Sacred music concert featuring Ensemble Guerriero et Amoroso: Anna Granata, soprano; Ugo Galasso, flutes; Dimitri Betti, portative organ. A light dinner aperitif will follow the performance. Admission: free for members, €15 for non-members. Francesco Landini (1325–1397), described by the poet Cino Rinuccini as blind in body but enlightened in soul, was considered the leading Florentine musician of his time, admired for the sweetness and expressive power of his music. This pro

To mark the 91th anniversary of the death of English writer Vernon Lee, the Il Palmerino Cultural Association, based in the historic Villa Il Palmerino, is organising two unmissable events to remember and celebrate her literary and cultural legacy. The artistic collective curated by Elisabeth Vermeer will bring to life the event Hortus Vitae, Vernon Lee's garden of thought, an experience that combines different forms of expression in a single, engaging day. The event will inc

Join us to celebrate the closing of Flavia Arlotta; Inner Gardens. From 5pm to 7pm, there will be a musical tribute, with singer Giedre Kisieliute and piano accompaniment from Xu Yifei . Readings from her letters, correspondence, and dairies will take place. Monica Francini and Douglas MacRae Brown will be doing the readings.   Reservations required, to do so please email associazione@palmerino.it

Professor and Historian Giulia Calvi recounts the history of clothing, bodies, and imagery all around the world. Calvi stresses that clothing can exemplify geographical origin, gender, social status, ethnicity, age, profession and religious affiliation. As a former history professor at the University of Siena and the former chair-holder of Gender History in the Department of History and Civilization at the EUI, Calvi is well versed in the intertwinedness of clothing, history,

At 5.30 pm on November 26, 2025, join us at Il Palmerino Cultural Association, in the Colonica di Villa Il Palmerino, for a lecture by US writer and professor Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, entitled: The Art and Life of Francesca Alexander (1837 - 1917) , after her recently published book by the same name. Francesca Alexander and her parents moved from Boston to Florence in 1853 and became part of the city's thriving international community. She was a largely self-taught artist,

Join us for a conversation between a historian on Italian aristocratic families,  Domenico Savini and art historian, Silvio Balloni about the close friendship of painter Giovanni Fattori and the Corsini family.  Giovanni Fattori (1825-1908) was an Italian painter. He was a leader of the Macchiaioli movement, a Tuscan art movement similar to impressionism. Fattori had a close relationship with the Corsini family, as they often funded his paintings and invited him to stay on th

The Cultural Association of Il Palmerino is pleased to announce our latest event, featuring author Paola Ballerini on Friday, October 24th at 5:30 pm. In conversation with Andrea Gigli, Paola will present a live reading and presentation of her latest poetry book, "la vita che si versa". We look forwad to you joining us. To RSVP for yourself and any guests, please email associazione@palmerino.it with your full name.

Join us on Friday, October 17th for a concert featuring the voice of Daniela Di Pasquale and the guitar of Adriano Sebastiani. The event...

A special preview of the creative work of the two artists awarded the residency grant. Their projects will culminate in an exhibition at...

Vanessa Nicolson is an author and journalist, and a former art historian. Her most recent book, Angels of Mud, is a multi-generational...

Join us for an immersive storytelling experience of the tale adapted by Yūichi Kimura of an unlikely friendship between a wolf and a...

Dear Members and Friends, We are delighted to invite you to a new event in the Estate Fiorentina 2025 , where more and more of us come together to discover the wonders of our city! On this occasion, we will “cross boundaries,” starting from Settignano  for an artistic and performative walk  led by renowned art historian Helen Manner . Helen Manner , art historian graduated from Yale and ex-former fellow of the Longhi Foundation in Florence. A profound connoisseur and passiona

"Personalities between culture, history, solidarity and nature" First part - Firenze Greenway Est Sconfinamenti accompanies us along routes that unite city and countryside, inviting us to observe lesser-known places through the words of those who know them, live them or tell about them. The meeting will take place at 6.30 pm in front of the entrance to the Parco del Ventaglio, where we will begin the walk in the company of Maria Chiara Pozzana , landscape architect and profou

Itinerary : 6:00 PM – A poetic moment with readings of Haiku curated by Maria Laura Piccinini, in dialogue with theosophical aphorisms, at Casa Museo Schlatter (Viale dei Mille 14). Guided by Paolo Ciampi and Paola Facchina, we embark on an urban journey weaving together words and places, reaching the former Instituto Agronomico dell'Oltremare (Largo Louis Braille), now the Florence headquarters of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, where we will be welcomed by

First appointment in the programme Sconfinamenti , slow itineraries between city and countryside in our district, included in the Florentine Summer programme. this itinerary, which aims to highlight the painting and photography that has been produced over a century in this area, will provide a special opportunity to visit the schlatter house-museum, the residence of the painter Adolfo Carlo Shlatter , and then to visit the exhibition of Ludovico Tommasi , a Tuscan Macchiaiolo

Il Palmerino Cultural Association is pleased to host the opening night of the exhibition Un Volto e i suoi sguardi  on Monday, June 2nd,...

On Tuesday, May 27 at 6:00 PM, the Cultural Association Il Palmerino APS will host an event featuring Marcello Pagnini’s book Lingua e...

On 16 May 2025, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, the Il Palmerino aps Cultural Association in Florence and the Baldry family are organising the 5th...

We are organising a few special opening days from 28 to 30 April with the ateliers of the artists in residence open and the opportunity...

These events are all dedicate to the love that Vernon Lee nourish for the mountains close to Pistoia, were she was used to spend some...