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Author Vernon Lee and painter Lola Costa made their home at Il Palmerino, the place they found their creative identity.   Join us at Il Palmerino (Via Il Palmerino 6) on Thursday, March 13 at 4.30pm  for a tour of the Il Palmerino garden, estate and cultural association, as Federica Parretti, opens her home to visitors as part of the project: ‘A Florentine Garden: Early Women Expats and Artists of Today’. Federica is director of Il Palmerino’s namesake association and grandda

Photo courtesy of MK Gallery, ‘ Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour ’ ‘Her vision excites a strong emotion and yet when we have...

If summer took you away from downtown Florence and you are back, don’t forget that ‘Louise Bourgeois in Florence’ is approaching its...

Photo by G. Blancourt Cinema lovers are looking forward to autumn 2025 and the tribute to Sarah Maldoror (1929-2020), a revolutionary...

A conversation with violinist Ruth Palmer By Margie MacKinnon Ruth Palmer in 'Scoring Suffrage at Florence's Lyceum, ph. by Marco Berni...

Calliope Arts is happy to announce its debut on ‘Bloomberg Connects’, an app expanding access to art and culture by providing free digital guides to cultural organisations around the world. Calliope Arts is in good company; the Bloomberg Connects portfolio includes over 150 museums, historic sites, parks, gardens, galleries, public art, in cities and towns across four continents. Here’s a sampling of partners: Anne Frank House (Netherlands), The Courtauld (UK), Georgia O’Keef

History belongs to those whose stories are told. Until April 20, 2022, writers in Florence and farther afield are invited to send their...