The Bardini garden will host its first-ever cinematic festival with over thirty films screenings, taking place each evening between July 8th through August 19th at 21:15. The screenings will take place with 100 seats on the Belvedere Terrace, offering a breathtaking view of Florence.
After being abandoned for many years, the Villa was completely restored by the Parchi Monumentali Bardini e Peyron and the Fondazione CR Firenze, reopening to the public in 2006, with new spaces intended for events and exhibits. Villa Bardini is today a place of art and culture, hosting initiatives that feature globally renowned artists and other illustrious figures.
The Grand Exhibits at Villa Bardini
Enigma Pinocchio
From Giacometti to LaChapelle
An exhibition dedicated to collodi’s pinocchio: a wooden puppet universally recognized as a symbol of Italy and Tuscany.
22 october 2019 – 22 march 2020
Events
“La Città dei Lettori” returns to Villa Bardini’s garden for its third edition
From August 27th – 30th (postpone from June), three days with a full calendar of events featuring italian and international books and readers, workshops for young adults and children, cultural moments, entertainment and more.
The Annigoni Museum
The Museo Pietro Annigoni inside Villa Bardini is devoted to the eclectic artist who, in Florence in the creatively thriving period between the two world wars, experimented and expressed his creativity through drawing, design, painting, etching, fresco and medal making.
The collection is comprised of a large family collection, including numerous documents that trace the active career of Pietro Annigoni. His style is characterized by a strict adherence to realism and the use of ancient Renaissance painting techniques. In fact, his ability as a portrait artist earned him the name “Painter of Queens”, including a famous depiction of Queen Elizabeth II. Other famed works included portraits of English royalty, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Pope Giovanni XXIII.
Archive
Explore an archive of past exhibits featuring renowned national and international artists at Villa Bardini.
