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Mar 17 - 24, 2016 Year XI - Supplement to TF220 The English-speaking news magazine in Florence www.theflorentine.net VIEW TF Terrace Tour! March 19, 10.45am Who needs a ‘room with a view’ when Florence is best seen from a VIP balcony? The Florentine is Meeting point: teaming up with tour operator CiaoFlorence to ticketing area of the offer lucky participants an exclusive tour of the Duomo complex, piazza San Giovanni 7, Duomo’s hidden terraces. With panoramic views Florence of Florence and a professional guide, this tour normally costs 55 euro, but this Saturday only, TF readers can experience it for just 35 euro (with a more info here maximum of 20 people taken up at a time.) The tour includes a 24 hour ticket valid for use at the Opera del Duomo museum, the baptistery and the belltower on your own afterward. MODERN Kandinsky March 19-July 24 to Pollock Palazzo Strozzi piazza Strozzi Florence From Kandinsky to Pollock will explore Neo-Avant- Garde movements through the lens of the legend- ary art enthusiasts Peggy and Solomon Guggen- more info here heim: works are on loan from the Guggenheim col- lections in New York and Venice and other leading international museums. Through works by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Man Ray, Alexander Calder and Marcel Duchamp, among others, the show sheds light on the interplay of Eu- ropean and American artists after World War II. View more information on Palazzo Strozzi’s website. Best events 2 of the week TF Weekly Mar 17-24, 2016 CULTURE FAI Spring Days March 19–20 Count on the Fondo Ambiente Italiano for one of the first Various venues signs of spring! This weekend, the Giornate di Primavera in Florence and Tuscany initiative is back. FAI, dedicated to promoting and protect- ing cultural heritage, will offer free admission to various sites across Italy, many of which are not normally open more info here to the public. In Florence, the Palazzo della Banca d’Italia (via dell’Oriuolo 37) will be open on Saturday and Sun- day from 10am–4.30pm. Constructed beginning in 1865, the building features a monumental staircase and ornate ceiling painted by Girolamo Magnani. The Military Geo- graphical Institute (via Cesare Battisti 10) will also be open from 10.30am–4.30pm; it’s housed in what was once the convent of the Servite friars of the neighboring Santissi- ma Annunziata. To enter both spaces, bring a valid ID (and register for FAI on their website ahead of the weekend to enjoy year-round advantages and guided visits). For the complete list of openings in Tuscany, see the website. LITERARY Jonathan Coe March 17, 6.30pm Acclaimed English novelist Jonathan Coe will be in Florence to present his newest novel, Number 11, on Caffe’ Letterario the occasion of its Italian release (Feltrinelli, March 17). Le Murate piazza delle Murate A contemporary novel rich in satire, exploring “the Florence legacy of war and the end of innocence,” Number 11 takes a sharp look at modern wealth and societal ills. more info here Coe will discuss the book with Anglo-Armenian jour- nalist and Florence resident Baret Magarian, and the talk will be translated into Italian. DRINK Very Very Vernaccia! The Florentine Wine Series continues this March 23, 7pm month with a special “white night!” In- trigued by Vernaccia? Elegant and austere, Vini e Delizie it only gets better with age! Come and dis- via dei Banchi 45r Florence cover San Gimignano white wines selected by The Florentine’s Emily O’Hare and meet top winemakers Letizia Cesani and Federica more info here Manzieri Fenzi. All participants will receive our TF Wine Club membership card to stay up to date with our must-attend events and must-drink wine box offers. Bottoms up! 3 TF Weekly Mar 17-24, 2016 Thursday 17 and New Wave influences - Sunday 20 century Italian sculpture. With 9.15pm, Sala Vanni, piazza del Sharon Hecker, independent art LECTURES & Carmine 14, Florence, www. CINEMA historian - 6pm, Villa La Pietra, CONFERENCES musicusconcentus.com Hail, Caesar! via Bolognese 120, Florence, Jonathan Coe Florence Korea Film Festival: Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, , T booking required: lapietra. Novelist presents Number 11 Closing Performance 055214068, www.odeonfirenze. [email protected] 6.30pm, Le Murate, piazza “Feeling Korea,” an evening of com | SHOWS 6.30, 9pm Wednesday 23 delle Murate, Florence, Korean music and dance, with live MARKETS & FESTIVALS APERITIVO [email protected] drawing from painter Kim Mook WAO! Spring Flow Won. Free entry with reservation TF Wine Club: Very Very MUSIC & CONCERTS A creative marketplace with required via email handmade and unusual items. DJ Vernaccia Francesco De Gregori 9pm, Teatro Niccolini, via Ricasoli set from Carlos Finger and veggie Presentation and tasting by Rome-born singer-songwriter 3, Florence, info@koreafilmfest. aperitivo from 6pm The Florentine’s wine writer and influenced by Bob Dylan, Leonard com, www.koreafilmfest.com 10am–9pm, Lightlite, via dei Fattoria San Donato Cohen - 9pm, Teatro Obihall, via Serragli 24r, Florence, www. 7pm, Vini e Delizie, via de’ Banchi Fabrizio de Andre’ (lungarno Aldo Saturday 19 