Wednesday, December 2

 

Alessandro de’ Medici, ruler of Florence from 1531 to 1537

LECTURE IN ENGLISH:  Today offers a British Institute talk in English at 6 pm via Zoom called “The Recovery Plan which rethinks the exclusions of the historical record. The talk draws upon the research project On Being Present which examines a range of paintings that figure Black Africans in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery. Justin Randolph Thompson, artist, curator and director of Black History Month Florence, uses this project as a point of departure for reflecting on new forms of scholarship which aim to overcome incomplete historical narratives and focus on the recovery of black history in Italy.  December 3 will bring a virtual Christmas reading for children in English at 5 pm.  Both events are available to the public on the British Institute website and Facebook page.

THE COVID HEALTH EMERGENCY mandates the closure of museums and exhibitions in addition to fairs and festivals.  The edict, which will remain in effect until December 3, also mandates online classes for all high school students and public transportation (buses, trams and trains) will be limited to to 50% capacity.  A curfew is now in place from 10 pm to 5 am except for those who need to be out and about for “necessity, work or health reasons.”  Gyms continue to be closed, while people can exercise in the open air.