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Educational workshops for discovering Leonardo as an Experimenter

On the occasion of the exhibition event in progress at the Santa Maria Novella complex until 15 December 2019, The Botany of Leonardo. A Vision of Science Bridging Art and Nature(an exhibition curated by Curators Fritjof Capra, Stefano Mancuso, Valentino Mercati and promoted by the Municipality of Florence, conceived and produced by Aboca with the scientific coordination and organization of MUS.E) will also include workshops for children. The exhibition also offers other ways to learn about Leonardo, for everyone, families and children: in addition to Leonardian Botanical walks around Florence with Aboca’s botanists in search of the the plants of "Leonardo" that live and resist today in the midst of concrete and asphalt, as well as educational workshops – “Leonardo ne faceva di tutti i colori” - to allow children to discover the soul of the great homo faberand experimenter.

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Napoli su misura. Craft Shopping Guide

Composer Gustav Mahler said that tradition “is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” An image that seems to fit Naples perfectly: not only because of its relationship with a tradition so famous that it has become iconic, but also because of the vital substratum that pulses beneath the heart of this […]

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Registration open for the XXXth edition of Artigianato e Palazzo

On the occasion of a historic anniversary, registration opens to participate as an exhibitor in the Thirty-Year Anniversary of “Artigianato e Palazzo”, to be held Sept. 13-15, 2024, at the Corsini Garden in Florence. MAM Supporters of the Craft Professions Award, “Artigianato e Palazzo, artisan workshops and their commissions,” has been receiving the patronage of […]

13/09/2024 - 15/09/2024

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The “Craft Experiences” by La Grande Bellezza

Among the many concrete actions that the Starhotels hotel group has activated in support of Italian high craftsmanship, a rich carnet of “Craft Experiences” has been created to be experienced in some of the most important artisan workshops in Venice, Milan, Florence and Rome. A special way of proposing exclusive and quality tourism that is […]

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Nominations for Starhotels “Souvenir of the Grand Tour” award extended until March 22

Extended at the request of many artisans the deadline for entries to the “Souvenir of the Grand Tour” award, which slips from March 1 to March 22, 2024. The biennial prize is part of the many patronage actions carried out by Starhotels’ La Grande Bellezza project, in collaboration with Fondazione Cologni, OMA-Osservtorio dei Mestieri d’Arte […]