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Programme of the main cultural events
until September 8th 1997

Programme for the Duomo:
The list of events has been taken from the
"VII centenary of the Duomo by FI,
Calendaro of Religious and Cultural Events"

SEPTEMBER Sat. 7th: Issue of commemorative Stamp by the Italian Postal Service. Sun. 8th: Inauguration of the centenary year.
7.30pm Free guided visits around the Cathedral and the Opera del Duomo, offered (until 9.30pm) by volonteers from the A.G.T.-FIRENZE Tourist Guide Association in Italian, English, French and Spanish. Volonteers from the Accoglienza Ars et Fides/Santa Maria del Fiore will instead be offering a free tour with commentary around the interior of the Cathedral from 9.30pm to 11.30pm,.
9pm Floodlighting of the Cathedral and Baptistery, tour around the interior of the illuminated Duomo and "The visions of di Santa Maria del Fiore" exhibition of painting in the Square. Concert of the Rossini Band. Sun. 15th: Concert in the Cathedral: Stabat Mater by G. Rossini, Choir of Santa Maria del Fiore. Conductor: Mons. Luigi Sessa. Fri. 20th: First performance of "La Cupola", a play by A. Novelli. Teatro della Pergola (other performances: 21st,22nd,24th,25th,26th). Thurs. 26th: at 5.45pm. Presentation of "Opera. Character and role of the city buildings up until the beginning of the Modern era", a book by M. Haines and L. Riccetti. Chapter House of Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza del Capitolo.
OCTOBER Sat. 12th: Day of Study for Tuscan pastoral operators, organized by the Tuscan Episcopal Conference with the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore: "The testimony of stone: cathedrals, sanctuaries, historic churches in the catechesis". Seminario Arcivescovile, Aula Magna, Lungarno Soderini 19, 9.15am-1pm/3-6pm.
NOVEMBER Thurs. 14th: Opening of the convention on "Religious areas: sites and movements", organized by Stanford University (USA) with the Florentine Theological Studio and the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore. Baptistery at 5.45pm. Speeches by the authorities and an introductive report by Prof. Don Timothy Verdon on "The area of Santa Maria del Fiore: sites and movements". Fri. 15th: Second day of the Convention. Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Sala delle Stagioni, 9.15am-1pm/3-6.30pm Sat. 16: Last day of the Convention, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 9.15am-12.30pm.
DECEMBER Thurs. 5th: Opening of the Academic year in the Duomo. Sat. 7th: Symposium on "The Flower and the Virgin: the figure and the worship of the Virgin Mary in Florentine traditions", organized by the Chapter of Santa Maria del Fiore with the Opera. Seminario Arcivescovile, Lungarno Soderini, 19, 9am-1pm/3-6.30pm.
JANUARY Tues. 28th: Round Table, Centre de culture italienne, Paris, Rue de Varennes, 5pm.
FEBRUARY Fri. 21st: Symposium of Studies on "The Cathedral: archeology, art and history", organized by the University of Florence. Aula Magna, Rectorate, Piazza San Marco. 9am-1pm/3-6.30pm. Sat. 22nd: Second day of the Symposium of Studies on the Cathedral.
MARCH Fri. 14th: Convention on the Architecture of Santa Maria del Fiore, organized by Harvard University Graduate School of Design, at the faculty in the United States. Sat. 15th: Second day of the convention on architecture, as above. Tues. 25th: Concert of religious music. Sun. 30: Easter Mass, with the Explosion of the Fire Cart, at 10.30am.
APRIL Sat. 19th: Symposium on the recent restoration of the Cathedral, organized by the Board of Cultural Assets and the Opificio of the Pietre Dure, together with the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore. RondÚ di Bacco, Pitti Palace. 9am-1pm/3-6.30pm. Thurs. 24th: "Santa Maria del Fiore in the Europe of Cathedrals", Sixth series on "Rediscovering Piazza del Duomo ". Baptistery of Florence at 5.45pm.
