From 5 October 2012 to 27 January 2013 (opening: Thursday 4 October) is schedulad at Strozzina (Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy) the Francis Bacon’s exhibition. Francis Bacon and the Existential Condition in Contemporary Art will be presenting work by contemporary artists who exam today’s existential state of societal mind.
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Biennale, Linea Art Space opens today
Biennale of Florence are pleased to announce the opening of Linea Spazio Arte Contemporanea, a new space for contemporary art in Florence, developed to be a halfway point between the museum and gallery as well as a meeting point between the past and present. he inauguration exhibition Unfolding Evolutions will open September 8th showcasing four international artists.
NYC, end of summer with Italian tradition
The Grande Festa Italiana A Great End of Summer Tradition! Wednesday 9/5 to Sunday 9/9 at Washington Port, NY, USA. Fireworks, Pasta Making Demo, Live Music, Gambling Tent, Rides and Famous Italian Food Tent, and more. The largest and oldest Italian feast on Long Island is a great way to end summer with a bang.
The Holy Bible of Marco Polo exhibited in Tuscany
The bible of Marco Polo has a rich history that expands over 700 years, a fascinating testament to the first evidence of contact between Dante Alighieri’s Europe and Kublai Khan’s China. The ancient Latin manuscript was composed in 1235 and at the end of the XIII century it left for China, remaining there for over four hundred years.
ICCA returns to Italy to talk of the economy
Francesca Manzani, Board Member of the International Congress & Convention Association ICCA, the main congress association at international level representing the entire sector from PCO’s to convention centers, convention bureaux and airlines, welcomed in Italy the President of ICCA, Arnaldo Nardone from Uruguay and her ICCA Board Member colleagues coming from Denmark, South Africa, Spain and the Netherlands.
The Fifth Light, exhibition by Vlastimil Kosvanec
The Fifth Light – exhibition by Vlastimil Kosvanec The exhibition, organized thanks to the Province of Florence and presented by Museum Martinengo Villagana, Villachiara-Brescia, is produced in an Italian city for the first time. The exhibition project counts the presence of 36 works of the Boehmian artist Vlastimil Košvanec (Prague, 1887-1961) divided into five “rooms” of Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence.
Mayor Renzi to attend at the DNC in Charlotte
Equality and Economic Opportunities in 21st Century Cities: “Lessons from the U.S. and Around the World” Organized in partnership with the Charlotte 2012 Host Committee, the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Featuring: Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School professor; Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte; Mayor Matteo Renzi, Florence, Italy, and more.
The Rificolona, paper lanterns to light Florence
It is one of Florence’s more popular tradition: it is called la Rificolona and takes place on September 7. Coloured paper lanterns are on display in the city center, held by children very proud of them. You can find plenty of them in piazza Santissima Annunziata. On the next day, at dawn, the paper lanterns will be held on boats on the River Arno, starting from the City Rowing Society.