/PRNewswire/ CAF America today announced the two recipients of their Excellence in International Philanthropy Award, recognizing innovative philanthropists.
Situated in Florence’s Baroque San Firenze palazzo, the city’s former courthouse,
the restored historic spaces serve as the foundation’s operational hub and a physical expression of its mission of empowering people and communities. The premises will be open to the foundation’s worldwide community, welcoming young people and thinkers from all walks of life. Planned to coincide with the
International Day of Education on January 24, the inauguration marks the first of a series of public events planned throughout 2021 to celebrate the Andrea Bocelli Foundation’s tenth anniversary year.
“When my family and I established the Andrea Bocelli Foundation in 2011, we were inspired by the joy and love we were given by fans from around the world,” stated
REOPENINGS/ Civic museums
Henry Moore working on Elephant skull etchings in 1971, on display at the Museo Novecento. Ph/ Errol Jackson
Civic museums got the go ahead to reopen in a highly anticipated announcement this week. Exhibitions that can now be viewed once more include Tutankhamon: Journey to eternity at the Galleria delle Carrozze, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, and Henry Moore at the Museo Novecento as well as a whole host of other cultural favourites at the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, Palazzo Vecchio, Torre di Arnolfo, Museo Bardini, Brancacci Chapel and the Santa Maria Novella Museum that s currently hosting Massimo Sestini s photographic show based on Dante. The museums listed will be open on weekdays and only in regions classed as yellow zones (medium-low risk of Covid-19 infection). Tuscany is currently classified as a yellow zone until January 24, when the situation is due to be reevaluated. Read more about the opening times here.