“From Image to Emotion: Telling the Story” is the title of free talk in English by professional photographer Alessandro Galatoli on Wednesday, January 28 (6:30 pm) at the CEA CAPA Study Center, Via dei’ Pandolfini 20. This lecture explores how storytelling functions as a powerful tool in contemporary photography. After introducing the cultural and scientific foundations of storytelling, including the neurochemical responses that shape audience engagement, the session examines how these principles translate [...]
Join in an evening of passion-fuelled music held in one of Italy’s most iconic landmarks, the Cathedral of Florence, which will host the world premiere of ‘Requiem for the Earth,’ featuring guest artist Paco Peña, a musical icon well known in the world of flamenco. The finale will feature a vibrant dance choreography. The free performance will be held on Thursday, November 27 at 9:30 pm. The composition will be interpreted by [...]
This week, Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA CAPA) partners with Palazzo Galli Tassi for the last of their Fall 25 lecture series held in English on Wednesday, November 19. All are invited to the lecture, delivered by Stefano Corazzini, titled ‘Medici in Love.’ Stefano Corazzini is a cultural mediator at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and works as a professor at the International Studies Institute in Florence (ISI Florence). The lecture will explore themes of [...]
One of Florence’s chief landmarks will open its doors to the public for a free orchestral concert on Wednesday, 10 September. The performance, conducted by Maestro Diego Ceretta, features music by Luigi Cherubini and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The programme, lasting around 60 minutes without interval, will be performed by the Orchestra Regionale della Toscana (ORT) in collaboration with the Opera di Santa Croce. Choirmaster Raffaele Puccianti will lead soloists Francesca Pia Vitale (soprano), [...]
Could anything be more magical than listening to Mozart and Mendelssohn in the church of Santa Croce on a beautiful Florentine evening? The July 23, 2025 concert will be a treat for the senses. The audience can admire Renaissance painter Taddeo Gaddi’s magnificent ‘Tree of Life’ and ‘Last Supper,’ whilst listening to acclaimed young musicians in the refectory of church. The performance takes place on Wednesday at 9.30 pm. Entrance is completely free, [...]
The famed a cappella group, The King’s Singers, will perform a concert with free admission in the Florence cathedral on Thursday, May 22 at 9 pm. The English ensemble will interpret a program entitled Peregrinación – Musica dal Nuovo Mondos, mainly comprised of pieces composed in South America both by natives and Spanish settlers This last event in the O Flos Colende series of sacred music offers free admission by reserving a [...]
Florence’s annual Baroque Music Festival kicks off with a free concert at the Church of Santa Felicita near Ponte Vecchio on Friday, May 3 at 9 pm. The performance, an hour long, will highlight the talents of organist Federico del Sordo and singer Angelo Goffredo, specialists in sacred music, who will interpret the music of 17th century composers Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovan Battista Fasolo, Giovanni Paolo Cima, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana and Giovanni [...]
‘The Big Event’ initiative is part of a well-established tradition of volunteer work by American university students in Florence and Tuscany, in collaboration with neighbourhood, local, and territorial volunteer associations. This year’s cleanup will be held on March 26 at 2 pm. The initiative, now in its 11th year, was born out of a collaboration between the Via Maggio Association and James Madison University. It was created out of a desire to address [...]
The Netherlands Interuniversity for Art History (NIKI) will be holding a lecture called ‘Drama in the Tuscan Countryside: excavations of the Marzuolo Archaeological Project (2016 – 2024)’ on Wednesday, March 5. The talk will be led by Astrid Van Oyen, a professor of archaeology at Radbound University, Nijmegen. The event, which will take place both in person at NIKI’s Florence location on Viale Evangelista Torricelli 5, and online, will offer listeners a unique [...]
The public is invited to attend to the body is a page: a masterclass with Elisa Biagini, organized by CEA CAPA. The event is on Wednesday, February 19 at the Galli Tassi centre, via Pandolfini 20, starting at 6:30 pm. Elisa Biagini is an Italian poet who has published several collections such as ‘L’Ospite’ (2004), ‘the guest in the wood’ (2013), and ‘da una crepa’ (2014). Bilingual, and thus at home in both [...]
