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With the U.S. presidential elections just past and Italy's primaries and national elections on the horizon, voting and the electoral system are on everyone's mind. A little known fact is that the reputed origin of one of the words most central this political period, ‘ballot,' lies
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book Brunelleschi's Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence's Cupola. This column, which began with TF 149,
Imagine the taste of succulent wild boar, silky gelato, tangy truffles, hearty ribollita or ruby-red Chianti Classico. Mouth watering yet? Get used to it, for November 2012 is the month of the Biennale Enogastronomica Fiorentina. For two full weeks, Florence's piazzas and palazzos, shops and restaurants become a
The new exhibition at the Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina brings together rarely seen work by Francis Bacon, one of the last century's most distinctive figurative painters, with five artists who have sought to express the competing forces-psychological and social, memory and reality, history and common myth-that
If you were to make a film of a regular day in your life, it might be pretty dull. As Andrea Carandini, a senior professor at Rome's Sapienza university and member of the cultural direction of Florens 2012, says, ‘Our lives are boring!' Thus, to offer ourselves an
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book Brunelleschi's Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence's Cupola. This column chronicles the pursuit of his
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book Brunelleschi's Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence's Cupola. This column, which began with TF 149,
The Galleria dell’Accademia has invited into its galleries artworks by 32 eminent modern and contemporary figures, from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol. Thousands visit the museum daily to see ...
Being born in Canada means having ice hockey in your veins. It’s a little understood sport in which fist-fighting is considered a normal part of the game. In hockey, ...
Defined by Enzo Ferrari as 'the world's greatest road race,' the Mille Miglia ('Thousand Miles') features 375 vintage cars on the road from Brescia to Rome. It will leave Brescia on May 17 and tour through six regions, including Tuscany, to Rome and back in 36 hours. This year
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book Brunelleschi's Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence's Cupola. This column, which began with TF 149,
It isn't listed in many guidebooks, but it definitely attracts tourists from across the globe. Hidden just off piazza Santa Maria Novella is one of the world's oldest apothecaries: the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella. This historic treasure, a stunning frescoed shop and workshop is celebrating
The 75th season of Florence's historic opera company promises to be the best yet. Held in collaboration with the Pergola Theatre, the Festival del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino's program this year is dedicated to Amerigo Vespucci, marking the 500th anniversary of the Italian explorer's death (See TF's
From June 11 to 18, the Tuscan Sun Festival will bring the world's best to Florence for a jam-packed week of art and culture that promises to delight all tastes. Proudly celebrating its 10th anniversary, the festival is relocating from the intimate medieval hamlet of Cortona to Florence,
Florence is a city of stories. Every expanse of cobblestones at every street corner and corridor, building and tower has a history. TF staff has often wondered about the Renaissance building that houses our office, Palazzo Mondragone, located between via de' Banchi and via del Giglio, near piazza Santa Maria
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book Brunelleschi's Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence's Cupola. This column, which began with TF 149,
The last time a contemporary British artist's work was showcased in a prestigious Florence venue was last year when Damien Hirst's diamond skull was displayed in Palazzo Vecchio. Now Florentines have a new opportunity to encounter contemporary British art, this time the work of Paul Fryer, Hirst's
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book Brunelleschi's Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence's Cupola. This column, which began with TF 149,
Close your eyes and imagine white truffle cream dusted with a fine caper powder, fresh cheese-infused with sweet pepper, saffron liquor, limoncello with chocolate cream. These are just a few of the tasty tidbits attendees at this edition of Taste will have the pleasure of trying. Foodies and lovers
One of the first photography schools in Italy, Fondazione Studio Marangoni will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its three-year photography course with an exhibition of works from 20 of its alumni. To demonstrate that photography can have not only visual but also intellectual impact, the works in the
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book Brunelleschi's Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence's Cupola. This column, which began with TF 149,
‘Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?’ asked Andy Warhol. The story of how Warhol repeated the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico, the Italian modern ...
