As ever, apologies for the lateness of this announcement – this blog post is in response to a confirmation received little more than an hour ago from the Florence authorities. Due to staff meetings, it is possible that there will be some temporary closures at both the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery tomorrow, the [...]
Colosseum dungeon and upper level tours, Autumn 2011
August 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
**** Update – we are as of today (26th September 2011) taking October bookings for Colosseum dungeons and upper level tours, both 2 and 3 hour varieties (the 3 hour tour also takes in the nearby Roman Forum). Furthermore, there are noises emerging to the effect that there may well be tours running in November [...]
Works from the Guggenheim Collection on show in Lucca
August 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
‘Carte rivelatrici. I tesori nascosti della Collezione Peggy Guggenheim’ Lucca Center of Contemporary Art, Via della Fratta, Lucca 18th September 2011 – 15th January 2012 Some big names in the small city – Kandinsky, Picasso, Man Ray, De Kooning, Ernst, Mondrian … over 100 works on paper, many of which have never been shown to [...]
Venice Clocktower (aka St Mark’s Clock)
August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The official organisation of Venice museums have produced a series of videos that have received scant attention on YouTube, so we’ll embed them here for your viewing pleasure. The first is of the the clocktower in St Mark’s Square, the Torre dell’Orologio, also referred to as St Mark’s clock. For visitor information and ticket booking [...]
Madonnas from Abruzzo on show in Rimini
August 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
‘La Sapienza Risplende. Madonne d’Abruzzo tra Medioevo e Rinascimento’ Rimini, Musei Comunali 21st August to 1st November 2011 ‘Knowledge (or wisdom) shines again’ is a clumsy translation of this exhibition’s title, especially given that the wisdom alluded to is maternal, from the womb. The subtitle is easier to translate – ‘Madonnas from Abruzzo from medieval [...]
Lorenzo Lotto at Venice Academy
August 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
**** Update: this exhibition will now run until the 25th of March 2012. Lorenzo Lotto Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, August 29th – October 30th 2011 *** This exhibition has been delayed – see the comment from the organisers below *** The result of an exchange with the Hermitage in St Petersburg (they get the Tempesta di [...]
Milan, Last Supper – additional availability for October 2011
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’ve just added a few hundred extra spaces for those of you looking to view Da Vinci’s Last Supper in Milan this October, 2011. Check the calendar on the link below for day-by-day availability. Tickets for the Last Supper in Milan Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it
Florence, Ferragosto 2011, Uffizi and Accademia open
August 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Florence, 15th August 2011 Both the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia are ordinarily closed on Mondays but we have today been informed that both venues will be open on Monday the 15th of August 2011, the day of the national Ferragosto holiday. The hours are as follows: Galleria della Accademia – 08.15 – 13.50 Uffizi [...]
Vasari exhibition, Arezzo, Tuscany
August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“Svegliando l’animo di molti a belle imprese – Il primato dei toscani nelle Vite del Vasari” Arezzo, Basilica inferiore di San Francesco 3rd September 2011 – 9th January 2012 An unusual exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of the year of Vasari’s birth, the lengthy title translates clumsily to ‘Awakening the soul of many beautiful [...]
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