Giorgio de Chirico and metaphysical art
From 7 November 2020 to 5 September 2021, at Palazzo Blu in Pisa, the “De Chirico e la Metafisica” (De Chirico and Metaphysics) exhibition showcases the “Pictor Optimus” in a long journey through images and words; a journey made up of departures and homecomings throughout the twentieth century which left
Explore.<br>Oceans, the last frontier
Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. So much so that one of the most famous photographs of Earth from space, taken in 1972 by astronauts on Apollo 17, the last mission of NASA’s lunar program, was nicknamed «The Blue Marble». This is what our planet looks
Terraneo. Island of all peoples
Illustrations by Vincenzo Del Vecchio at Palazzo Blu The exhibition that has now become an essential appointment of the Pisa Book Festival , opens on Wednesday, 6 November at 6.30 p.m. The evocative illustrations by Vincenzo del Vecchio taken from the Terraneo book, written in collaboration with Marino Amodio, will
Terraneo. Island of all peoples
Illustrations by Vincenzo Del Vecchio at Palazzo Blu The exhibition that has now become an essential appointment of the Pisa Book Festival , opens on Wednesday, 6 November at 6.30 p.m. The evocative illustrations by Vincenzo del Vecchio taken from the Terraneo book, written in collaboration with Marino Amodio, will
Pisa the ’60s. The boom and the rock
Pisa the ’60s. The boom and the rock. Photographic exhibition with images from Luciano Frassi’s archive Pisa, Palazzo Blu Exhibition rooms on the second floor Lungarno Gambacorti, 9 From 30 October 2019 to 19 April 2020 After the exhibition on the fifties, another exhibition based on images from Luciano Frassi’’s
Simon Vouet e il ritratto di Artemisia
Il Ritratto di Artemisia Lomi Gentileschi di Simon Vouet entra a far parte delle Collezioni della Fondazione Pisa in mostra a Palazzo Blu. Questo eccezionale acquisto prosegue il programma di arricchimento delle nostre collezioni con importanti opere in rapporto con l’arte e con la storia di Pisa e del suo
Futurism
On 20 February 1909, the Manifesto of the foundation of Futurism, drawn up by F.T Marinetti, poet, writer and brilliant communicator, came out with an international outcry on “Le Figaro”, in Paris. With that programmatic writing Marinetti inaugurated a disruptive and unprecedented mode of communication for culture, used until then
Gipi. Artist’s stories
Gipi. Artist’s stories Pisa, Palazzo Blu, June 15th – October 13th, 2019 Gipi is the protagonist of the Palazzo Blu summer exhibition, curated by Giorgio Bacci. Gian Alfonso Pacinotti alias Gipi, born in Pisa in 1963, is a multi-talented artist and one of the major protagonists of the Italian cultural
Fabularium. Small illustrated catalog
The illustration for children can also be found this year at Palazzo Blu within the Pisa Book Festival Exhibition of illustrations by Ester Garcìa November 9th, 2018 – February 17th, 2019 Palazzo Blu is pleased to host in the exhibition hall on the ground floor the plates of Ester Garcìa
On the moon and beyond
For the 50th anniversary of the first man on the Moon, Palazzo Blu and National Geographic present ‘On the moon and beyond’. From the incredible adventure that brought the man to the Moon (50th anniversary celebrated this year), up to the fantastic images of the boundaries of the Universe. “On
