*Cover photo by Simone Stanislai By Ana Sofia Valdez Florence is a city that is well known for its historical and cultural patrimony as well as its beauty. It is the city that always catches and holds the sun: its orange brick mirrors the setting sun perfectly as the shades of ocher move from…
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In America, the 1960s are generally recognized as a time of cultural and political unrest leading to a somewhat normalization of counterculture and civil disobedience. What some people do not realize is that this was not limited to America, but was experienced on an international scale. After World War II, Europe experienced an economic boom…
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Florence is a city dripping with history. If you spend one afternoon walking around aimlessly you are bound to pass through some of the most historically rich piazzas, buildings, statues and more just by chance. While many of these structures are constantly being restored in an effort to preserve their historical integrity and maintain the…
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A few weeks ago I attended the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Piazza di Santa Trinita as part of a Lorenzo de’ Medici school activity. I went in to the experience not knowing much about Ferragamo as a designer or an Italian historical figure, but it soon became clear how much Ferragamo contributed to Italy and…
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For fashion majors and art junkies alike the Galleria del Costume in the Palazzo Pitti should be your next adventure when checking out the other side of the Arno. After being in Italy for two months I have lived by the motto of learning about this new environment through food and culture in order to…
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Huddled under the replicated statue of David in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, I waited with my History of Art class for our professor to retrieve our tickets to the Galleria degli Uffizi. The excitement was palpable. Although it was far from being my first time at the Uffizi, there is always something exciting about…
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Take a left from the LdM offices on Via Faenza until you reach Via Nazionale and on your right you will find the beautiful Tabernacolo delle Fonticine, a seemingly odd edifice of polished glass and ceramic glazes amidst the hustle and bustle of the busy streets. However, the fountain wasn’t always in such great condition….
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A couple of cobble-stoned steps away from the arch overlooking Piazza della Republica and you’re faced with Palazzo Strozzi: a magnificent stone edifice nestled between the polished glass of designer shops and the art deco Cinema Odeon. Constructed in the late 1400s by the Strozzi family to rival the prominence of the Medici, Palazzo Strozzi…
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A short bus ride from the Firenze V. Fiume on a weekday to avoid the crowds, and you’ll arrive at the Centro Pecci Prato museum, a new contemporary art museum in Prato. Hard to miss, the ultra modern building juts out from its surroundings like a flying saucer landed on the medieval landscape. Entering the exhibit…
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G. Cunsolo discussing the meaning behind his 2016 installation series “Study of a Watchguard” On Monday, November 7, a small gathering of artists and students was held in a tiny room tucked away upstairs in Palazzo Strozzi. This gathering was the second of a short series of artists’ talks directed at an elite group of…
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