May 19, 2019
FIERCUOLINA DI MAGGIO. Organic market. Piazza Santo Spirito. 9 am – 7 pm.
FORTEZZA ANTIQUARIA. Antiques fair. Piazza Indipendenza. 9 am – 6 pm.
OLTRARNO FAIR. Piazza Santo Spirito. 9 am – 6 pm.
CORTILI E GIARDINI APERTI (Open Courtyards and Gardens in Florence & Tuscany). Locations open from 10 am – 1 pm, 3 – 7 pm. Free admission. Guided tours of several sites available for €5.
ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO. Crafts fair. Palazzo Corsini garden, via della Scala 115. Open 10 am – 8 pm. Admission: €8, € 6 reduced, and free for children under 12. Free catalogue included.
MOVIE IN ENGLISH: STAN AND OLLIE starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly. Cinema Odeon, Piazza Strozzi, 4:00 pm.
IRIS GARDEN. Piazzale Michelangelo (take bus 12 or 13). Hours 10 am – 12:30 pm, 3 – 7 pm. Free admission.
CLASSICAL MUSIC: LA STRANIERA opera by Vincenzo Bellini. Teatro del Maggio, Piazzale Vittorio Gui, 1. 3:30 pm.
FORTEPIANO RECITAL by Bart Van Oort. Music of Dušek, Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. Sala Orchestra Teatro del Maggio, Piazzale Vittorio Gui, 1. 8 pm.
FLORENCE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by Giuseppe Lanzetta with soloist Marina di Giorno (piano). Music of Becheri and Beethoven. Auditorium of Santa Stefano al Ponte, via Por San Maria. 9 pm.
EXHIBITIONS:
WHAT I SAW ON THE ROAD, works by Kiki Smith. Andito degli Angiolini, Pitti Palace. Open 8:15 am – 6 pm. Admission included in a ticket to the Pitti Palace: €16 per person and €8 for EU residents ages 18 to 25.
FEMININE VOCABULARY; BETWEEN TALENT AND DUTY 1861-1921. Pitti Palace. Open 8:15 am – 6:50 pm. Admission: €16 (includes entrance to all Pitti Palace museums).
“HEROES:” DAVID BOWIE EXHIBITION with photographs by Masayoshi Sukita. Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Via Cavour 1. Open 9 am to 7 pm. Admission; €10, reduced €6, free for those under 17.
LEONARDO da VINCI AND FLORENCE: “THE CODEX ATLANTICUS.” Sala dei Gigli, Palazzo Vecchio. Open daily 9 am to 11 pm. Admission €12.50, includes entrance to Palazzo Vecchio’s exhibitions and museums except for the tower.
LEONARDO da VINCI AND FLORENCE: “TRACES OF THE BATTLE OF ANGHIARI.” Sala dei Gigli, Palazzo Vecchio. Open 9 am to 11 pm. Admission €12.50, includes entrance to Palazzo Vecchio’s exhibitions and museums except for the tower.
DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLORS FROM THE HORNE COLLECTION. Horne Museum, via de’ Benci 7. Open 10 am to 2 pm.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DANCE: ISADORA DUNCAN AND THE FIGURATIVE ARTS IN ITALY BETWEEN 1800 AND AVANT GARDE. Stefano Bardini Museum. 11 am – 5 pm, €7.
“VERROCCHIO, MASTER OF LEONARDO.” Palazzo Strozzi and the Bargello. Open 10 am to 8 pm. Admission €13. Entrance to the Bargello is €9 or €6 with the Strozzi ticket.
HELMUT NEWTON PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION. Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, Via Folgore, 11, San Gimignano. Hours: 10 am to 7:30 pm. Admission: €9 full, €7 reduced.