Art, Travel and Life in Italy
Hi, I'm Alexandra Korey and with this blog, which has been online since 2004, my goal is to make art accessible. I'm originally from Toronto, Canada, but live in Florence, Italy where I put my PhD in art history to use as a communications consultant, blogger and photographer.
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May 20, 2021
Volterra: Art, Wine and Minerals
May 7, 2021
Alone in the Uffizi
March 21, 2021
JR in Florence: opening up Palazzo Strozzi
January 24, 2021
Henry Moore: Florence, Tuscany, Toronto
January 17, 2021
Prato: Art & Museums in Tuscany’s Industrial City
December 17, 2020
San Marco Museum: New Display for Beato Angelico Room
November 1, 2020
Raphael’s Pope Leo X Restored
October 18, 2020
Destination Italy online seminars from Context Travel
September 21, 2020
The summer of the great outdoors (or: how we’re coping)
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Timely and analytical exhibition reviews
My background as a professor of art history combined with my physical position in Italy puts me in a uniquely privileged position to review the latest art exhibits in Florence, Rome and beyond.
JR in Florence: opening up Palazzo Strozzi
March 21, 2021
Henry Moore: Florence, Tuscany, Toronto
January 24, 2021
Living in Italy
I’ve been living in Italy for more than 20 years. A Canadian expat well integrated into Florentine social and work culture, I share frank, experience-based articles on expat life in Italy.
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Destination Prato: A breath of fresh art
Destination Prato: A breath of fresh art
In collaboration with @cittadiprato
As a tourist destination, Prato is somewhat underrated, yet it’s got a lot to offer for lovers of both Renaissance and Contemporary art.