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| February 1, Monday |
| Momix - Botanica |
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Directed by Moses Pendleton
Spectacular contemporary dance with their renowned and extraordinary staging, music, lights and illusion.
for more information contact the attache, elucifero@palazzotornabuoni.com
Teatro Verdi
Via Ghibellina
www.teatroverdifirenze.it
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| February 1, Monday |
| Members & Guests Aperitivo |
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All in house guests and members are invited for in informal aperitivo in the library.
Palazzo Tornabuoni Library
6:30-8:00pm
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| February 3, Wednesday |
| The EUI and the city of Florence |
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The European University Institute, housed in the Badia Fiesolana at San Domenico, is an international teaching and research institute founded in 1972 by the member states of the European Community. It has four departments: Economics, History and Civilisation, Law, Political and Social Sciences. Marco Del Panto, Secretary General of the EUI, explores the history and present state of its multifarious relations with its host city, Florence, and explains the plans for a major event, possibly a European festival, which is envisaged for 2011.
British Institute Library
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9 6pm
www.britishinstitute.it
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| February 4 - February 7 |
| Chocolate Fair |
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The fair is dedicated to traditionally-made chocolate (artisan recipes) will be set up there over the weekend. Meet Italy´s top "chocolatiers" and sample some of the finest recipes you will ever encounter.
Piazza Santa Croce
10am - 11pm
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| February 8, Monday |
| Members & Guests Aperitivo |
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All in house guests and members are invited for in informal aperitivo in the library.
Palazzo Tornabuoni Library
6:30-8:00pm
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| February 9, Tuesday |
| Rhythm of the Dance - National Company of Ireland |
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| February 10, Wednesday |
| Lord Arundel and the obelisk of Domitian with Edward Chaney |
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This lecture examines the fascinating background the attempts of the great collector Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), to export from Italy to England the Roman obelisk commissioned by the Emperor Domitian for the temple of Serapis, and how these attempts were frustrated by Pope Urban VIII Barberini, whose successor Innocent X Pamphili had the obelisk erected in Piazza Navona. Professor Edward Chaney of Southampton Solent University is a leading expert on the activities of English collectors in Italy. Among his publications is the major study The Evolution of the Grand Tour: Anglo-Italian Cultural Relations since the Renaissance, Frank Cass, 1998 (second edition 2000).
British Institute Library
lungarno Guicciardini, 9 6pm
www.britishinstitute.it
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| February 11, Thursday |
| Rene Clemecic - Early Music |
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11th Rene Clemecic Since 1966 René Clemencic has been responsible for the Musica Antiqua concert cycle of the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna. He has released more than 100 records and CDs, some of which have won such international prizes as the Edison, Grand Prix du Disque, Diapason d’Or and Prix Cecilia.The Clemencic Consort devotes particular attention to the production of Baroque operas, in both staged and concert performances.
TBA: possible performance in Salle delle Muse
Bargello
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| February 15, Monday |
| Members & Guests Aperitivo |
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All in house guests and members are invited for in informal aperitivo in the library.
Palazzo Tornabuoni Library
6:30-8:00pm
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| February 16, Tuesday |
| The Swingle Sisters |
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Fabulous harmony of everything from Mozart to Duke Ellington. Accompanied by the Orchestra Toscana.
THE SWINGLE SINGERS
Joanna Goldsmith, Sara Brimer - soprani
Clare Wheeler, Lucy Bailey - mezzosoprani
Richard Eteson, Christopher Jay - tenori
Kevin Fox, Tobias Hug - bassi
Hugh Walker - ingegnere del suono
Teatro Verdi
9pm
www.teatroverdifirenze.it
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| February 16 - February 17 |
| Chianti Classico Collection: for wine press & trade |
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Formerly the Anteprima, the first tasting of last autumns wines are offered up at a spectacular gathering of all of Chianti´s vineyards.
Following tradition, the first day, February 16, will be devoted exclusively to Italian and foreign wine journalists, while on February 17, from noon onward the event will also be open to wine sector operators, who until 8 p.m. will be able to meet with producers and sample their various wines.
