Introduction by Prof.Omar Calabrese to the book: ” The park-museums of contemporary sculpture“, by A. Massa (an extract from her sold-out book) “…… Antonella Massa has achieved an original and thorough investigation on some of these more or less ancient parks, and she allows us to relive their paths, their history, their projects and effects…
The SAM space in Via Giano della Bella was restored by the Fondazione Michelucci and by a participatory project (at a cost of € 4 million) and it reopened to the public in 2008. There is no similar structure in all of Europe which will be used for training young people, to protect and pass…
Every year, the Centro Guide tourism office, ( with the support of the Florence Ente Casse di Risparmio), organizes a series of conferences during the period which goes from December 2011 to March 2012. The common theme of this cycle is the history of the Florence and Tuscany gardens, from the Middle Ages to the…
“The Museum-Parks of contemporary sculpture” by A. Massa, a review by B. Manetti for LA REPUBBLICA (National newspaper) All gardens are paradise, but some are more than others. Because in giving shape to an obsession they attempt to harmonize the hand of man with that of time. These gardens are the museum-parks; a hybrid mixture…
This is a space-time tour which will give you the possibility to discover what is considered to be poor material: the Impruneta terracotta. However, from sculptures to architecture, the terracotta from Impruneta has been used by many great artists of the Renaissance and it was also known in ancient times and was widely used among…
The Uffizi Friends card is sold only at the Uffizi Gallery welcome-desk. It’s an annual card and it is nominal (you must bring proof of identity with you) Normal fee (1 adult) € 60.00 Family fee (2 adults + 2 children) € 100.00 Young adult fee (under 26 years) € 40.00 The main advantages are:…
This fantastic contemporary tour outside of Florence will take us to southern Tuscany, near the town of Capalbio. In Garavicchio, French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle’s dream which she nurtured since childhood has come true; a magical journey into the world of mysteries and the supreme secret. Her thoughts and artistic abilities are displayed in…
Did you know that ice cream was invented in Florence by the architect Buontalenti (1531-1608)? The same architect who designed, among other works, Forte Belvedere, the facade of the Santa Trinità church, the Grotta Grande in the Boboli Gardens. He was also curator for the Medici family’s official events and organized spectacular sceneries and big…
In 1952 the municipality decided to build the Pinocchio Park in Collodi from which the writer, Carlo Lorenzini (1826-1890), author of the most widely read fairy tale in the world, took the pseudonym because his mother was born there. This is one of the most suitable destinations for school trips in Tuscany and as a…
The Hotel Four Seasons in Florence occupies numerous historic buildings that are located inside the city’s largest private botanic park (4.5 hectares), an entire block between Borgo Pinti east, Via Gino Capponi west, the Via Giusti buildings on the south side and from Viale Matteotti on the northern side. The five-star Four Seasons Hotel Florence…
