From October 26th to the 28th, “eleMENTI CREATIVI”: discovering the secrets of the Florentine artisans.
The event “eleMENTI CREATIVI: discovering the secrets of the Florentine artisans” will start on Friday, October 26th at 5PM with the “opening in music” and will go on until Sunday, October 28th from 10AM to 8PM. It takes place at the Officina Creativa by Artex, the center for the artistic and traditional handicraft of Tuscany, in via Giano della Bella, …
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Artigianato &Aperitivo is back!
The “Artigianato&Aperitivo” initiative is a walk through the little streets, the piazzas and the gardens in the historic center of Florence. The perfect opportunity to get to know its special places, the stories, the crafts and the products that make it unique, accompanied by an expert guide. We meet after work and you can come alone or with your colleagues, …
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The “Florence of the Children” is coming!
The initiative “Florence of the Children” is returning this year as well, from May 4th to the 6th: a calendar rich with events especially designed for the little ones, but not only! The theme of this edition is “ingenuity,” an invitation to always keep your brain turned on and exercise curiosity, reasoning, analysis, creative thoughts and discovery. Amongst the many workshops …
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PAOLA AND PAOLO STACCIOLI. PASSAGES
September 30th – December 3rd, 2017 Piazzale della Resistenza Scandicci (Florence) The town of Scandicci pays homage to its fellow citizens Paolo and Paola Staccioli, father and daughter, with a project curated by Marco Tonelli and realized within the ‘Toscanaincontemporanea 2017’ event. Paolo Staccioli’s large bronze and ceramic artworks will invade spaces in the outskirts of town, the Tramway station …
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Biannual European Exhibition of Blacksmithing Art in Stia
From August 31st to September 3rd takes place the 22nd Edition of the wrought iron handicraft exhibition. With over forty exhibitors and more than 100 blacksmiths, the event is the most important appointment in the field in Europe, offering an extraordinary opportunity to meet and compare notes for craftsmen coming from around the world who keep the tradition of wrought …
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CARTA inCANTA. This little fairytale.
Carlotta Parisi’s solo show. Fortezza of Montalcino, September 2nd – 24th, 2017.
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Artigianato&aperitivo: on June 20th our last very “summery” itinerary: piazzas, sandals and beer.
On June 20th, Artigianato&Aperitivo says good-bye with the last itinerary of this first series. It will be a meeting with a summer theme: we will end in style with a visit to the Piazze of the Oltrarno, a tour amongst history, architecture and interesting figures. We meet at 6:00 PM at Piazza Pitti.
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Artigianato&aperitivo: June 6th at 5:30PM urban trekking meeting in the Oltrarno
On June 6th, “Artigianato & aperitivo” will make room for “The gardens of the Oltrarno and to Beneforti’s art of restoration.” The initiative, promoted by Artex and “Andare a Zonzo,” includes a special stop at the Giardino delle Rose (the Rose Garden) where, accompanied by an expert guide, the history and the secrets of other gardens will be revealed. The …
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Artigianato&aperitivo. April 26th at 6:00PM the fourth urban trekking meeting in the Oltrarno
The “Vecchio Conventino” and the decorated wood by Tommaso De Carlo. Drinks at Dolce Vita Firenze. Here we are at the fourth appointment with the event Artigianato&aperitivo: we meet on April 26th at 6:00PM in via Giano della Bella, 20. We will discover the history of a lesser known corner of Florence, the “Vecchio Conventino” (the old little convent) and …
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Artigianato&aperitivo: March 21st at 6:00PM the second appointment with the urban trekking in the Oltrarno
The Liberty in Florence, Mireille Valentine’s Florentine “commesso” and an original pre-dinner drink at S. Forno. On March 21st, after the success of the first installment, we meet for the second time to follow an itinerary that starts at 6:00PM in Piazza Tasso.
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