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Katrin Grote-Baker – colours and signs in Florence
I’m happy to announce the exhibit of a friend of mine’s work opening in Florence at Immaginaria Arti Visive Gallery at via Guelfa n. 22/ a r, Florence, from October 6 to November 1, 2012. I personally love Katrin’s work and invested in one of her paintings a few years ago, so I’m looking forward …
A short personal update
I have never been one of those bloggers who writes personal updates about what I am doing. Nor have I ever really needed to write a post to excuse myself for not writing much. Most people probably will not have noticed my slight absence. But truth be told, I am very busy.
Festa della Cultura San Giovanni: Interview with organizer John Hoenig
San Giovanni is the patron Saint of Florence, which means a day off work for most Florentines each year, although this year it falls, sadly, on a Sunday. But not to worry: for 2012, the San Giovanni festivities are extended for a whole ten days thanks to the ‘Festa della Cultura – San Giovanni‘ organized …
UPrato collaborative knitting and yarnbombing project
If you know how to knit (even badly) and live in the Prato or Florence area, listen up! UPrato is a collaborative knitting project taking place this summer with the involvement of many important Pratese institutions and you can participate!
A design match – BP Studio fashion + Lago furniture event May 24 2012
A few months ago, LAGO, a very cool Italian furniture design brand, opened a store in Florence on via Lamarmora (the extension of via Cavour beyond piazza San Marco, towards the viali). I have really always lusted after their stuff, but cannot afford it.
Lago recently suggested a joint event with BP Studio, a historic Florentine …
Uffizi now offers evening aperitivo and evening museum visit!
The Uffizi Gallery has finally woken up to what international museums have been doing for ages: an aperitivo in the museum, with extended evening hours. (I wrote about this phenomenon in 2010 for Illywords.)
Thursdays from April 26 through the end of June, from 7-9:30pm, you can enter the Uffizi for an aperitivo buffet and drink …
Andrea Commodi and Michelangelo – an exhibit at Casa Buonarroti
Present-day Michelangelo fans will appreciate this unusual opportunity to get to know one of Michelangelo’s past admirers: artist Andrea Commodi (1560 – 1638). The museum of Casa Buonarroti in Florence is hosting an exhibit this summer (until August 31 2012) that puts works by Commodi from the Uffizi’s drawing collection (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe) alongside …
Slow Art Day 2012 in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi
It’s that time again… for annual Slow Art Day! The date is Saturday April 28 2012, worldwide. In Florence, the event will be taking place at Palazzo Strozzi from 3-7pm.
Last year I co-organized Slow Art in Florence 2011 with Palazzo Strozzi’s education department and we had almost a hundred people show up! The year before, …
Nicolas Collins sound design workshop in Florence, May 13-15, 2012
The folks at Radio Papesse sent me this cool opportunity for anyone interested in sound design or circuit hacking for noisy results.
Nicolas Collins is a professor of sound design at the Art Institute of Chicago. studied composition with Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University, worked for many years with David Tudor, and has collaborated with numerous …
Major events in Florence to help you plan your 2012 holiday
Beyond the many permanent tourist attractions in Florence and Tuscany, like churches and museums, temporary exhibits, major concerts, fairs and other events make life or a holiday here more varied. To help you plan your 2012 holidays in Florence and Tuscany, here is a description of events to look forward to. As these get announced …
Florence for Children: December 2011 and holiday events
Here’s the second post from ArtTrav’s colomnist who will be contributing seasonal articles about what to do in Florence with children.
Laura, mother of three-year-old Francesco (in the photo!), is also the energetic founder of ToscanaIN and is involved in the new social network for women, WithAndWithin.
Three-year-old Francesco is the protagonist of Florence for children. …
Florence for children: November and December events
Meet ArtTrav’s new colomnist, who will be contributing seasonal articles about what to do in Florence with children.
Laura, mother of three-year-old Francesco (in the photo!), is also the energetic founder of ToscanaIN and is involved in the new social network for women, WithAndWithin.
My three-year-old Francesco is the protagonist of Florence for children. He’s …
ArtTrav is a blog about expat life, art, and travel in Italy and Europe. I am Alexandra Korey, a Florence-based art historian turned blogger.
My goal is to help travelers and residents like you experience countries through culture and local living. If it takes geeky, long articles to do that, so be it! 
