Featured Events in Florence in November, 2024 (May Updated)

Starting with the Saracen jousting, a popular event celebrated in the city of Arezzo, the exhibition aims to document war games using prints and drawings from various periods in the Uffizi Gallery, especially the numerous examples of helmets, weapons and armour from the famous collection of the Stibbert Museum. These knightly tournaments became popular in the Middle Ages and continued into the Renaissance, including the Crossbow Palio, which required contestants to have skills in precision, and the ancient Game of the Bridge, a contest of strength to conquer the Ponte Vecchio on foot. Visitors will see the most iconic piece in the exhibition, a 16th-century Buratto or Saracen quintain on loan from the Museo Nazionale del Bargello. Probably a celebration to mark the marriage of Francesco I and Bianca Cappero in 1579, the changes over the centuries have transformed it from a Saracen nobleman to the European warrior we see today. The exhibition emblem is another prestigious work of art, Stefano Della Bella’s Knight in Armour, made for the procession and loaned by the Uffizi Gallery. The sumptuous, ornate costumes and robes evoke the sheer splendor of participating in these spectacular events designed to celebrate the great and the good. In another painting loaned from the CR Florence Foundation, Stefano Della Bella depicts a night procession in the Boboli Gardens in 1637. Arms and armour are loaned by Florence’s Museo Stibbert, which has one of the richest collections of material on the ancient game of bridge in Pisa. Stibbert also loaned a fine set of 17th-century crossbows richly inlaid with hunting scenes, made by a workshop in southern Germany. And the collection of the Ivan Bruschi Foundation lends an interesting letter of challenge from “the unconquered, most glorious and ever-victorious King of the Indies, Brato”, issued to announce the version of the Saracen tournament that was held on August 26, 1674 in honor of Cardinal Corsini, Bishop of Arezzo.

Valter Bernardeschi’s photographs are vibrant testimonies of natural life, captured with a rare sensitivity and impeccable technique. Each image tells a story, revealing the majesty and vulnerability of nature in all its complexity.

The 5th Annual, Celebrity | Green Beret Tactical Challenge is happening on November 21st, at Staccato Ranch in Florence, Texas! Fifteen teams made up of 1 Green Beret and 1 Celebrity will unite and compete in this year's Tactical Challenge! New this year - GRAB A SPECTATOR TICKET! Witness first hand these amazing competitors duking it out to take home bragging rights for this year's 1st Place Celebrity | Green Beret Tactical Challenge! Can't join us during the day, catch up with us for the Celebrity Roast on Thursday night, November 21st at the Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center! Grab your ticket for a chance to meet the winning team and witness some roasting! Doors open at 6:30pm! Information Source: The Special Forces Charitable Trust | eventbrite

This exhibition offers all visitors, from collectors to art lovers alike, the opportunity to retrace the most significant moments in the last two centuries of the history of Art, through the masterpieces of some of its main protagonists. Thanks to its founder Roberto Casamonti, the gallery is distinguished by its careful spirit of research. The exhibition is accompanied by the catalogue ‘Arte moderna e contemporanea. Antologia scelta 2024’, with a rich photographic apparatus, that delves into some of the themes of this extraordinary collection.

Inaugurated in 1983 in Palazzo Pitti - already famous for being the fashion "temple" of the post-war period - the museum is the first Italian national museum dedicated to the history of fashion, haute couture, the evolution of tastes over the centuries. The new arrangement of the museum offers visitors a selection of rare and precious dresses accompanied by accessories, shoes, hats, fans, parasols, bags, which present through suggestions and samples a vast collection, with a total of more than 15,000 objects, which will be presented over time according to a rotation grouped by type, theme and leitmotif, while always maintaining the standards of the new arrangement, which aims to propose a journey of the evolution of fashion and taste that can be seen in the historical development from the 18th century to the present day. Another characteristic element of the new arrangement is indeed the interaction between dresses and accessories and the most diverse art forms, strongly recommended by curator Simone Verde and museum director Vanessa Gavioli, first of all painting, by comparing the magnificent dresses on display with some fascinating portraits and paintings of the same period, which also helps to make fashion through the representation of painters such as Carle Vanloo, Laurent Pecheux and Jean-Sébastien Rouillard, through elegant portraits of 19th-century artists such as Tito Conti, Giovanni Boldini, Edoardo Gelli and Vittorio Corcos, to get to know some of the most relevant artists of the Italian avant-garde, including Massimo Campigli, Giulio Turcato, Corrado Cagli and Alberto Burri. After all, fashion is by definition an art that has always been in symbiosis with the most diverse disciplines, and the new arrangement of the museum aims to recreate an ideal palimpsest where one can also capture at a glance the relationship between the different arts. Thus, not only between fashion and painting, but also between fashion and plastic arts (the pairing between the handle of a porcelain vase and the sleeve of an 18th-century dress is an interesting one); fashion, theatre and sculpture (the relationship between the Mariano Fortuny dress worn by Eleonora Duse and the face of an actress sculpted by Arrigo Minerbi is a particularly fascinating example); but also between fashion and architecture, the dress closely related to the surrounding historical space, the furniture and the frescoes of the Palazzina della Meridiana; and finally ending with a visual dialogue, thanks to the use of video screens, a virtual reconstruction between the current arrangement and the historical one, from those years in Florence, in the Pitti Palace, in those rooms that we can visit again today, when Italian haute couture was establishing itself internationally as one of the most famous and acclaimed in the world of excellence, according to a tradition that still continues seamlessly to this day.

