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22 September 2026: A community art at MAD, Murate Art District, where local and international artists share their book art inspired by Elena Salvini Pierallini's body of work. Elena Salvini Pierallini's 'Black Bags' event at Capraia Island, 2007, ph. ESP One of artist Elena Salvini Pierallini’s (1934-2024) most successful artistic endeavours was to mobilise Florence’s local art scene by creating community events in which artists could produce and share works in conversation

From September to December 2025, this programme of autumn events forms part of ‘The Garden Project’, organised by Il Palmerino Cultural Association and Calliope Arts Foundation, in conjunction with the British Institute of Florence, 2024-2027. From 13 September to 16 December 2025 INNER GARDENS: Flavia Arlotta Il Palmerino Cultural Association, Via Il Palmerino 6 Ph. Still Life with a Samovar, Flavia Arlotta, 1981, the Colacicchi Archive This exhibition features the landscape

From March to May 2025, this programme of springtime events forms part of ‘The Garden Project’, organised by Il Palmerino Cultural Association and Calliope Arts Foundation, in conjunction with the British Institute of Florence, 2024-2027. LECTURE. Elizabeth Von Arnim's Invisible Garden March 11, 2025 Elizabeth Von Arnim, author of The Enchanted April pens a green space of her own. Join us on, for a lecture in Italian at Il Palmerino Cultural Association. Landscapes and ga

From May to September 2024, this programme of events and publications forms part of ‘The Garden Project’, organised by Il Palmerino Cultural Association and Calliope Arts Foundation, in conjunction with the British Institute of Florence, 2024-2027. The Garden Project 2024 is part of the “Estate Fiorentina”, an initiative proposed within the City of Florence’s Operational Plan. May 2024 'Torn in Two': Grant for young restorers at Atelier degli Artigianelli Torn in Two awa