EventsThe Niccolini, the former Teatro del Cocomero (Watermelon Theater), is Florence’s oldest theater (it was built in 1650) and one of Europe’s first “modern” theaters. After twenty years of inactivity and careful restoration works financed by Florentine entrepreneur Mauro Pagliai and carried out by specialized local workers, the theater recently reopened to the public as a multipurpose cultural facility. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, it was the city’s major drama theater, where actors of the caliber of Vittorio Gassman, Carlo Cecchi and Carmelo Bene performed. The theater’s season, featuring prestigious names and performances, is operated by Teatro della Toscana Foundation. The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum offers a special tour which includes the Niccolini Theater.
At the Istituto de’ Bardi, a reality that for nearly two centuries has been dedicated to the enhancement of artistic craftsmanship, the beating heart of Florentine culture, photographer Guido Cozzi’s Botteghe Fiorentine exhibition, promoted by the Institute at its historic headquarters in Palazzo Capponi on Via de’ Michelozzi, takes visitors on a journey through images […]
25/01/2025 - 31/05/2025
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Kicking off the 7th Edition of the “Artigiano del Cuore” contest, promoted by the Cologni Foundation and the Wellmade platform. This year, the contest is aimed at artisans and craft businesses based throughout Italy and carrying on an art craft. The goal is to help them tell the story of the value and uniqueness of […]
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Online i biglietti per Homo Faber 2024 Available on the vivaticket.com platform are tickets for “Homo Faber. The Journey of Life,” September 1-30, 2024, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Visit the site to discover all the concessions and purchase your admission for this journey, a tribute […]
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As many as 14,000 visitors to Villa Mozart, which, on the occasion of Design Week 2024, was transformed into the scenic setting for three initiatives on the marriage of design culture and savoir-faire, all united under the umbrella of “Arts & Crafts & Design. Doppia Firma. Dialogues between design thinking and high craftsmanship, now in […]