"Carlo Maria Mariani. Arte beyond time" is the title of the exhibition hosted in the Andito degli Angiolini in Palazzo Pitti untill the 1st of December 2024. The exhibition consists of sixteen works by the Italian painter and internationally recognized contemporary master, who passed away in 2021 at the age of 90 in New York, and is curated by Clayton Calvert, executive director of The Carlo Maria Mariani and Carol Lane Mariani Foundation of New York and the art critic Vittorio Sgarbi. The exhibition covers a time span of over 50 years of the artist's production from 1968 to 2019 and includes contributions from the Foundation that bears his name, from the MART of Trento and Rovereto, from the Achille Forti Modern Art Gallery Collection of Verona, from Museo del Novecento in Milan and from the Antonio Martino Collection in Rome.

Terre degli Uffizi returns to San Casciano with an exhibition exploring, for the first time, the work of macchiaiolo Stanislao Pointeau. A tribute to Prof. Carlo Del Bravo Terre degli Uffizi returns to San Casciano with a monographic exhibition devoted, for the very first time, to the Franco-Florentine painter Stanislao Pointeau and to the role he played in the birth and development of the Macchiaolo style in Florence and in Tuscany. The exhibition at the Museo Giuliano Ghelli, due to run from 26 October to 16 February, is entitled “Stanislao Pointeau – A Tuscan Macchiaiolo of French Descent”. The exhibition is curated by Michele Amedei and organised by the Comune di San Casciano in Val di Pesa as part of the Fondazione CR Firenze and Gallerie degli Uffizi exhibition programme, in the context of their respective Piccoli Grandi Musei and Uffizi Diffusi schemes. After the exhibition devoted to Jacopo Vignali, this is once again a tribute to Carlo del Bravo, the diligent art historian from San Casciano whose research in the late 1970s led to Stanislao Pointeau’s rediscovery.

Safe Cave, an art exhibition of lightboxes and drawings by Case Jernigan, plus a screening of 'Noggin,' the new award winning short film featuring the sonic explorations of Morgan Bosc. Come join us at Creative People in Florence, to see a new series of cut paper and drawing lightbox pieces, a new ambient animation and sound piece featuring Morgan Bosc, and a screening of the short film 'Noggin.'this event is FREE, though Morgan and I are actively raising funds for our next project, Palazzo, a short film about culture shock, healing, and learning Italian. We'll be selling art, prints, and offering a raffle as we get this new project off the ground! For more information about Palazzo, our new project, click here. https://seedandspark.com/fund/palazzo?token=a55283bd00ef4198601138d826d5569fa0cc98ee88016a3e17c10a8030bd72e8 Safe Cave, una mostra d'arte di lightbox e disegni di Case Jernigan, con la proiezione di 'Noggin,' il nuovo cortometraggio premiato accompagnato dall’esplorazione sonora di Morgan Bosc. Unisciti a noi a Creative People a Firenze, questo evento è GRATUITO perché Morgan ed io stiamo raccogliendo fondi per il nostro prossimo progetto, Palazzo, un cortometraggio che parla di shock culturale, guarigione e imparare l'italiano. Venderemo arte, stampe e offriremo una lotteria per aiutare a far decollare questo nuovo progetto! Per maggiori informazioni su Palazzo, il nostro nuovo progetto, clicca qui. https://seedandspark.com/fund/palazzo?token=a55283bd00ef4198601138d826d5569fa0cc98ee88016a3e17c10a8030bd72e8 Information Source: Case Jernigan | eventbrite

"BREAK THE VOICE" Asian Art Exhibition brings together the diverse voices of Asian artists. These voices are the reproduction of collective memory and the exploration of common identity. Art is no longer limited to the expression of individual emotions, but has become a bond connecting the individual and the collective - in which the individual's small demands and the collective's grand history are intertwined into a resonant voice. Participating artists (arranged in alphabetical order of surnames A-Z) Bai Ze - Cao Jian - Taylor Chyn - Chen Naihui - Gao Xiaoya - Charles Chao Wang - Zhu Hui - Susu Jing - Jin Xiaoyan - Jin Xin YOYO - Lu Xueying - Liu Jianbin - Shijia Song - Turaga - Wang Guangzheng - Wang Qiuxin - Yiru Wang - Wang Senlin - Wan Qian - Yang Changcheng - Yang Yumeng - Yang Yuhan - Yu Qian

