14/12/2021news,in evidenceMuseums
“Dante scienziato” explored in an exhibition at Palazzo Pitti organized with the Uffizi and the Galileo Museum
Manuscripts, drawings, engravings, maps of an imagined afterlife, scientific instruments and video reproductions of…
14/12/2021news,in evidenceCulture
Dante pop phenomenon: relationship with the world of comics explored in the volume titled “A riveder la china”
Curated by Leonardo Canova, researcher at the University of Pisa, it’s freely available online
Show titled ‘Il Canto di Dante’ to be held on December 14 at the Politeama Pratese
A theatrical show weaving music and song in the name of Giuseppe Verdi
At Dante’s House Museum, Hell is three-dimensional
The short film will be visible from November 30 to December
Between Paris and Arezzo, the SudWave festival returns from December 15 to 18
Il 18 dicembre al Teatro Petrarca di Arezzo sarà presentato in anteprima il vinile “Dante Rock” per celebrare…
The “Radio Dante” project: the Divine Comedy set to music by those at the Pisa prison lands on Spotify
November 25 marks the final appointment of the radio broadcast on Punto Radio di Cascina along with the publication of…
24/11/2021news,in evidenceItineraries
From Florence to Ravenna on the Dante train: over 3200 tourists have taken the extraordinary journey
The territories have been strongly involved: we are planning for 2022
18/11/2021news,in evidenceExhibitions
“Una eredità inaspettata”: the new exhibition at the Istituto degli Innocenti from November 18 to December 28
Nine 14th-century fragments of Dante's Comedy will be exhibited
“Danxte”, an innovative theatrical event on November 11 in the Sala d’Arme of Palazzo Vecchio
The maverick show is directed by Pietro Bartolini with dramaturgy by Alberto Severi
“Dante in the Lands of Ghino di Tacco” from November 12 to 14, the events series in Torrita di Siena
The programme of events also involves Sinalunga and Radicofani where Ghino di Tacco lived, a character mentioned in the…
“Paradiso”, the new creation by Virgilio Sieni, arrives in Florence
The show will be at the Cango Cantieri Culturali Goldonetta from November 6 to 14
02/11/2021news,in evidenceExhibitions
Beatrice racconta Dante, the exhibition of Florentine and Ravenna artisans-artists, on display in Florence from November 2
Twenty works exhibited in the former San Firenze courthouse
“Paese che vai, Dante che trovi”, a video journey around Tuscany in the Divine Comedy
The project devised by the “Do’ si va?” youth group is also a finalist in the European Citizen’s Prize
The Accademia della Crusca publishes the first Chinese translation of the Divine Comedy
The work was translated by Agostino Biagi, a Franciscan missionary friar in China during the 1950s
26/10/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso: the divine illustrations by Mattotti, Glaser and Moebius
Works by the three artists, along with those by sixty students, on display at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence…
Elio Germano and Teho Teardo explore “the irrational” in Paradise XXXIII
The show directed by Simone Ferrari & Lulu Helbaeka at Teatro della Pergola from October 19 to 24
English composer David John Roche wins the Dante700 prize for the composition of the best symphonic score dedicated to the poet
The award was promoted by the Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato and the Florence Philharmonic Orchestra
Dante becomes an ambassador of sustainability in Jane Perkins’ work made with recycled material
"Un Dante mai visto" will be exhibited from October 11 at the House of Dante Museum in Florence, and later at Palazzo…
Show titled “Dante lirico game” by Maggio Musicale staged in Pontassieve.
