‘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 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 [...]
Wednesday, February 28: Laura Amato will speak on “Alchemy and Hermetism (a Philosophical System) at the Medici Court.” CEA CAPA Study Center, via Pandolfini 20. 6:30 pm. Free admission. Reservation necessay: rsvp to greverdito@ceacapa.com As in many Renaissance European courts, the ruling Medici family practiced alchemy and proto-science. The Tuscan Grand Dukes’ interest in alchemy was not only for purposes of practical experimentation but was particularly focused on the philosophical and exoteric [...]
Tuesday, Nov. 28: LECTURE IN ENGLISH. Angela Oberer will speak on The Life and Times of Artist Rosalba Carriera. CEA-CAPA Study Center, Piazza della Repubblica 6. 7 pm. Free admission. Please reserve a place by emailing mfrancioso@ceacapa.com. Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757) whose 350th birthday we celebrate this year was the most successful woman artist during her lifetime. Everywhere hymns were sung in praise of her skill and her personality, often in lofty and impassioned language. [...]
Racism in Italy will be the subject of an upcoming lecture in English by Dr. Mackda Ghebremariam Tesfau at the CEA-CAPA Study Center, piazza della Repubblica 6, on September 19, starting at 7 pm. The talk is titled, “Between Colonial Removal and Xenoracism. Talking about Race in Italy.” Admission is free, but you must reserve a spot by emailing mfrancioso@ceacapa.com. There will be refreshments for guests. The premise of the talk is [...]
Activists Sabri Najafii and Sanaz Partow will give a talk in English on the women in Iranian society after the exile of the Shah at the CEA-CAPA Study Center, piazza della Repubblica 6, on April 11 starting at 6 pm. The door is between Gilli and Paszkowski, while the center is located on the third floor (take the elevator on the right). Masha Jina Amini was arrested and killed in September 2022 and [...]
The Sky Original documentary, The Black Italian Renaissance, will be screening on Feb. 27 (6:30 pm) at the CEA CAPA center in Piazza della Repubblica 6 with free admission. Francesca Priori, writer of the documentary, and Cristian Di Mattia, director, use the art of film to spotlight the stories of the unknown African and Afro-descendent individuals that can be seen in many Renaissance artworks. The countless number of Afro-descendent people featured in the [...]
American students at local study centers will devote their afternoon to cleaning wall vandalism as well as the city streets for the sixth annual “Big Event” on Thursday, March 10. Florence’s “Big Event” will unite students from James Madison and Florida State universities, residents, and local businesses with one common purpose: to maintain the city’s historic architecture. The public is invited to join in; those interested are asked to meet in Piazza [...]
Cinemas, museums and concert halls are all closed this week but culture can still be accessed by live streaming, creating an endless possibility of entertainment provided directly to people’s homes. On November 11, the British Institute of Florence is hosting a talk in English “The Art of Goldsmithing—The Secret of the Early Renaissance” via Zoom starting at 6 pm. Anyone can join in by clicking on the link. On Wednesday, clicking a [...]
There are two lectures in English–one on the effects of Brexit and the other on the UNICEF and the agency’s latest report on childhood–scheduled the last week of January 2020 that are open for the community to attend in downtown Florence. CEA Study Center will be hosting “Brexit: An Opportunity or a Failure?” at 6 pm, Tuesday, January 28 at Piazza della Repubblica, 6. Speaker Andrea Orciani will discuss Brexit and its potential [...]