To sign up, just go to the event’s website, www.chianticlassicocollection.it and follow the registration instructions. In brief, just a couple of clicks and you can be part of one of the wine world’s greatest events.
Stazione Leopolda
Viale Fratelli Rosselli, 5
www.chianticlassicocollection.it
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| February 17, Wednesday |
| The Estorick collection of modern Italian art in London |
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The Estorick Collection housed in London is well known for its core of Futurist works, as well as Italian figurative painting and sculpture from 1895 to the 1950s, and includes paintings by the great names of Futurism: Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Luigi Russolo and Gino Severini as well as works by Giorgio de Chirico, Amedeo Modigliani and Giorgio Morandi. Director of the Estorick, Roberta Cremoncini, explains how Eric and Salome Estorick formed the collection during the 1950s.
British Institute Library
lungarno Guicciardini, 9 6pm
www.britishinstitute.it
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| February 17 - February 18 |
| Winter Wines and Foods Seminar |
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While the producers of Chianti Classico are pouring last year´s wines for an anteprima, the city of Florence is in one of its most genuine seasons, with mostly Florentines in the bars and restaurants.
Join a special Palazzo Tornabuoni seminar on the winter wines and foods -- visit some of the local producers, and take a wine crawl to discover some of the best wine bars in the city.
More information tba
Start at Palazzo Tornabuoni
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| February 18 - February 21 |
| SPECIAL TREASURES OF TUSCANY IV DANTE: CIRCLES OF HISTORY |
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Friday, February 18th through Monday, February 21st, 2011
This program will explore the world of Dante and the Divine Comedy.
Friday, February 18th
• Meet at the Hotel Helvetia & Bristol.
• Welcome and lecture with Dr. Bill Cook on Dante’s Divine Comedy.
(Palazzo Tornabuoni, next door to the Helvetia Bristol Hotel)
• During the day, we will visit the Baptistry of Florence, the Palazzo Vecchio, and other areas of the city as we walk our way through the first chapters of the Divine Comedy.
• Luncheon in a private palace.
• Winetasting and dinner at Le Murate, a historic site with frescoed portraits of Dante and other important personages from medieval Florence.
Saturday, February 19th
• Morning departure by bus to Siena and Montaperti for visits to the Palazzo Pubblico, Castellare, Cathedral Museum, and the Archives of Monte dei Paschi as we walk our way through the middle chapters of the Divine Comedy.
• Luncheon in Siena at a private home.
• Winetasting at a Chianti estate followed by dinner with Dario Cecchini in Panzano in Chianti.
• Return to Florence after dinner.
Sunday, February 20th
• Departure by bus from Florence to Ravenna for visits to the tomb of Dante and to the churches and mosaics of San Vitale, Sant’Apollinare in Classe, and other sites.
• Lunch in Ravenna and afternoon visit to the Certosa di Pomposa.
• Dinner in the area of Bologna or as we return to Florence.
Monday, February 21st
• Viewing of the churches of San Miniato al Monte, Santa Croce, and the Riccardiana Library.
• Luncheon at the Cantinetta Antinori in Piazza Antinori.
• Private visit to the Uffizi Gallery to view the restoration of the Tribune and other works.
• Dinner in a private villa hosted by a Friends of Florence Board member.
Tuesday, February 22nd
• Departures.
For more information, please contact Friends of Florence at
at 202.333.3705 or patrick@friendsofflorence.org
Florence and Tuscany
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| February 19 - February 22 |
| Special Treasures of Tuscany - Friends of Florence |
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Friday, February 19th
♦ Welcome meeting at the Hotel Helvetia & Bristol, with a lecture by Dr. Bill Cook on
sources and images inspired by the life of St. Frances of Assisi.
♦ Viewing of the Ghirlandaio fresco cycles at Santa Trinità.
♦ Luncheon at the Cantinetta Antinori.
♦ Viewing of the Santa Croce fresco cycles by Giotto and the Master of St. Francis,
followed by a private viewing of the Friends of Florence restoration projects in the
Basilica.
♦ Wine tasting and dinner at Cibreo in the Sant’Ambrogio area of Florence.
