One last gathering before the summer break: on Thursday, July 23, at 8:00 pm. Although Il Palmerino will remain open throughout the summer with the exhibition dedicated to Elena Salvini Pierallini, this will be our final event before the summer break. We are delighted to welcome back our dear friend Luca Scarlini, who will guide us through a fascinating and little-known chapter of Florence's cultural history. His talk, Dance and Mysticism in Florence Between the Two World War

On Thursday, July 9th at 6.30 pm, the duo Cristina Abati and Rilaben will be giving some performances in itinerary, throughout the city of Florence, discovering architecture between liberty and brutalism, as part of the “ESPLORAZIONI” program for the 2026 Florentine Summer Rilaben is a multidisciplinary artist, performer, choreographer, and scenographer originally from Tuscany, who divides his time between Italy and Berlin. His work blends physical theater, live installations

This event, part of the Esplorazioni dell’Estate Fiorentina 2026 program, consists of two parts. At 6 p.m., you’ll have the opportunity to attend and participate in the Workshop, dedicated to people with movment experience, to explore possibilities from language to movement. Later, at 8 p.m., Alessandro Marzotto Levy, dancer, choreographer, programmer, and winner of the DNA Choreographic Notes Award for his piece IRENE, will present extracts from his last performance titled “

Villa La Quiete / the restaured garden “Alii Horti” is an all-female dance performance, directed by students, conceived by Associazione Il Palmerino through a grant from Calliope Arts Foundation, and choreographed by Sophie Robinson (University of Toronto). This performance pays tribute to the women connected to the long history of Villa La Quiete and follows the performance at Villa Pietra. This event is part of a larger three-year initiative ‘The Garden Project’ and include

Photo Credit: Locchi, Nadia and Marussia Yartseff performing Fantasia Notturna in the Teatrino at Villa La Pietra, 1927. [III.A.7.1] ©New York University, The Acton Photograph Archive, Villa La Pietra, Florence Reservation required : https://events.nyu.edu/event/400069-alii-horti-from-library-to-garden-stage All tickets are sold out. Alii Horti is an all female student-led dance performance conceived by Associazione Il Palmerino, through a grant from Calliope Arts Foundation,

A Conversation Celebrating Elena Salvini Pierallini and Marilena Mosco Through the insights of two distinguished historians, this conversation explores the lives and artistic journeys of Elena Salvini Pierallini and Marilena Mosco—two friends who shared a passion for art and a common vision at a time when solidarity among women in the arts could not be taken for granted. Held at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze, this tribute celebrates their courage in challenging conventions

Friday, 12 June, we have organized the opening of the exhibition: Altri Giardini / Elena Salvini Pierallini This exhibition, which will run until 21 September, is dedicated to Marilena Mosco, who was keen to see it held at the Palmerino and left us this proposal, which has now been taken up with great enthusiasm by Giovanna Giusti and Elena’s daughters, Beatrice and Sibilla. It will also serve as the backdrop for a programme of wonderful events taking place throughout the sum

Explorations is a multidisciplinary cultural project that actively engages audiences through visual arts, dance, and music. At the heart of the initiative is an exhibition dedicated to Elena Salvini Pierallini and Marilena Mosco, two key figures in the Florentine art scene since the 1970s. Hosted at Il Palmerino from June to September, the exhibition highlights their contributions to art, research, and the promotion of women’s creativity. The project is further enriched by th

On Saturday 6 June, we will bid farewell to the exhibition A Face and Its Gaze: Portraits from the Charles H. Cecil Studios with an afternoon dedicated to tradition and how young people uphold and keep it alive. At 5.30 pm, Vita Van Linge will talk about her research into the great friendship between Vernon Lee and Sargent (in English). We will then present the booklet resulting from the event combining paintings and writing held at the Palmerino on 24 May. And to conclude,

Have your writing displayed with art! Join us on May 24 for a day of art, writing, and brunch, featuring artists from Charles H. Cecil Studios. Come to Il Palmerio to explore communication through art by writing a short story inspired by one of the portraits being showcased. Your short story will then be published in a catalogue along with the portrait. Register by sending your CV and one of your stories to associazione@palmerino.it by May 17

Talk in Italian Andrea Amati, with over 20 years of work experience in China, will present the history of this major country of our time, showing how it went from a nation comparable to the Third World until the 1970s to becoming a leading economic and political power nowadays. He will first outline the evolution of the international order and its developments, explaining the political and cultural structure of China in the lead-up to the contemporary era. Finally, he will di

Two writers, two women, two stories Serena Cenni will present her two short stories, "Miss Grief" and "Lady Tal"– recently published by Marsilio – in conversation with the curators Giovanna Mochi and Benedetta Bini. The stories explore the fascinating challenge faced by two female artists as they sought to make their mark in the male-dominated publishing world of the 19th century. We ask for a contribution of €5 from non-members. We look forward to see you!

An opportunity to discuss, alongside two former special correspondents, Gabriella Simoni and Maurizio Naldini – interviewed by a young colleague Claudia Leporrati – the conflicts and how they are reported, both yesterday and today, and to help us make sense of the news with which we are bombarded every day, which has the effect of making us more detached and insensitive to reality. the meeting will be in Italian

For fly motivation connected to the reduction of the gaz for the war in Iran, the previous concert is cancelled and we host a group that come from Lucca and is connect to the exchange music european program We look forward to welcoming you on April 17th for this exciting concert. Free admission with mandatory reservation at associazione@palmerino.it .

On April 2, we invite you to a visit to Il Palmerino to not only profit from Marieluise Bantel's exhibition TIMELESS in the estate's reviving spring atmosphere, but also to experience a cultural talk by English scholar Sally Blackburn-Daniels: She will present a short lecture related to her work on Vernon Lee, Mary Robinson, and Amy Levy, focusing on the language of flowers, titled “Vernon Lee and Her Flowers.” In this presentation, accompanied by tea and biscuits, she will

German artist comes to Il Palmerino with a new exhibition that celebrates the many phases of flowers On February 18 at 5:30 pm: the inauguration of ‘Timeless: Marieluise Bantel and her Flowers’ at Il Palmerino Cultural Association. The award-winning German artist will be with us to open the show and share her moving depictions of ‘the life of flowers’, which celebrate their ‘withering phase’, not just the height of full bloom. Her oil-on-linen flowers are a meditation on cha

We invite you to join us for a pleasant walk as we make our way together to the Fondazione Spadolini, follow a guided tour and enjoy a splendid panoramic overview the city. Located on the charming hill of Pian dei Giullari, the Foundation promotes studies, research, and initiatives dedicated to the history, politics, and thought of Giovanni Spadolini, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic and a prominent figure of secular culture in the postwar period. We will meet at 3:00 p

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

Rita Severi , who taught English language and literature at the University of Verona for over thirty years, has published books and essays in Italian and English on the Victorian period, Oscar Wilde, Ronald Firbank, Vernon Lee, Maurice Hewlett, Shakespeare and Anglo-Italian relations during the Renaissance. A member of CIRVI, she specialises in English-speaking travellers in Italy. Since 2018, she has published: William Dean Howells, Viaggi in Italia (2018) and the volume Art