This outdoor painting and sketching workshop will help you to develop the skills and confidence to draw and paint outdoors. You will learn to observe the world around you and capture an essence of what is in front of you, learning what to include and what is best left out! The session starts with learning to use value studies to observe light and dark tones followed by a full colour painting which participants can take home. With Anne's friendly and supportive guidance, you will produce your own observational work to take home with you, from sketches and painting made on site here at the fascinating and atmospheric site of the old iron ore mine. The workshop is suitable for basic or intermediate skill levels - anyone wanting to develop their outdoor painting and drawing skills is encouraged to attend. Your ticket price includes all materials and coffee and traybakes on arrival. You will take home the painting you create on the day, and also your own sketchbook so you can continue developing your skills at home. The workshop is based outdoors and in our Garden Studio, which opens onto our beautiful wildlife garden. Take time after the workshop to relax and explore the arts centre and wildlife garden, learn about the Florence Mine site and enjoy our Fair-trade coffee and teas. Anne is a multi-disciplined artist based in West Cumbria, working out of her studio in Cleator Moor. She is a figurative artist, visual story teller and portrait painter. To limit the isolation of studio painting, Anne can often be found outdoors painting and sketching ‘en plein air’, where she enjoys the immersive experience and vivid results. You can see her work at www.annebh-art.com Suitable for adults or those aged 12+ if accompanied by a paying adult. You'll need reasonable mobility in your hands. Please contact us if you have any additional access needs. Our centre is wheelchair accessible with parking on site, ramped access to the studio door and level throughout. We have an Access toilet. Information Source: Florence Arts Centre | eventbrite

Come along to meet members of Flo's friendly local artist network and practice drawing from our life model. We'll welcome you with hot drinks and biscuits to help the inspiration flow! The session will not be tutored so you will need to work independently and bring your own materials (including boards/easels if required). Come along from 6:15 to get settled in. We do not want the fee to be a barrier to taking part. Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss before booking. You'll need reasonable mobility in your hands. Please contact us if you have any additional access needs. Our centre is wheelchair accessible with parking on site, ramped access to the studio door and level throughout. We have an Access toilet. Information Source: Florence Arts Centre | eventbrite

Get ready to experience a night of laughter at one of South London's most celebrated comedy events, hosted by the award-winning Comedy Bandits! Featuring a diverse lineup of both emerging talents and seasoned comedians, Comedy Bandits brings the best of the UK comedy circuit right to your doorstep. Whether you're looking for midweek entertainment or a reason to gather with friends, this is the place to be for a good time. Join us at The Railway Clapham, where laughter is always on the menu! Residents' Events at Folk For 'RSVP events', please RSVP to the event by registering for a ticket. If you can’t make the event, please cancel your ticket so someone else can book in your place, although please note that tickets for a paid event are non refundable. You’re always welcome to try and join us on the day, but the only way to guarantee a space is to book one. We may charge a nominal ticket fee for some events, when either a) the event has limited capacity and we want to encourage attendance, or b) the event offers value beyond our standard events, such as a food and drink element, travel, or access to an elevated experience. All ticket revenue from the nominal fee is reinvested back into making your event programme as exciting and diverse as possible. We may take pictures at the events that will be used for marketing purposes, and that by attending you give your consent to be photographed and featured. We'd love to hear your thoughts on our events, and tell you how you can get involved in our programme - please email any comments and feedback to folk@florencedock.com Information Source: Folk At Florence Dock | eventbrite

* * Please note, these events are for students living in University halls on University Park and Jubilee campus, plus Dagfa and Varsity - --------------------- Come down to the Dining Room, in Florence Boot. There will be pop up Badminton and a 30 minute HIIT class beginning at 8.30pm. Get out of your room, meet some new people and get your body moving. Email Raza (shoaib.raza@nottingham.ac.uk) directly with any questions. Information Source: University of Nottingham Sport | eventbrite

Scultura anime a tema Dragon Ball Se sei un fan di Dragon Ball e ami l'arte, non perderti questo evento speciale! Un'emozionante giornata dedicata alla scultura anime ispirata al famoso anime Dragon Ball. Unisciti a noi presso il Geko art studio per dare vita ai tuoi personaggi preferiti con le tue mani. Che tu sia un principiante o un esperto, questo evento è perfetto per tutti gli amanti dell'arte e della cultura giapponese. Non vediamo l'ora di vedere le tue creazioni! Information Source: Geko Art Studio Florence | eventbrite