens 2012, is scheduled to take place in Florence from November 3 to 11. Cultural directors include Mauro Agnoletti, Andrea Carandini and Walter Santagata, with Davide Rampello as artistic director.
In the 2012/13 Serie A, Week 8, it is played the match between Chievo and Fiorentina. A good first-half performance wasn’t enough for Fiorentina to beat a stubborn and well-drilled Chievo outfit. Corini’s side took the lead through Thereau but a minute later the Viola were back on level terms thanks to Rodriguez. Toni was denied by the post.
The Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi has set up this small permanent exhibition to give the public insight into the history of the Palazzo where the Foundation is housed. Eight panels give an account of the fortunes of the Strozzi from the fourteenth century to the present day while a genealogical tree helps the visitor understand the complexity of the family’s various noble connections.
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy’s art exhibitions of the week. In Florence at Palazzo Strozzi: Francis Bacon, including three unfinished works never seen in Italy; until January 27. – Galleria dell’Accademia: Art Returns Art; contemporary masters including Bacon, Klein, Burri, Kounellis, Picasso and Warhol; until November 4.
One of Italian cycling’s all-time greats, Fiorenzo Magni, died Friday aged 91. Nicknamed the Lion of Flanders, Magnia was the ‘third man’ of Italian cycling’s heroic era, vying with Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali.
The Florence-based hotels company Starhotels becomes a FAI corporate donor. “Since its start up in 1980, this hotel group has stood for Italian values and style and seen its main mission as that of cultivating and exporting our country’s identity and culture.”, chairmen Elisabetta Fabri said.