The Curators' Quaderno

Restoring the identity tokens of female foundling children at the Innocenti Institute whose historic archive is in Florence. PRESS ON THE IMAGE TO FLIP THROUGH The Innocenti Hospital’s historical archive in Florence comprises more than 13,000 documents and objects from the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, including ‘tokens’ that parents left with their foundling children, as proof of identity. Located in the ancient refectory, the archive hosts one of the world’s most u

A tribute to pan-African documentary filmmaker Sarah Maldoror for portrayal of women and revolution. PRESS THE IMAGE TO FLIP THROUGH Enjoy the seventh issue of The Curators’ Quaderno , ‘Revolution on Film’, created in conjunction with the 66 th  edition of Europe’s earliest documentary film festival, Festival dei Popoli (November 1 to 9 2025), whose diamond-point event is a multi-screening tribute to filmmaker Sarah Maldoror. According to tribute curator Ludovica Fales, “This

The Curators' Quaderno - Issue 6, ph. Claudio Ripalti Thirteen contemporary artist band together to reconstruct the history of an ancient convent in the center of future, soon to be a new museum. PRESS IMAGE TO FLIP THROUGH Museo Sant’Orsola is celebrating its final show prior to the complex’s restructuring and renovation: ‘The Rose that Grew from Concrete’, curated by Morgane Lucquet Laforgue. The exhibition showcases site-specific works by 13 international contemporary arti

The Search for Violante "Violante didn’t work under the auspices of a Grand Duchess, like Giovanna Fratellini before her. Yet, the lower echelons of Florentine nobility threw parties, hosted salons, organised art exhibitions and held festivals – all potential occasions in which to garner commissions. This period also saw the burgeoning of the English Community in Florence – comprised of English speakers of all nationalities – and Violante achieved considerable acclaim in the

The Wulz Studio: 8,000 Negatives The Curators’ Quaderno  is a collection of notebook-style publications, conceived by Calliope Arts, in collaboration with The Florentine Press, to raise awareness of women’s contributions to the fields of art, science and culture. Issue 4 focuses on the new exhibition, ‘Fotografia Wulz: Trieste, the Family the Atelier’ (December 13, 2024 to April 27, 2025) at Trieste’s Magazzino delle Idee, organised by Fondazione Alinari per la Fotografia and

Women Filmmakers: Trailblazers A woman wanders the streets of Florence: she is an explorer from a faraway place, making her way to the 'Festival dei Popoli' cinema festival. Who is she and where does she come from? What message does she bring? She is the protagonist of the cover of The Curators' Quaderno Issue 3 and posterchild for the 65th edition of the oldest international documentary film festival in Europe. What is it like to be a French filmmaker documenting the return

Louise Bourgeois in Florence Second in a series that began with Lola Costa: An Artist at Il Palmerino , the September issue, Louise Bourgeois in Florence , invites readers to visit two of Florence’s most iconic museum spaces, Museo Novecento and Museo degli Innocenti to explore the French-born US artist’s ‘site-specific’ sculptures and gouaches on themes linked to maternity. The ‘Louise Bourgeois in Florence’ project and exhibition, sponsored by Calliope Arts and Christian Le

Lola Costa and Il Palmerino   Il Palmerino, in the hills of Tuscany, and two women who made history there: Lola Costa and Vernon Lee. CLICK IMAGE TO FLIP THROUGH Our first edition of The Curators’ Quaderno  explores the evolution of Lola Costa’s art over the course of the 20th century, through paintings, drawings, and poetry. Thanks to the musings of curators and sector experts, Issue 1 of this new publication examines Costa’s life as an expat British woman in Florence, and f