Winter is upon us and the crisp air these days only increases our desire to stay warm and indoors.
Florentine museums and restaurants can warm and refresh our bodies like in no other season and nowhere else.
27.10.22 – 30.12.22 PAVLO MAKOV. GALLERIA CARTAVETRA
The Cartavetra gallery in Florence hosts the solo exhibition dedicated to Pavlo Makov (until 30 December). This artist represents Ukraine at the 59th Venice International Art Biennale with his Fountain of Exhaustion.
Through metaphors and symbols that make up his visual language, Makov reconstructs a narrative that moves within the conflictual plot involving Russia and Ukraine, starting from the most intimate perspective.
22.09.22 – 22.01.23 OLAFUR ELIASSON. NEL TUO TEMPO. PALAZZO STROZZI
One of the most original and visionary artists of our time, Eliasson’s multifaceted practice places the visitor at the heart of his reflection on the notion of shared experience and interaction with reality. Palazzo Strozzi will host new installations and historical works, some interacting with Renaissance architecture.
23.09.22 – 29.01.23 TONY CRAGG. I’M A SCULPTURE FAN. MUSEO NOVECENTO
Tony Cragg is best known for having contributed to a renewal of the plastic language thanks to introducing new materials and techniques, among the most experimental and innovative of our time. Among works on paper and sculptures, three of his monumental masterpieces will be exhibited in the cloister of the museum.
21.10.22 – 31.12.22 OMAGGIO ALLA REGINA. VILLA BARDINI, MUSEO ANNIGONI
“Homage to the Queen” exhibits one of the three official replicas of the famous portrait of the sovereign by Pietro Annigoni (1954), together with other materials related to the work.
Books, magazines and newspapers of the time, photographs, stamps, coins and banknotes, and commemorative objects document the relationship between Annigoni and the Queen.
20.10.22 e 22.01.23 ELLIOT ERWITT. PHOTOGRAPHS. VILLA BARDINI
Photographs that offer a cross-section of the history and customs of the twentieth century through portraits of great movie stars, influential of the world, who go beyond the characters by showing their intimacy and humanity.
22.12.22 / 24.12.22 CONCERTO DI NATALE. TEATRO DEL MAGGIO FIORENTINO O TEATRO VERDI
An unmissable opportunity for lovers of classical music and Christmas: this year, Maggio proposes Bach while Verdi, Beethoven and Prokof’ev.
FOOD AND DRINK NOTES
This wine shop and bar is a few steps from our hotels in a quiet little Florentine square. The wine selection is as young and original as the lovely staff; the croutons are delicious. We advise you to book if you want to stay inside; otherwise, you can enjoy the company of the stone lions of the former church of San Pancrazio, now the Marino Marini museum.
For stubbornly cold evenings (and not only), you will only have to leave the hotel to go into one of the two restaurants of the Florentine mini-chain, both excellent, which are located a stone’s throw from us (via Alamanni and via degli Orti Oricellari ). Traditional dishes and lots of meat from every corner of the globe.