MAY Thurs. 8th: "Santa Maria del Fiore in the Europe of Cathedrals", second conference in the series on "Rediscovering Piazza del Duomo". Baptistery at 5.45pm. Tues. 13th: Illustration of the frescoes in the cupola organized by the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The talks will be held in the Cathedral, with photos and slides, by representatives from the Board of Cultural Assets, the Opificio and the Cathedral clergy. The morning will be reserved for students from the High Schools of Florence, the evening for the general public. Thurs. 15th: "Santa Maria del Fiore in the Europe of Cathedrals", third conference in the series on "Rediscovering Piazza del Duomo". Baptistery at 5.45pm. Thurs. 22nd: "Santa Maria del Fiore in the Europe of Cathedrals", fourth conference in the series on "Rediscovering Piazza del Duomo". Baptistery at 5.45pm. Fri. 23rd: Convention on "Music in Santa Maria del Fiore", organized by the Italian Society of Musicology with the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore. Centro Studi, Fiesole. 9am-1pm/3-6.30pm. Concert Sat. 24th: Second day of the Convention on "Music in Santa Maria del Fiore", as above. Thurs. 29th: "Santa Maria del Fiore in the Europe of the Cathedrals". Fifth conference in the series on "Rediscovering Piazza del Duomo". Baptistery at 5.45pm. Fri. 30th: Symposium on "Science in Santa Maria del Fiore", organized by the Museum of the History of Science with the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore. (Place to be defined).
JUNE Thurs. 5th: Convention on "Sculpture at Santa Maria del Fiore" organized by "Villa I Tatti" (Harvard University Center for Renaissance Studies) with the New York University (Villa la Pietra), and with the collaboration of the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore. Villa I Tatti, Via di Vincigliata 26, Fiesole, 9am-1pm/3-6pm. Fri. 6th: Second day of the Convention on "Sculpture at Santa Maria del Fiore". Villa I Tatti, as above. Fri. 13th: Opening of the exhibition on the ancient choir in the Cathedral, prepared by Harvard University Graduate School of Design, with a model built by the Facolty of Architecture of Florence University. The exhibition is organized by the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore. Museum of the Opera at 6pm. Mon. 16th: Opening of the Week of Interdisciplinary Studies on "The Cathedral and the city: Santa Maria del Fiore in its context", organized by the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore. Palazzo Vecchio, Hall of the Five Hundred, and (from the afternoon onwards), the Auditorium, Presidence of the Regional Council, Via Cavour 5. 9.30am-1pm/3-6.30pm. Tues. 17th: Second day of the Week of Interdisciplinary Studies, Via Cavour 5, as above. Wed.18th: Third day of the Week of Interdisciplinary Studies, as above. Concert in the Cathedral Thurs. 19th: Fourth day of the Week of Interdisciplinary Studies, as above. Fri. 20th: Fifth day of the Week of Interdisciplinary Studies, as above. Sat. 21st: Closing morning of the Week of Interdisciplinary Studies, as above. Demonstration of the Gnomon in the Duomo, at 12.00 solar time (summer equinox).
Date and place to be defined: Inauguration of "For a new choir in Santa Maria del Fiore: Botta, Brenner, Gabetti and Isola, Graves, Hollein, Isosaki, Nouvel, Rossi", an exhibition of architecture organized by the Arch-diocese of Florence. Tues. 24th: Feast of St. John the Baptist.
Concert in the Duomo at 9pm.
Firework display at 10pm.
SEPTEMBER Fri. 5th: Inauguration of the exhibition on "The illustrated choir books of Santa Maria del Fiore", Laurentian Library. Mon. 8th: Official closure of the Seventh Centenary. See also: A birthday to conclude a millennium The cupola, masterpiece of Brunelleschi The machines used for the construction of the cupola That strange clock by Paolo Uccello A tour of the Duomo, reaction of the foreign tourists

FAN-Florence ART News
by
Silvia Messeri & Sandro Pintus