Modern Art and History in Florence  

2 ECTS – course offered in the Fall semester

Instructor: Prof. Cristiano Giometti 

Topics: the birth of art exhibitions as a mass phenomenon in Europe in the second half of the 19th century, and the activity in Florence between the end of the 19th century and the WW2. The outcome represents a vivid cross-section of the foremost Florentine, and only latently Italian, local identity of a cultural center where exhibitions served as an instrument to promote a shared Italian cultural identity. Guided visits to Palazzo Fenzi historical Palace (Sagas Department headquarter), to Opera del Duomo Museum, and other Florentine museums (i.e. Museo S. Marco, Il Bargello, etc.).