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Three’s a charmThe Curators’ Quaderno… our new series, a surprise for TF subscribers

Inside Issue 1 of The Curators' Quaderno Three’s a charm! With the advent of the Festival dei Popoli cinema festival in November,...

Interview/Lecture: Painter Lola Costa and Il Palmerino

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at the British Institute of Florence An interview-style 'lecture' with Il Palmerino president Federica...

Course: Women artists, educators, collectors and scientists

A New Course starting 18 March 2024: A Century of Women in the Arts (1866-1966) It’s time to discover Florence like never before. Join us...

Lecture: PRE-RAPHAELITE ‘SISTERHOOD’ IN THE VILLAS OF BELLOSGUARDO

November 29 2023 at 6pm Lecture by Francesca Baldry (online and on site) British Institute of Florence, Wednesday Lecture Series....

Lecture: FEMALE FORERUNNERS: ‘A ROOM OF THEIR OWN’

October 18, 2023 at 6pm Lecture by Linda Falcone (online and on site) British Institute of Florence, Wednesday Lecture Series. Lungarno...

Lecture: Artemisia Upclose. THE RESTORATION

This 'Wednesday lecture', at the British Institute of Florence, is sponsored by Calliope Arts, as part of our mission to expand public...

Lecture: Brigida Baldinotti. The most celebrated writer of the 1400s

Though virtually unknown today, the epistles of Brigida Baldinotti circulated widely in Florentine manuscript collections during the 15th...

Lecture: Rosalba Carriera.The 'first' painter of Europe

Broadcast now online Scholar Angela Oberer continues the lecture series sponsored by Calliope Arts, at the British Institute of Florence,...

Lecture: A league of their own…

March 1, 2023, now online A Calliope Arts-sponsored lecture at the BIF In 2023, Calliope Arts kicked off its first lecture series at the...

Calliope Arts' 'Gold' lecture series at the British Institute of Florence

This 2023 lecture series, supported by a Gold Sponsorship from Calliope Arts, at the British Institute, aims to share insight and...

Course: A Century of Women in the Arts (1866-1966). Exploring Florence's 'forgotten century'

'A Century of Women in the Arts (1866-1966)' is an exciting new course organised by the British Institute of Florence, in collaboration...

Artisans' grant: TEXTILE MANIPULATION. From macramé to pouring

May 16 to 25 2022 Spazio NOTA, via dei Serragli 104 TEXTILE MANIPULATION: Study grant Artisanal fabric decoration techniques This grant...

Artisans' grant: 'I AM A RAGING RIVER'

Student grant at the Ateliar degli Artigianelli, ph. Gruppo Fotografico Il Cupolone 21 March - March 25, 2022 Atelier degli Artigianelli,...

Header photo: Marco Benvenuti, ‘At the Atelier degli Artigianelli’, 2021.

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