The Infinite on Display in Venice

Began on last June 6^th and organized by the Fondazione Musei Civici of Venice and the Vervoordt Foundation, the stunning exhibition In-finitum will be held until 15^th November 2009 at the Fortuny Museum in Venice.

The aim of the exhibition is to explore and look into the concept of “Infinite” in all its nuances and meanings, through the help of different issues such as art, science and philosophy belonging to different ages and cultures which confront each other.

It is a sort of spiritual travel, where man finds his limits and confronts himself with them, in a never ending journey towards knowledge, completeness and perfection which from time immemorial artists, scientists and literati have undertaken.

Therefore, the protagonists of such an important event will be just (more…)

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European Heritage Days 2009. A Fully Cultural Weekend !

No plans for the weekend?

Well, if your answer is “no”, then we’ll suggest you something unique to do.

This weekend in fact, on Saturday 26^th and Sunday 27^th September 2009, there will be a fully cultural event: as usual, also this year all the European countries will celebrate the European Heritage Days, which were conceived in 1991 by the European Council in order to encourage and promote the cultural dialogue and exchange between European countries.

As every year, MiBAC participates in the event with the slogan “Italy, the treasure of Europe” and organizes throughout Italy several initiatives intended to increase the value of Italian culture and heritage, with the aim to share all this great richness with other European countries.

In fact, throughout the country, many events and activities will take place in order to increase the national heritage value: over 1000 sites will be open to the public with free entrance, extraordinary openings, art exhibitions, concerts, shows and (more…)

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Cultural Pulsations in Rome: the Romaeuropa Festival 2009

The day after tomorrow, the 24th edition of the world-famous Romaeuropa Festival, the most important event showing performing arts as usual rich of appointments and fabulous events, will start in the eternal city, Rome, from 23^rd September to 2nd December.

This year, the festival is entitled “Cultural Pulsations” in order to remind the event’s thought, which intends the creativity rhythm to be a characteristic feature of contemporary society, and wants to show a positive attitude towards the artistic creation surrounding us, putting itself against the current moment of financial crisis.

As always, the event will be rich of dance, theatre, plastic and visual arts, literature and music, everything represented by great (more…)

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Italian Sidewalk Astronomy, in Florence Historical Squares

In Florence, the special event “Astronomia in piazza” (“Astronomy in the public squares”) keeps on going on; we are talking about a project started on May 3^rd 2009, which will end only on December 31^st.

Such an idea was created by the astronomer Emiliano Ricci, in cooperation with the department of culture of the City of Florence and the Unesco Office, on the occasion of the 400^th anniversary of the first sky observations thanks to Galileo Galilei’s telescope.

The event’s aim, based on the activity of the American “sidewalk astronomers”, is to observe stars, planets and the galaxy from the largest and most striking Florentine historical squares, such as Piazza della Signoria, Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza del Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica and (more…)

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Milano Film Festival comes back - September 11th - 20th

From September 11^th to 20^th 2009, Milano Film Festival comes back in the cosmopolitan city of Milan with its 14^th edition.

This acclaimed event was born in 1996 as a short film festival-competition for the young Milanese filmakers only, giving in this way the chance to put under the spotlight marginal works; however, in 2000 it set up the first international feature film competition.

This year, the 14^th edition presents a calendar rich of events, and it schedules the opening of two different international competition: (more…)

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Pitti Immagine presents “Fragranze N.7″ in Florence

Dear fragrances and perfume lovers, finally the seventh edition of Fragranze comes back in Florence, the exclusive and glamorous event presented by Pitti Immagine, which will take place at the Stazione Leopolda, this year showing a brand new location.

From 11^th to 13^th September 2009, Fragranze N° 7 will have as protagonists the world of artistic and selective perfumery and the evolution of olfactory culture. The event’s theme, created by the architect Alessandro Moradei, is fluidity, conveyed by light, iridescence and transparent bubbles that are carried over into the stands and the exhibition area.

There will be 160 different great international brands in the field of high quality perfumery participating in the 7^th edition of this great event: here you will find the most exclusive fragrances, several original body care and wellness products and any sort of high quality crafts and unique scented accessories.

The event presents a rich calendar of events organized by Pitti Immagine and the exhibitors, all to discover and “sniff”: talk shows, installations, photography exhibitions and presentations.

Il Profumo del Futuro: Let’s begin with four interesting talk-shows at the Alcatraz area of the Stazione Leopolda, where Italian and international experts from the world of quality perfumery, wine-and-food, fashion, design and communication on Friday afternoon 11^th and the morning of 12^th September will discuss on topics such as: “What will the future smell like? Do we all have the same type of nose?”.

Among the new elements of this edition, we remind you Spring, the special area dedicated to the young “brand new fragrances brands” which for the first time will have the chance to make their debuts with the international public and to be launched on the market.

In addition, at the Stazione Leopolda visitors will also find a large area dedicated to Accessories, the must-objects which nowadays cant’s absolutely miss in our closet, and which are becoming increasingly essential elements of contemporary life.

And finally, we remind you that on Saturday 12^th September, there will be a special day welcoming the general public to the event: all the perfumery lovers in fact will have the opportunity to closely see this charming world, to take part in the scheduled events and to know the last novelties about the exclusive products on the market.

So, if you are fragrances lovers, or if you are simply interested in getting to know and sniff the novelties in the field of perfumery, don’t miss this exclusive occasion at Stazione Leopolda in Florence.

For further information about this and other events in Florence, please visit our website www.aboutflorence.com

FRAGRANZE N.7
11.12.13 September 2009
Stazione Leopolda
Viale Fratelli Rosselli, Florence
Opening Hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Free admission for members of the trade. Open to the public on Saturday 12th September -  admission € 10

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Cartasia Preview: Lucca turns into a “Paper Town”

Paper in all shapes and sizes, will be the undisputed protagonist of the city of Lucca from September 5^th to October 3^rd 2010, thanks to “Cartasia: the Preview”, the event which introduces the fifth edition of Cartasia, the Biennial of Contemporary Art dedicated to paper, which will take place from June 19^th to July 18^th 2010, when a real open-air exhibition will be set up in the city of Lucca.

Artists coming from every corner of the world will participate in the Biennial of Contemporary Art 2010, selected through a competition aimed to encourage the planning and the feasibility of works and projects made just of paper. The masters will create paper works and huge installations which will be placed in the most beautiful squares of the city of Lucca and Porcari (a municipality in the province of Lucca). In addition, installations’ areas will host several (more…)

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