Leghorn - Finestre sull'Arte

Livorno’s Goldoni Theater is celebrating its 180th anniversary and has launched a call for entries for a work about light

The Goldoni Theater in Livorno is preparing to celebrate the 180th anniversary of its inauguration with a project dedicated to the relationship between architecture, natural light, and contemporary art. The “Carlo Goldoni” City Theater F...
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Livorno Introduces the Museum Card: One Year of Unlimited Admission

The City of Livorno is introducing the Museum Pass, an annual pass that providesunlimited access to the City Museum and the “Giovanni Fattori” Civic Museum during their respective hours of operation. The pass, which is personalized and va...
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The Fattori Museum in Livorno Gets a Makeover: Why the New Exhibition Design Marks a Turning Point

The old layout of the Fattori Museum in Livorno is gone, finished, no longer exists, and we will never see it again: dismantled before last year’s exhibition on Giovanni Fattori, it has now been completely renovated, transformed, and replaced. ...
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Giovanni Bartolena and Still Lifes: The Essence of Color, the Heart of Painting

“Although largely overlooked by critics for a time, Giovanni Bartolena has recently been ‘rediscovered’ by several scholars who have rightly highlighted his solid artistic talents.” So wrote journalist Mario Lepore in 1966, re...
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The Giovanni Fattori Civic Museum in Livorno reopens, completely redesigned and renovated

Following a major renovation, the “Giovanni Fattori” Civic Museum in Livorno will reopen to the public on July 10, 2026, in the galleries of Villa Mimbelli. The new exhibition itinerary, curated by Vincenzo Farinella—scientific director of Livorno’s ...
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Vincenzo Farinella appointed scientific director of Livorno's Civic Museums

Vincenzo Farinella is the new scientific director of Livorno's Civic Museums : the art historian was appointed by Mayor Luca Salvetti at the end of a public selection process that saw the participation of numerous candidates. The appointment aims to ...
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Giovanni Bartolena, color as the cipher of the twentieth century on display in Livorno

Until Feb. 14, 2026, the Sede di Rappresentanza Castagneto Banca 1910 in Livorno, Via Rossini 2, is hosting the exhibition Nel Novecento di Giovanni Bartolena, tra innovazione e riflessione sul magistero fattoriano, sponsored by Fondazione Castagneto...
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Giuseppe Baldini, rediscovering the first master of Fattori and Corcos.

Leonardo da Vinci's famous maxim "sad is that disciple who does not advance his master" seems to have guided the students of Giuseppe Baldini (Livorno, 1807 - 1876), a Leghorn artist who imparted the first rudiments in painting to important names in ...
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