L’appuntamento è mercoledì 29 settembre ore 21,15 a Le Muratine
29/09/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
The clothes of Beatrice, Francesca and Pia: Regina Schrecker’s tribute to the Comedy
The dresses created by the designer are on display at Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati
Infernal images: Dante in the history of cinema
Every Tuesday from September to December, the Cineclub Arsenale in Pisa hosts a free admission film event dedicated to…
“Dante Pop: A journey through the Dantesque imagination”, displaying comics, advertisements and videogames that star the poet
Held at the Oratory of Santa Caterina in Bagno a Ripoli from September 24 to October 24. In addition to the exhibition,…
23/09/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
“The wonderful vision: Dante and the Comedy in the Symbolist Imagery “: a new exhibition at the Bargello Museum on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death
Remaining open until January 9, it investigates the importance of the Divine Comedy and its author in the artistic…
Lucca Comics & Games in honour of Dante
From October 29 to November 1, one of the most popular festivals in the sector is in-person once more
Initiatives by the Municipality of Fiesole dedicated to the Supreme Poet are underway
A month of events for adults, children and teenagers, starting on September 26
700 works for Dante’s 700 years, ARTOUR-O il MUST returns to Florence
From September 24 to 26, three days of focus talks, creative moments and the #2eurodiDante game, in ten different…
“In fuga dall’ingiusta pece: un confronto tra due esuli” in the Sala Bianca at Palazzo Pitti
An imaginary meeting of minds between Dante and Bettino Craxi in the show taking place at 4.45pm on September 21 and 22…
The seventeenth-century painting “Il Conte Ugolino” by Arsenio Mascagni joins the Uffizi Gallery’s collection
The valuable work was donated to the museum by the "Friends of the Uffizi Gallery"
“Contemporaneamente le parole di Dante”: Poppi celebrates the poet and his poetics
On September 12 at Poppi Castle. The event will also be broadcast by Controradio and Radio Toscana
#Dantepop explored in the Sandra Regali exhibition
The works are hosted in the Carlo Azeglio Ciampi exhibition space at Palazzo del Pegaso
Riccardo Muti celebrates Dante at the Teatro del Maggio
A concert by the Luigi Cherubini youth orchestra and the Florentine Maggio Musicale choir on September 13
The documentary titled “Dante Confidential” will be broadcast on Rai 3 on September 13
Directed by Simona Risi, with narration by Pif and a series of important video testimonials
‘Summer with Creati-Vita: Dante is one of us’: four events in the center of Florence
Art, literature, music, theater, architecture and theology celebrate the poet
Gaville in Dante’s time: two events to celebrate the Supreme Poet
On September 11 and 18, a concert and show titled "Atlante poetico della Toscana" takes place in the sites mentioned in…
Collective reading of the Comedy by 300 readers in Piazza dei Miracoli, from September 11 to 13
A week of Dante events organized by the Scuola Normale, concluding in the reading at the Camposanto monumentale
Speaking Dante, the 100 canti of the Divine Comedy read in English in a 24-hour marathon
On September 13 and 14, 25 internationally renowned actors will take turns in the virtual space of the Teatro della…
108 composers have participated in the competition titled “Dante 700 – the sweet symphony of Paradise”
Promoted by the Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato and the Florence Philharmonic Orchestra - La Filharmonie, it will…
Elba Festival returns from 26 August to 12 September with two events dedicated to Dante
On 2 September Massimo Popolizio, on 8 September the world premiere of “Rime” by Colombian composer Arturo Cuellar
The Boboli gardens stages Dante for a day
On 6 September, the Medici gardens will host ‘Tra Selva e Stelle’: Dante’s journey in the Divine Comedy staged with 77…
Commedia Divina 80: Performances and books about Dante and the 1980s
Al Museo Marino Marini dal 3 al 5 settembre l’originale rilettura del capolavoro dantesco
Fucecchio celebrates Dante with three evenings in the Chiostro dei Frati
Three nights filled with culture and food with aperitivos on the 8th and 9th and the medieval dinner on 11 September
“Dante non è stato qui…forse”, the travelling show based on the Canto V of Purgatorio
Tre serate dal 10 al 12 agosto tra Raggiolo, Giogalto e Ortignano Alto
Lella Costa focuses on Dante Alighieri’s women
Saturday 7 August in Pratovecchio with "Intelletto d'amore. Dante e le donne"
In the birthplace of the painter Andrea del Castagno, his mid-fifteenth century portrait of Dante is on display
As part of the Terre degli Uffizi project, the work is exhibited in San Godenzo until August 23
‘The wonderful women of Dante’ become the central characters
At 9.30pm on July 30, a performance at the Spanish Fortress of Porto Santo Stefano
Atlante Poetico of Tuscany: a summer tour in the footsteps of Dante through the villages of Tuscany
Evenings of words and music in the places of Dante with thirty events in various locations
Summer of Dante in San Giovanni Valdarno
Concerts, theater and readings dedicated to the Supreme Poet in the year of the Commedia
‘Dante Vivo’, centuries-old texts of the Divine Comedy on display in Pistoia
The exhibition in the Forteguerriana Library includes a rare first edition from 1472 and a manuscript of Paradise from…
27/07/2021newsExhibitions,Events,Itineraries
Dante Multimedia Center opens in Palagio Fiorentino, Stia
The inauguration is scheduled for July 25, remaining open throughout the summer
16/07/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
“In the footsteps of Dante: Casentino in the Comedy”: the Uffizi brings Dante back to the castle where he wrote part of the work
Exhibition at the Poppi Castle from July 17 to November 30
Versus Dante show at Volterra’s Roman Theatre
Ten stages in the Commedia, performed at 9.30pm on July 17th
13/07/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
“In-Verse Trees” exhibition by artist Giuseppe Penone in the Uffizi Gallery
Thirty works pay tribute to Dante, on display until October 3
M’incammino con Dante, a 9-day journey along the Via Francigena
In the footsteps of the Supreme Poet in the territory of Siena, from July 12 to 19
Mercantia lights up Certaldo in the name of Dante
The international street art festival returns from July 15 to 18.
