Piazza Beccaria: more than meets the eye
Online seminars with the British Institute of Florence
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Piazza Beccaria is not one of the places in Florence most visited by tourists. But it is known to residents as the point where the ring road (
viale) round central Florence splits, somewhat overwhelming this elegant piazza with fast-moving vehicles. Perhaps that’s why the tourists don’t go there much, but park the car, look about and there is much to be seen here.
The focal point of the piazza is Porta alla Croce, a tower gate from the late 1200s, all that remains of the medieval city walls that were demolished to make way for the
Performance by Marisa Garreffa from May 17-23
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To Remember, To Listen will see Marisa Garreffa sit alone in the Sala Lungarno of The British Institute of Florence based in Palazzo Lanfredini, Lungarno Guicciardini, 9, patiently sewing together hundreds of pieces of paper and slowly creating a flowing sculptural form. It is a river of stories, and as she works, she listens to voices telling these and other stories. The tales told are of Florence during the pandemic, a year which has hurt us in so many ways, which has kept us apart, alone and sometimes despairing. Although we cannot touch, we can still share our thoughts and our dreams, our sadness and our moments of joy, our hopes and the dark comedy of life under lockdown. By sharing our emotions and experiences, and by listening to the stories of others, we can start to heal, as ourselves and for our communities in the beautiful though battered city to which we all connect and belong.
Room for art: residencies at Hotel Torre Guelfa
Hotel Torre Guelfa decided to make its rooms available to young local artists. Shuttered for several seasons due to the ongoing health emergency, the third floor of Palazzo Acciaiuoli is now an arts residency for a handful of Florentine creatives struggling to work in these months of unending confinement.
In the gallery, at home, with Christian and Florence Levett (Helen Farrell + Linda Falcone)
Former investment manager, now full-time art collector Christian Levett and his wife Florence recently moved to the city. Their central Florence home is an inspiring gallery in its own right, hung with abstraction art by women artists, alongside classical busts and lovingly framed family photos.
Tune in to the Creative People in Florence s Facebook page , or alternatively via Zoom, for what s sure to be a fascinating peek inside three bottegas in the Oltrarno. Co-founders of CPiF, Anna Rose and Sara Amrhein will speak with Officine Nora, Campucc10 and Frau Leman, in collaboration with The British Institute of Florence, Advancing Women Artists and Residenza d Arte il Palmerino for their Oltrarno Gaze project. Step into these studios virtually, for a look at their work and crafts, as well as taking advantage of the chance to submit any questions you ve ever wanted to ask about being an artisan in Florence. Topics include what it means to be contemporary artisan in Florence, and how tradition can be renewed to create the future of Florence.
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Prince William at the University of St Andrews in Scotland in 2001, and after becoming friends, their romance blossomed.
But the royal couple might not have crossed paths if the future Duchess had taken up her original place at another university.
Kate was initially accepted at the University of Edinburgh, according to Jasper Selwyn, the careers advisor at her boarding school in England.
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However, Kate is said to have changed her mind last minute and opted to take a gap year instead, before applying to study art history at St Andrews, where William was known to be attending after his year out.