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EQ at work on a batik bedspread c.1932, photographed by Kit in their flat in Chelsea Embankment. The palette on the wall belonged to Mabel Pryde, Kit's mother The exhibition 'Relative Ties' will explore the work of three generations of women artists from the illustrious Nicholson family, from the early twentieth century to today. Featuring paintings, wallpaper, fabrics, rugs, stencils and works on paper – many of which have never been on public display. The exhibition will u

Ph. Guido Cozzi, 2025, courtesy of the Innocenti Institute and Museum ‘Girls in the Innocenti Archive: 1900-1921’  is a project and exhibition conceived and executed by the Istituto degli Innocenti, in collaboration with Calliope Arts Foundation, aimed at protecting and showcasing the identity tokens that belonged to the girls taken in by the foundling hospital during the early decades of the twentieth century, objects that the Nocentine  (the institution’s young residents) w

Begin again, with blooms By Linda Falcone German Botanical artist Marieluise Bantel will be on show from February 18 to March 31 2026 at Cultural Association Il Palmerino with 'THE LIFE OF FLOWERS' , with canvas and paper works, as part of the project 'A FLORENTINE GARDEN: EARLY WOMEN EXPATS AND ARTISTS OF TODAY' organised by Calliope Arts Foundation and Cultural Association Il Palmerino, in collaboration with the British Institute of Florence. The Atelier degli Artigianelli

From 13 September to 16 December 2025, twentieth-century adoptive Florentine artist Flavia Arlotta will be featured in the show 'Inner Gardens: Still-lifes and Landscapes by Flavia Arlotta' at Il Palmerino Cultural Association. An interview with Francesco Colacicchi and Alta Macadam By Linda Falcone   This article was first published in Restoration Conversations magazine, Issue 7 - Spring 2025 Walking up the wide but wooded path, to the Colacicchi house on via dell’Osservator

The exhibition The Rose that Grew from Concrete, which runs from September 5 to January 4, represents the latest stage in Museo Sant'Orsola's cultural reactivation, and it stands as an ideal bridge between the former convent’s past and its future vocation as a museum and contemporary art centre. The future museum will officially open its doors in 2026, following the completion of restructuring and renovation of the entire Sant’Orsola complex, Florence’s San Lorenzo district.

From September 10 to December 21, the Estorick Collection in London will present the first UK museum exhibition dedicated to Ketty La Rocca (1938–1976), a trailblazing figure in Italian conceptual and feminist art. Though her career was cut short by her untimely death at the age of 38, La Rocca’s work has left a lasting impact, and this landmark exhibition brings her bold, witty and thought-provoking vision to a wider audience. Ketty La Rocca My Words and You-2, 1971, photogr

The largest ever survey of the work of Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) until February 23, 2025 at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes.   Vanessa Bell, Landscape (verso), 1915, Oil on canvas, The Wilson, Cheltenham Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour surveys Bell’s entire career for the first time and presents a complete picture of the range of her practice through more than 140 works across paintings, drawings, furniture, ceramics, designs for murals, advertising and book covers, som

“What shall we plant this year, signora ?” An interview with Federica Parretti on artist Lola Costa by Linda Falcone This article was...

A cage and a choir Louise Bourgeois at the Innocenti Museum By Linda Falcone This article was first published in Restoration...

By Linda Falcone Article originally published in The Florentine , May 2024   “There is tremendous anticipation for the Florence...

National Central Library of Florence, Dante Hall Via Magliabechi 2, Florence 8 March – 8 June 2024 Curators: Natacha Fabbri, Caterina...

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale holds exhibition inspired by early women astronomers "Women of the Sky: From Muses to Scientists" is...

Artemisia’s censored painting revealed, in the exhibition ‘Artemisia in the Museum of Michelangelo’ curated by museum director Alessandro...

From September 2023 to January 2024, Casa Buonarroti in Florence is hosting a new exhibiton spotlighting Artemisia's tribute to...

October 30 to December 15, 2023 Gruppo Fotografico Il Cupolone Inauguration reservations for 6pm on October 30 Il Palmerino Cultural...

Viewing Uslenghi's portraits, ph. Federica Narducci Explore several highlights from 'FOTOGRAFE!' at Villa Bardini, from June 18 to...

An interview with Emanuela Sesti. 'Fotografe! Women photographers: Alinari Archives and Contemporary Perspectives' is on show at Villa...

June 9 to 16 2022 - Pop-up exhibition Everywhere the project takes us Thirteen women photographers, from the award-winning Florence-based...

From May 5 to June 5, 2022, Cultural Association Il Palmerino hosts nine women artists from emergent Florentine painter Guenda Nocentini,...

Whimsical French painter Virginie Houdet responds to Violante Siries Cerroti's (1709-1783) eye for fashion and finery. Sculptor Mimma Di...