Saturday, February 20th
♦ Morning departure by bus to Umbria with a visit the towns of Assisi and Montefalco.
♦ Luncheon in Assisi and return to Florence in the late afternoon.
♦ Dinner in a private home in Florence.
Sunday, February 21st
♦ Visits to the medieval towns of Torri, Monte Siepi, and San Galgano.
♦ Prosciutto-making demonstration in Chiusdino followed by lunch.
♦ Visit to the Romanesque church in Mensano and the town of Colle Valdelsa.
♦ Dinner in Florence.
Monday, February 22nd
♦ Special visits to S. Martino, Santa Maria Novella, S. Maria Maddalena, and the
Badia, centered around our theme and fresco cycles, including a luncheon in a private
venue.
♦ Dinner in Florence in a private palace.
Tuesday, February 23rd
♦ Departures.
This year´s program will follow a series of important fresco cycles.
Payment for direct program costs in the amount of $2,500 per person and a per-
person tax-deductible contribution of $2,000 are required to register.
For more information contact the attache:; elucifero@palazzotornabuoni.com
Florence and Tuscany
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| February 22, Monday |
| Members & Guests Aperitivo |
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All in house guests and members are invited for in informal aperitivo in the library.
Palazzo Tornabuoni Library
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| February 23 - February 27 |
| Past and Present Art and Artists of Florence |
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Past and Present Art and Artists of Florence, Hone your Artistic taste and learn the art of collecting. Tour the back streets and private studios of artists from around the world that call Florence their home. From the Old Master studios of Angel Academy, Florence Academy of Art and Charles Cecil Studios, to the fresh innovations of young Italian artists. With expert lecturers, visits to museums and private collections, seminar students should come away with an understanding of the the traditions of the Renaissance, the evolution of art in the city and an eye for collecting.
Palazzo Tornabuoni and Artisan Studios
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| February 24, Wednesday |
| Agnolo Bronzino and the death of Pontormo |
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What happens when a great painter dies suddenly, leaving the loose strands of his life and career untied? The death of Jacopo da Pontormo in 1557 ignited a complex legal battle for possession of his artistic and financial legacy. Through surviving testimony (much of it newly discovered in the Florentine archives) we can follow a courtroom drama tainted with lies, intrigue, theft and scandal. Louis Waldman is Associate Professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art History at the University of Texas. Since 2007 he has been Assistant Director of Harvard’s Villa I Tatti.
British Institute Library
Lungarno Guicciardini, 9 6pm
www.britishinstitute.it
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| February 25, Thursday |
| Opening Palazzo Strozzi |
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Palazzo Members are invited to the preview/opening of Palazzo Strozzi´s new exhibition "A Glance into the Invisible: De CHirico, Max Ernst, Magritte, and Balthus.
For more information see Palazzo Attache: elucifero@palazzotornabuoni.com
Palazzo Strozzi
Piazza Strozzi
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| February 25 - February 28 |
| Dance Fair 2010 |
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For more info:
Tel. (+39) 0574.575618
Fortezza da Basso
Thursday 3pm-9pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday 10am-8pm
e-mail: info@danzainfiera.it
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| Daniel Barenboim on Piano - Chopin |
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- Fantasie in F minor Op. 49
- Nocturne in D flat major Op. 27 No. 2
- Sonata n. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35
- Barcarole in F sharp major Op. 60
- 3 Walzer
- Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57
- Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53
On the occasion of the 200th. Anniversary of the Birth of Chopin
Teatro Comunale
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| An Evening With Music and Dante |
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Composer Thierry Mader and filmmaker Amos Poe bring you an evening of music and Dante from their work-in-progress La Commedia di Amos Poe
Contact attache for reservations
Villa La Pietra
6pm
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| Concert with Rossini Philharmonic in San Lorenzo Square |
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| Lucca Antique Fair |
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LUCCA has a large antiques market (centred around Piazza San Giusto and Piazza Antelminelli) on the third Sunday (and preceding Saturday) of every month. There is also a craft fair, again in and around Piazza San Giusto
Lucca
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| Insiders Contemporary Art Trip to Prato and Pistoia |
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Pecci (permanet collection; Athos Ongaro-Michael Lin) www.centropecci.it
Gori Fondation www.goricoll.it
550 euro a person
The price includes transportation with a luxury car, lunch, entrance to the Foundation and catalog.