02/07/2021news,in evidenceExhibitions
“Qual grazia m’è questa”: at the Archaeological Civic Museum and the Collegiate Church of Casole d’Elsa, exhibition of panels by Augusto Bastianini
The exhibition will be inaugurated on July 2 at 6pm and will remain open until January 9, 2022
02/07/2021newsCulture,Itineraries
In Dante’s footsteps: seven passages from the Divine Comedy illustrated by Makkox on the walls of Florence
Virtual reality makes it possible for us to foray into Dante's Hell, with goggles made available in some squares of the…
Greve in Chianti organizes Dante Evenings
Readings, musical performances and lectures to learn about the various aspects of Dante's literary heritage
Dante a Confronto, great artists of the past encounter the supreme poet
At the Limonaia of the Palagio Fiorentino in Stia, exhibition inaugurates the Dante Festival 700
“Three songs for the Pretorio”: tribute to Dante by the Palazzo Pretorio Museum
A series of three videos made by the Metropopolare collective that will be published on social networks
25/06/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
“Terre degli Uffizi”, five exhibitions in five Tuscan villages
The first stage is the “Nel segno di Dante” exhibition in Poppi
21/06/2021newsExhibitions,Events
The Last Judgement by Francisco Bosoletti: mural at Galluzzo
Street art that explores the relevance of the Divine Comedy
Franco Ricordi and his Lecturae Dantis
Broadcast in live streaming on June 10, 17 and 24 in the Sala del Paradiso of the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
Hell in Campaldino: re-enactment of the historic battle in Poppi, from June 11 to 13
The museum dedicated to the famous event will also be inaugurated
La Stella di Dante, the environmental installation by Felice Limosani in San Donato Park
The work was donated by the Florentine fashion house, Il Bisonte
Dante and the light of the Divine Comedy in Santa Maria del Fiore
Until December 31, 2021, an installation in the Cathedral of Florence will enable a close reading of the famous…
“Dante in vigna”: starting with Cantine Aperte on May 29 and 30
A tribute to the poet within the most loved wine event
“Graficamente Dante”, competition for artworks inspired by the Divine Comedy
Launched by Edifir-Edizioni Firenze, the works will be published in a catalogue
Pisa celebrates Dante by naming three public spaces after a number of characters from the Divine Comedy
Pier Delle Vigne, Frederick II of Swabia, Arrigo VII: three figures linked to the history of the city
29/04/2021newsEvents,Itineraries
The Women of the Divine Comedy: tours organized in Florence, Mugello and Casentino
The five protagonists of the poet's life will guide visitors in this experiential tourism initiative
In the year of Dante, Giovanni Cova & C. and the Accademia della Crusca together for the Dictionary of Taste
A reinterpretation of the first dictionary, in Italian and English
21/04/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
Beato Angelico, masterpieces in transit on the occasion of the Forlì exhibition “Dante: The vision of art”
The exchange planned between the San Marco Museum in Florence and the Pinacoteca of the Forlì Civic Museums.
Dante as a scientist is revealed through a virtual exhibition by the Georgofili Academy
Volumes of the historical library dedicated to the poet's relationship with botany and agriculture are available online
Siena is preparing to celebrate Dante
A full calendar of initiatives will start in May
31/03/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
The Stibbert Museum launches an online exhibition dedicated to the illustrated editions of the Divine Comedy
Available on the Museum website, it tells the story of the Anglo-Florentine collector's passion for the poet
With Cristicchi, on the way to Paradise
From Dante's Comedy to the mystics of all times, for a fascinating and poetic journey in search of salvation
Arezzo Wave launches music contest dedicated to Dante
This year, with the debut category "DANTE ROCK - And finally we emerged to see the stars"
23/03/2021newsExhibitions,Museums
The Week of Dante in the Uffizi Gallery
Many online events dedicated to the poet, as well as the virtual exhibition "Non per foco ma per divin’arte"
23/03/2021newsCulture,Itineraries
An app for visually impaired people on the Dante itineraries in Florence
Called "L’Occhio della città intelligente", it enables you to discover the city independently
Dantedì at Palazzo Blu: a video preview of the “Tom Phillips: Dante’s Inferno” exhibition
It will be presented on social media pending opening to the public
19/03/2021newsCulture,Itineraries
From the cenotaph of Santa Croce to the discovery of Dante’s Florence in one app
Created by Opera Santa Croce, two different itineraries are presented to explore the poet’s city and his heroes
17/03/2021newsExhibitions,Events
A large tree by Giuseppe Penone in Piazza della Signoria pays homage to Dante
The 22-meter tall sculpture anticipates the exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery dedicated to the Turin artist that will be…
A Dante word a day: one of Accademia della Crusca’s initiatives for the year of Dante
Throughout 2021, words taken from the Supreme Poet’s works will be proposed daily, to delve into the roots of the…
16/03/2021newsCulture,Conferences
Dante and twentieth century poets, a series of online lectures by the University of Florence
A packed calendar of events to discover the links between the Supreme Poet and modern poetry