Sunday, January 21

FAIRS & MARKETS

FORTEZZA ANTIQUARIA.  Antiques market. Viale Lincoln, Cascine Park.  9 am – 6 pm.

FIERUCOLINA. Piazza Santo Spirito. 9 am – 7 pm.

Once upon a time, “organic” was the normal method of growing our food. On the third Sunday of every month,  piazza Santo Spirito comes alive with rows of farmers, bakers, and artisans at Fierucola Organic Market. This event does a great job of eliminating the middle man as customers will often find themselves interacting with the producer of the product they are purchasing, complete with the knowledge of everything that went into producing said products.

One can be rest assured that the honey or olive oil being taken home was grown or made with the hard work and skills of a small-scale, sustainable farmer. Walking down the aisles you will often find the stands holding descriptions of the products along with pictures of the farm from which they came. You’ll also notice your sense of smell awakening as the scent of fresh herbs greets your nose.

Among the stands there are the nutritious basics like vegetables including cauliflower, kale, and brussel sprouts still freshly intact on the stalk. Il Prato offers a good selection of chianti wines and olive oils. One baker, also farmer of his own grain, from San Galagano sells loaves of bread where he is involved in the entire process from the growing to the stone-grinding.

EXHIBITIONS

FROM BROOKLYN TO THE BARGELLO. GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA, THE ANTINORI LUNETTE & STEFANO ARIENTI. Bargello Museum. Open 8:15 am – 2 pm. Admission: €8.

TESSUTO E RICCHEZZA A FIRENZE NEL TRECENTO: LANA, SETA, PITTURA. (14TH CENTURY TEXTILES AND WEALTH IN FLORENCE: WOOL, SILK, PAINTING). Galleria dell’Accademia, via Ricasoli.  Open 8:15 am – 6:50 pm. Admission: €12.50.

LEOPOLDO DE’ MEDICI, PRINCE OF COLLECTORS. Palazzo Pitti. Open 8:15 am – 6:50 pm. Admission: €13.

MADE IN NEW YORK & THE TRUE ORIGIN OF STREET ART. Palazzo del Medici Riccardi, via Cavour 3. Open from 9 am – 7 pm. Free admission.

1927, THE RETURN TO ITALY. Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, Palazzo Spini Feroni. 10 am – 7:30 pm. Admission: €8.

THE CINQUECENTO IN FLORENCE.  Palazzo Strozzi.  Open 10 am – 8 pm.  Admission:  €12.

RADICAL UTOPIAS, BEYOND ARCHITECTURE: FLORENCE 1966-1976. Palazzo Strozzi. Open noon – 8 pm. Admission: €5, €12 combined with Il Cinquecento a Firenze.