Events in Vicenza: all exhibitions

Tuesday June 6th, 2017 , Cities of Art, Events and Exhibitions

EVENTS IN VICENZA: ALL THE SCHEDULED EXHIBITIONS

Vicenza is the city of Andrea Palladio, and going through its historic centre is equivalent to making a journey into the history of architecture and the history of the Veneto.
Starting from Vicenza you can visit all the Palladian Villas, but you can also discover a territory which has a strong relationship with the city of Venice.

Vicenza is also the city of the greatest exhibitions, and in this post you’ll find all the events arranged in Vicenza, among which you can choose the event suitable for you.

Last update 6 June 2017

Andrea Palladio: who he was and what he did

Monday June 5th, 2017 , Artists and Works

La rotonda di Andrea Palladio. Image source: MoseViero.it

ANDREA PALLADIO: WHO HE WAS AND WHAT HE DID

Andrea Palladio was born in Padua in 1508 into a family of humble origins. At the age of almost 13 he began his apprenticeship as a stone cutter in Padua, and then he attended the workshop of the most important sculptors in Vicenza, Giovanni di Giacomo da Porlezza and Girolamo Pittoni da Lumignano.
Between 1535 and 1538 he met Giangiorgio Trissino, humanist poet and scholar who took Palladio under his wing.

This encounter and this friendship changed completely the life of Andrea Palladio, allowing him to receive a cultural training based on classical studies.
Thanks to Trissino, Andrea Palladio visited Rome several times, and there for the first time he came in contact with architectures he had seen only in reproductions and drawings.
Those trips to Rome allowed Palladio to observe the buildings and to study the materials, but also to meet the greatest artists of his time, such as Michelangelo, Giulio Romano, Bramante and Sebastiano Serlio.

The hands by Lorenzo Quinn in Venice

Saturday June 3rd, 2017 , Contemporary Art, Artists and Works

THE HANDS BY LORENZO QUINN IN VENICE

You’ll find outside the borders of the Arsenale and the Giardini venues the most interesting things of the Venice Biennale 2017, as I’ve already told you in the post I wrote about my visit at Venice Biennale 2017 to the most important International Art Exhibition. But in that post I suggest that you see Venice and lose yourself in everything the city can offer you.

Take the first vaporetto sailing down the Grand Canal, and when you are near the Rialto Bridge you’ll see two giant hands supporting the Ca’ Sagredo Hotel.
Those hands are “Support”, an artwork by Lorenzo Quinn.
I asked the artist some questions, so that he could explain me the true meaning of those hands. That’s what he said to me.

Tell me where you go and I’ll tell you what to visit

Monday May 29th, 2017 , Cities of Art

All the destinations you can’t miss in one post!

HERE YOU CAN FIND USEFUL INFORMATION AND CURIOSITIES ABOUT SEVERAL ITALIAN AND FOREIGN CITIES.

What are the main stops, the most significant places, and the exhibitions to visit in the cities?

I often write about cities I visit, and I’ve felt the urge to collect all ideas, inspirations and useful suggestions in only one space in order to help those who are looking for information about the most beautiful cities in the world.
My aim is to help you to plan your next trip, in order to simplify your search for information.
Find in the list the destination that interests you, and discover the places of great cultural and artistic interest, curiosities and suggestions, told through my own experiences around Italy and abroad.

All you have to do is click on your next destination to read all my suggestions.

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Milan
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Padova
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Venice
Vicenza

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Millions of steps along with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Sunday May 28th, 2017 , More than art

MILLIONS OF STEPS ALONG WITH DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS

Vicenza is the Italian hub of illustration.
From May 27th to June 25th 2017 Vicenza will host the third edition of Illustri Festival, an illustration festival, and will open the doors of its most prestigious monuments like Basilica Palladiana.

8 art exhibitions, 500 illustrators, almost 100 artists involved.
A month characterized by the best of national scene, a look at the production of the greatest international artists of the present and the past, and the first solo exhibition arranged in Italy of one of the most well-known illustrators at international level, Noma Bar.

For the first time the event has a charity section, organized in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors Without Borders).