Acquisition and restoration of the cusps of the Ardinghelli Polyptych by Giovanni Toscani, Announcing Angel and Annunciated Virgin Monday, 24 October 2022, 5.00 pm Speakers: Cecilie Hollberg, Director of the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence Andrea De Marchi, University of Florence, Sagas Department Rossella Lari, Restorer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH3AYV6Goa4 On Monday 24 October, at 5.00 pm, the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence presents the restoration of the two precious pinnacles of the...

New version the artificial intelligence project of the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence Do you want to know what Michelangelo's David, an icon of the Italian Renaissance, thinks, or how he spends his days? Would you like to ask him curiosities about the period in which it was made? Now interacting with the alter ego of the most famous statue in the world...

The new Gallery at the Accademia in Florence After two and a half years of work, a true gem, the Gipsoteca at the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence reopens to the public with a new look. This completes the major reconstruction project started in 2020. BEYOND THE DAVID is the title with which the director Cecilie Hollberg presents the new Accademia Gallery,...

Music Festival 2022 - Tuesday 21 June Itinerant musical event in various places of the Galleria The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence celebrates the 28th edition of the Music Festival 2022 on Tuesday 21 June, promoted by the MiC - Ministry of Culture, with Rossini meets Bartolini, a musical evening event with the Rossini my darling Quartet, composed of four female musicians who...

DAVID 140 1882 – 2022 On 22 July 1882, the Tribune in the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze was opened to the public. The design was specially conceived by architect Emilio de Fabris to house and protect the David by Michelangelo, which until 9 years earlier, had been standing outdoors on the Arengario of Palazzo Vecchio. One-hundred and forty years have passed since...

A new year together, Michelangelo’s and the Friends of David’s birthday On Sunday 6 March 2022, Michelangelo's birthday, the Friends of the Galleria dell'Accademia Association in Florence - Friends of David - organises a special visit to the new museum layout and to the exhibition "Michelangelo: the bronze effigy by Daniele da Volterra", with the accompaniment music of the students of the...

On Saturday 6 March, Michelangelo Buonarroti's birthday, The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence will celebrate 4 years since the birth of the Friends of David Association. The Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence is pleased to celebrate, on Saturday 6 March, the date on which Michelangelo Buonarroti's birthday is also remembered, 4 years since the creation of the Friends of the Galleria dell’Accademia Association...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZolgtAKD8w&feature=emb_title   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa8QmWPPZzc   Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, 13 May 2019 Programme: 9.30 am-10.00 am Presentation Cecilie Hollberg, Director of the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence Part 1. The theological debate Chair: Angelo Tartuferi, Director of the Scientific Department of the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence 10 am-10.30 am Father Eugen Rachiteanu – Director of the Library of the Basilica of Santa Croce and of the magazine “Città di vita” (City of Life) The iconography...

Activity promoted through Banco CR Firenze For the duration of the entire year 2019 For the renovation and improvement of the historical building that houses the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, the Friends of David Association intends to offer a fundamental contribution, with its own funds and third-party financing (CR Firenze). This contribution consists in providing a highly specialised restorer technician, active in the...

Curated by Cecilie Hollberg January 22 - June 9, 2019 Conceived and curated by Director Cecilie Hollberg, the New Acquisitions 2016-2018 exhibition, initially scheduled from 22 January to 5 May 2019, has been extended to 9 June. The exhibition presents some masterpieces that, in different ways, have come to enrich the permanent collections, thanks to the commitment and dedication of various institutions expertly...