Firenze

The first season of the “Teatro Tenda” is dated 1978 and took place in the historical venue where the now called Tuscany Hall is situated today. In 2002 the tensile structure was transformed into a...

This theatre was commissioned by Girolamo Pagliano, a former baritone and lucky pharmacist, as well as inventor o fan elixir of long life. It was built where once stood the Stinche prison in Florence...

The “Teatro le Laudi” was born in Florence in the early ‘80s as the most important part of a complex of structures created with the contribution of many people, in order to build a community house, a...

The Teatro Niccolini, the oldest theatre in Florence, was inaugurated in 1658 as the venue for the theatre company ‘Accademia degli Infuocati’. Originally, the name was ‘Teatro del Cocomero’ because...

Born at the beginning of the past century as a small parish hall and closed during the II World War, the theatre re-opened at the end of the ‘50s with a bigger auditorium, provided with comfortable...

The theatre was built in 1913 by the members of the centennial Mutual Benefit Society of Rifredi who are still the owners. During the mid-20s it was burned by the fascist brigades and later...

Parish hall. The theatre shows recent, avant-garde and children’s films weekly, from Friday to Sunday. Periodically, it also hosts theatre shows. In the same building a bar and a multi-purpose area...

The Goldoni Theatre dates back to the early Nineteenth Century, thanks to the initiative of a private individual called Luigi Gargani, who entrusted the project of this theatre to Giuseppe del Rosso...

The Pergola Theatre in Florence was inaugurated 350 years ago to meet the needs of the growing local theatre community. Ferdinando Tacca was commissioned to design the new theatre, clearly inspired by...

The French Institute of Florence not only hosts the most important library and multimedia library in Italy, but also a theatre hall where cinema festivals, such as France Odeon and Cannes a Firenze...

The new Opera House of Florence is an avant-garde music center for all of Europe. The “Park of Music and Culture”, which comprises the theatre, the auditorium and an open air amphitheatre, was planned...

For years it was the most beautiful cinema in Florence, the Odeon Cinema, built inside the Palazzo dello Strozzino, one of the most important in the city. Built around 1457 according to Palla Strozzi...

Chille de la balanza is a historical theatre company born in Naples in 1973. Since 1998 the company was established in San Salvi, ex Asylum of Florence: this is what the last director decided, as he...

The Teatro Cantiere Florida was re-opened in 2002 after a skilful restoration. Currently, this is the only multi-disciplinary artist in-residence experience in Florence and it is supported by Regione...

The Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana originates from the collection of Cosimo the Elder de' Medici (1389-1464), considerably enriched by Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) and “his” circle of humanists...

The deconsecrated Church of Santo Stefano at Ponte Vecchio is partly a museum and has a magnificent Auditorium, where the Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles can be found. Its interior preserves...

The Observatory was entrusted in 1773 to the Padri Scolopi and deals with astronomical studies. Today it is managed by a foundation and is composed of exhibition rooms with important scientific...

Inside the complex of S. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, founded in 1256 and renovated in Renaissance forms at the end of the fifteenth century, there is the Chapter House decorated, around 1495, with a...

Frescoed with the Last Supper by Domenico Ghirlandaio in 1488, the refectory in the convent of Ognissanti still has the original lavabos and portal, and an early 15th-century Annunciation. The...

The Last Supper and Museum of Andrea del Sarto at San Salvi occupies the 16th-century rooms of the ancient Vallombrosian monastery of San Salvi and is named after the splendid Last Supper frescoed by...