theflr.net/waomarket1 45r, Florence, redazione@ Moro), Florence, www.obihall.it CINEMA theflorentine.net Note al Museo: George SPECIAL EVENT Hail, Caesar! CINEMA Friedrich Händel Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, FAI Spring Day #2 With Laura Polverelli, See March 19 - All day, various Peggy Guggenheim, Art Florence, T 055214068, www. Addict mezzosoprano - 9pm, Sala del odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 8.30, venues in Florence and Tuscany, Paradiso, Opera del Duomo www.giornatefai.it Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, 10.30pm Florence, T 055214068, www. Museum, piazza del Duomo, Monday 21 www.operaduomo.firenze.it GUIDED TOURS odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 6.30pm Friday 18 Top Terraces with TF CINEMA The Florentine teams up with She’s Funny that Way LECTURES & CINEMA CiaoFlorence for an exclusive tour By Peter Bogdanovich with Owen CONFERENCES of the Duomo’s hidden terraces. Hail, Caesar! Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Imogen Joseph Weiler: The Trial of Space is limited to 40 participants By Ethan and Joel Coen with Poots - 9.30pm, Spazio Alfieri, Jesus (2 groups). Cost: 35 euro. How to George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, via dell’Ulivo 6, Florence, www. During Holy Week, the President of register will be announced on TF’s Scarlett Johansson spazioalfieri.it the European University Institute Facebook page–keep an eye out! Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, examines the impact of this trial 10.45am and 2.15pm, meeting CINEMA Florence, T 055214068, www. on the concept of justice point: piazza San Giovanni 7, Peggy Guggenheim, Art odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS 9pm 6pm, British Institute, Harold Florence, events@theflorentine. Addict Acton Library, lungarno DANCE net, www.facebook.com/tfnews Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, Guicciardini 9, Florence, www. Florence, T 055214068, www. Prélude. Veniva la primavera MUSIC & CONCERTS britishinstitute.it danzando odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS Luigi Tessarollo Hammond Trio Ring in spring with a primavera- 4.30pm With special guest Nico Gori inspired dance performance and ONGOING 9.45pm, Associazione Vie Nuove, Hail, Caesar! video screenings. Florence’s Kaos viale Donato Giannotti 13, Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, T EXHIBITS ballet company will perform Florence, T 055683388, www. 055214068, www.odeonfirenze. to a soundtrack ranging from Kindertotenlieder pinocchiojazz.it com | SHOWS 6.30, 9pm Debussy to Björk. Clips from 1968 By contemporary artist Alfredo film Isadora will be shown. Art PARTY LECTURES & Pirri - Until March 18, Galleria CONFERENCES il Ponte, via di Mezzo 42b, Nouveau-inspired aperitivo to We Love 2000® Florence, T 055240617, www. follow. Organized by Palazzo Deck out in your early-aughts Marginal Communities in Italy galleriailponte.com Spinelli students in collaboration gear and listen to Britney Spears, Race, racism and xenophobia with Nuovi Eventi Musicali. Free Kylie Minogue, Black Eyed Peas in a global context. With David Body Worlds: At the Heart of entry; reservations required and more from DJs Ale Mostricci, Forgacs - 6pm, Villa Sassetti, Life 6pm, Limonaia at Museo Becca, Cabox - 10pm, Viper via Bolognese 120, Florence, Secrets of the human body, with Stibbert, via Federigo Stibbert Club, via Pistoiese, www.bit.ly/ booking required: lapietra. a focus on the heart, the ‘motor 26, Florence, organizzazione. weLOVEfiMailTicket [email protected] of existence,’ and the entire [email protected] cardiovascular system. From SPECIAL EVENT Tuesday 22 MARKETS & FESTIVALS noted German doctor Gunther Feast Day of Saint Joseph/ CINEMA von Hagens - Until March 20, Irlanda in Festa Festa del Babbo Santo Stefano al Ponte, piazza St. Patrick’s celebrations with live Happy Father’s Day from The Peggy Guggenheim, Art Addict Santo Stefano 5, Florence, www. music from three different groups Florentine! bodyworlds.com 8.30pm, Teatro Obihall, via Odeon Cinehall, piazza Strozzi, FAI Spring Day #1 Florence, T 055214068, www. ArteDonna Fabrizio de Andre’ (lungarno Aldo Special openings of hidden and Moro), Florence, www.obihall.it odeonfirenze.com | SHOWS Group exhibition with work lesser-known buildings and 6.30pm by Louise Bourgeois, Vanessa MUSIC & CONCERTS monuments. See Top Picks Beecroft, Barbara Kruger. Free LECTURES & Bill Kouligas All day, various venues in entry - Until March 28, Galleria Visual artist, musician and Florence and Tuscany, www. CONFERENCES 360, via il Prato 11r, Florence, designer from Athens who grew giornatefai.it Monuments Without Idols www.galleria360.it up with hardcore, post-punk Glimpses of modernity in late-19th 4 TF Weekly Mar 17-24, 2016 Noel Gazzano: Ineffable Depth Carlo Portelli: A Painter of MARKETS & FESTIVALS Renowned film festival has a Anthropologist and artist’s show Prestige Marzolina 2016 horror and cult classic theme explores the theme of violence. Until April 30, Accademia Gallery, Italian wine and food fair this year. Special guests George Part of Tuscan AngloAmerican via Ricasoli 60, Florence, www.