For the first time ever, art lovers can now come to Italy and see private and public collections of Contemporary Art. A country known for its extraordinary Renaissance art, it is natural that this world has been mostly overlooked by the tour businesses of Italy. But Italy is in fact a haven of some extraordinary collections of contemporary and modern art, beyond the Biennale of Venice, and so this autumn, Palazzo Tornabuoni is launching a series of Contemporary Art Tours with a knowledgeable Italian Art Curator and Gallerist, Caterina Biagiotti, who has also been following this world from the inside, for over a decade.
The half, full day and two to three day tours will offer private behind the scenes visits to the Contemporary Art collections and studios of Italy. With Caterina Biagiotti at your side, putting the works and collections in context, you will meet or be toured by the museum directors or curators, visit private collections and have an opportunity to meet the movers and shakers of this world.
With all meals, transportation and housing carefully organized, you will have a carefree opportunity to explore and become one of the few to know this hidden world. See the schedule below. For issues of privacy, the list does not include private collections.
For more details contact the Attachè elucifero@palazzotornabuoni.com.
Prato and Pistoia - From Palazzo Tornabuoni
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| May 30 - December 31 |
| Leonardo Da inci´s machines on display |
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"Le Macchine di Leonardo", the world’s biggest private collection of Leonardo da Vinci´s machines was born following the juvenile passion of Carlo Niccolai.
Particularly skilled craftsmen, the members of the Niccolai family have so far developed 150 different models, based on the Da Vinci codes and on historical documents using the materials of Leonardo’s time: wood, metal, ropes and fabrics.
According to the unwritten rules of Florentine craftsmen, Carlo Niccolai has passed on his passion to his sons and grandsons, who, thanks to their knowledge of new technologies, have enriched the collection with new models and organised more than a hundred exhibitions all over the world in the last ten years.
Professor Carlo Pedretti, Director of the Armand Hammer Centre for Leonardo Studies at the University of California in Los Angeles and of its European division at the University of Urbino, has praised the accuracy in reproducing the models. In the last few years the models have been refined with Professor Pedretti’s support and have rapidly gained international credit.
Leonardo Da Vinci´s machines are displayed at the Galleria Michelangiolo, where the Macchiaioli used to meet, in one of the most famous streets in Florence city centre.
More than 50 models are displayed in four rooms: the largest one is dedicated to civil machines, in the second room flying machines are shown, war machines are to be found in the third and in the fourth the recently developped collection of anatomical models can be admired. Most of the models are real working machines.
A documentary on Leonardo Da Vinci’s life and works is displayed on large screen monitors.
The gallery has an agreement with Caffé Michelangiolo, the restaurant inside the exhibition area.
At the bookshop you will find many publications and gadgets.
Tickets:
Full price: 6 €
Reduced price: 5 € (students with Carta Studente; people aged 6-18 years and 65 years or older with ID)
Groups: 3 € (at least 15 people, leader excluded)
via Cavour, 21
Opening hours: Mon to Sun 9.30 – 19.30.
www.macchinedileonardo.com
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| August 1 - July 1 |
| Antique fair- Ciompi |
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Every working day and last Sunday of the month
055 328 3550
Piazza de´ Ciompi
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| November 21 - April 19 |
| L´Arte di Dio |
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| January 14 - April 11 |
| The Great European Photography: Paris 1920-1940 |
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Between the two world wars, Paris, with its strong economy and sense of political and religious freedom unmatched elsewhere was a hotbed for photography. This exhibition features oer 100 vintage prints taken by 40 international photographers working in Paris between 1920 and 1940, alongside original documents from the period, such as magazines and books.
for more information contact: 055 216310 or mnaf@alinari.it
The National Alinari Museum of Photography
Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Open 10-19, closed Wednesday. TIckets 9euro
www.mnaf.it
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