Tg Cultura, edition of 4 July 2024

In this edition we talk about: Fashion Museum at the Uffizi, record revenue in 2023, National Flower Show Network and Dromos Festival

UFFIZI, A MUSEUM OF FASHION AND REOPENS THE CORRIDOR VASARIANO

On 16 July in Florence the Uffizi Galleries will open a new Museum of Fashion and Costume at Palazzo Pitti. “We have collections that are the third largest in the world and we wanted to underline the importance of our collections,” said director Simone Verde. The new Museum will contain clothing ranging from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first century, in continuous counterpoint with the works of art exhibited at Pitti. At the end of the year the Uffizi will also reopen the Vasari Corridor. “We are proceeding with the preparation of the first four fifths that the companies have delivered to us. By the end of the summer they will deliver the last fifth to us and we will proceed to complete the preparation of the Corridor, which will thus be open to the public at the end of the year “, explained Verde.

WITH 313 MILLION INCOMES IN 2023 IT IS ITALIAN MUSEUM RECORD

In 2023, Italian state museums recorded over 313 million euros in revenue, 79 million more than the previous year and 71 million more than 2018, considered a record year. Visitors in 2023 were almost 58 million, with an increase of 22% compared to 2022 and 5% compared to 2018. “2023 was a record year, a revolution for our museums that far exceeds previous results. pandemics. 2023 is on the rise and 2024 confirms this trend”, said the general director of the Museums of the Ministry of Culture, Massimo Osanna. The star of the ranking is the Colosseum archaeological park with over 12 million visitors, followed by the Pantheon, the Uffizi and Pompeii.

UNPLI, THE FIRST NATIONAL NETWORK OF INFIORATE IS BORN< /h3>

The first national network of flower displays and ephemeral arts compositions is born. Made up of 74 Pro Loco and promoted by Unpli with the patronage of Anci, the network brings together floral masters and volunteers from all over Italy, committed to protecting and passing on a ritual with over 4 centuries of history. The aim is to bring local communities closer to this ancient rite through the creativity and passion of artists and volunteers who use the most disparate techniques and materials from petals, to shavings, crochet flowers, salt, sand or legumes. “With the establishment of the Network, the Pro Loco pay homage to this evocative anniversary which sees them involved directly or in collaboration with all the organizations of the local communities”, explained the president of the Unpli, Antonino La Spina.

THE DROMOS FESTIVAL OPENS WITH THE EXHIBITION F**KING CHANGE

In Sardinia the long summer of the Dromos festival opens in the name of art, which from 19 July to 25 August will unfold according to its usual itinerant formula between Oristano and the other centers and localities of the province involved in its twenty-sixth edition. This year the festival is recognized under the title Change. You can, which sounds like an invitation to reflect on the current state of the world and the urgency of a profound and necessary change. The contemporary art exhibition ‘F**king change so right, so wrong’ which opens on 5 July at the Foro Boario in Oristano and which complements and completes the very rich musical program of the festival, also looks at this theme. On display are over seventy works by 32 artists from the island, national and international scene such as Marina Abramovic, Silvia Argiolas, Damien Hirst and Martin Parr.