Tuscany - Finestre sull'Arte

The recently restored Villa del Gombo in San Rossore Park opens its doors to visitors

Opening its doors to visitors, effectively entering the San Rossore Park's tour circuit, is the Villa del Gombo, the former residence of the President of the Republic commissioned by Giovanni Gronchi. The villa was built in the late 1950s, when the ...
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Bibbona's Etruscan bronzes return home

Bibbona's Etruscan bronzes are coming home: in fact, the Centro Espositivo del Comune Vecchio in Bibbona (Livorno) is hosting the exhibition Bronzi Etruschi, la stirpe arcaica di Bibbona, curated by Fabrizio Burchianti, which offers visitors a chance...
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Pistoia, Palazzo Fabroni unveils new permanent sound art intervention in signature garden

On Sunday, Sept. 8, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., thepermanent sound artintervention Sound Life will be inaugurated in the Museo del Novecento e del Contemporaneo of Palazzo Fabroni in Pistoia, set up under the building's large loggia overlooking the "author'...
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Arezzo, an exhibition lets the public discover the secrets of Casa Vasari

As part of Arezzo. The City of Vasari on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the death of Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, 1511 - Florence, 1574), from September 8, 2024 to February 2, 2025 the State Museum of Casa Vasari in Arezzo presents the exhibitio...
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The tower of San Lazzaro in Livorno: the legacy of Mario Puccini in Labronica painting

"A longing to embrace these walls, a desire to lean your face against them, and stand there like that, as if flesh could defend the stone and overcome time." Perhaps this expression left to us by José Saramago in his Journey to Portugal is amo...
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The true story of the Giants of Peccioli

In the long fields of the Pisan province, among hills, crags and blue sky, we come across some installations that blend with the environment in a very striking and innovative way. And they certainly do not go unnoticed. We are talking about the Giant...
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The Luminara of San Ranieri in Pisa: origins and history of the festival of lights

Every year, on June 16, the palaces that line Pisa 's lungarni are lit up with tens of thousands of lights: this is the Luminara di San Ranieri, one of the most fascinating and long-lived events held in the city of the Leaning Tower, an annual event ...
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The debut of Sassetta, elegant painter of the 15th century. What the Massa Marittima exhibition looks like

It is the Maremma's turn to launch Stefano di Giovanni known as Sassetta, an elegant protagonist of early 15th-century Sienese painting, into the crowded arena of ancient art exhibitions. Never before had a monographic exhibition been devoted to this...
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