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    Enhance your Stay in Florence with Additional Privately Guided Sightseeing Half-Day Walking Tour: Enjoy this comfortably paced walk through the centre of town, enhanced by history and insights from your personal guide. Admire treasured landmarks and city sites including the Duomo with its spectacular cupola designed by Brunelleschi; Giotto’s Bell Tower – one of the city’s greatest Gothic landmarks; the Baptistry with its celebrated gilded bronze doors; and the Piazza della Signoria. $164 per person based on a minimum of 2 guests 3 Hours • Offered Daily Walking Tour + Accademia: Departing from your hotel with your personal guide, you’ll discover the city’s greatest highlights including the Duomo with its spectacular cupola designed by Brunelleschi; Giotto’s Bell Tower, one of the city’s most impressive Gothic landmarks; and the Baptistry with its famous gilded bronze doors. Arriving at the Accademia, one of the world’s finest art museums, enjoy a narrated tour of its most important masterpieces including, of course, Michelangelo’s David. $184 per person based on a minimum of 2 guests 3 Hours • Offered Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat + Sun Walking Tour + Uffizi Gallery: Set out from your hotel with your personal guide to explore some of the city’s most important landmarks including the Duomo with its spectacular cupola designed by Brunelleschi; Giotto’s Bell Tower, one of the city’s most impressive Gothic landmarks; and the Baptistry with its famous gilded bronze doors. Arriving at the Uffizi, your guide will share historic insights and colorful stories about the wondrous Renaissance masterpieces you’ll see on display here in the gallery - including works by Botticelli, Giotto, Michelangelo, and da Vinci.
  • Notes on a Florence Visit

    Notes on a Florence Visit

    Notes on A Florence Visit For Great Views of Florence without the Steps Frescoes of the Last Supper in Florence Roof of the Rinascente Department store Roof of the Ospedele degli Innocenti Upper floor of the Orsanmichele Church Recectory at San Marco Piazzale Michelangelo – take the #12 or #13 bus Refectory at St. Maria del Carmine Roof of the Oblate Library – 2 blocks from Duomo Refectory of Ognissante Church Take the bus from San Marco up to Fisole Refectory at Santa Maria Novella -painted by a nun- Sister Trattoria Le Mossacce Nelli Refectory at Santa Croce Videos to View Refectory of San Salvi Refectory at Sant’Apollonia Cenacolo of Fuligno The Medicis – on Netflick Rick Ruggiero on Road Scholar’s Virtual Lecture Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance -PBS YouTube – 3 hour walking tour of Florence Room With a View Secrets of Florence (on Hoopla) Books To Read Brunelleschi’s Dome – Ross King The Lives of the Artists – Vasari The Stones of Florence – McCarthy Birth of Venus – Dunant Looking at Painting in Florence – Paterson The Light in the Piazza - Spencer Places Not to Miss Mercato Centrale –Market, Food Court, Cooking School Grom Gelato Badia Fiorentina - for Night Vespers Duomo – inside without line – side entrance for English Mass on Sat. PM or Sun. Amici Card at the Uffizi for immediate entry Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella Ognissante Church – tomb of Botticello Giotto Crucifix Pazzi Chapel next to Santa Croce Leather School and Factory behind Santa Croce Vasari Corridor – expected to be opened this year Galileo Museum San Miniato Church Santissima Annunziata Church – painting of Mary completed by an angel Museum of Precious Stones Riccardo- Medici Palace – Chapel of the Magi San Maria dell Carmine Church -Brabcacci Chapel Santo Spirito Church – Michelangelo’s Crucifix .