EVENTS JUNE 2011
From 5/3 to 3/7/2011 inside of the Museum MAEC
Palazzo Casali - THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LOUVRE IN CORTONA
After the successful exhibition of Etruscan artefacts from the Hermitage collections held in 2008, Cortona plays host to an extraordinary exhibition showcasing unique antiquities from the world’s most renowned museum, the Louvre in Paris.
The exhibition showcases bronze vessels, urns, sepulchral monuments, jewels and precious terracottas. Also on display, celebrated works such as the Head of Faesulae or some of the bronzes from the votive deposit of Falterona; fine handcrafted objects such as the ivory pyxis from the Castellani collection or the wonderful pendants from the Campana collection; and also the bronze figurine of Menerva, found in the surroundings of Perugia, the sarcophagi from Chiusi and the fine laminae found at Bomarzo. Loans from the Louvre also include exhibits that were never shown in Italy before as well as little-known yet exceptional artefacts such as the large terracotta bust of Arianna, the upper part of a monumental statue that lay unidentified in the museum’s storage rooms until as late as ten years ago. Today, the bride of Dionysus, with her ornaments and her ritual gesture, is regarded as one of the finest examples of Etruscan terracotta sculpture from the Hellenistic period.
OPEN
All Day from 10.00 to 19.00
Exhibition Fee + entrance Maec:
ADULTS: euro 10,00
REDUCED: euro 7,00
SCHOOL PARTIES: euro 3,00
Info and reservations: Maec Phone 0575 637235
Link: www.cortonamaec.org
The exhibition showcases bronze vessels, urns, sepulchral monuments, jewels and precious terracottas. Also on display, celebrated works such as the Head of Faesulae or some of the bronzes from the votive deposit of Falterona; fine handcrafted objects such as the ivory pyxis from the Castellani collection or the wonderful pendants from the Campana collection; and also the bronze figurine of Menerva, found in the surroundings of Perugia, the sarcophagi from Chiusi and the fine laminae found at Bomarzo. Loans from the Louvre also include exhibits that were never shown in Italy before as well as little-known yet exceptional artefacts such as the large terracotta bust of Arianna, the upper part of a monumental statue that lay unidentified in the museum’s storage rooms until as late as ten years ago. Today, the bride of Dionysus, with her ornaments and her ritual gesture, is regarded as one of the finest examples of Etruscan terracotta sculpture from the Hellenistic period.
OPEN
All Day from 10.00 to 19.00
Exhibition Fee + entrance Maec:
ADULTS: euro 10,00
REDUCED: euro 7,00
SCHOOL PARTIES: euro 3,00
Info and reservations: Maec Phone 0575 637235
Link: www.cortonamaec.org
Dal 01/05 al 11/09/2011
Girifalco Fortress - Multimedial Exhibition VIVO IN VALDICHIANA. History, art and nature - 100 itineraries + 1
OPEN ALL DAYS 10.00-19.00 Saturday and Sunday 10.00-21.00
FREE ENTRANCE
info: tel 0575 62830
Link: www.centoitineraripiuuno.it
Dal 01/06 al 05/06/2011
Medieval in Cortona
PROGRAM:
wednesday 1 JUNE H 21.15 Piazza Signorelli - Flag Games
thursday 2 JUNE from 9.00 to 22.00 Piazza Signorelli - Old Medieval Market
friday 3 JUNE H 21.15 Piazza Signorelli - Medieval Games
saturday 4 JUNE H 21.15 Piazza Signorelli -Re-enactment of the Marriage Casali Salimbeni
Sunday 5 JUNE H 16.00 piazza Signorelli - Archidado Joust
info: Gruppo Storico Musici e Sbandieratori città di Cortona:
Marco Ferranti - Phone : + 39 347 5975210
email: info@sbandieratoricortona.com
05 June 2011
Archidado Joust
The joust known as the Giostra dell'Archidado revokes the wedding between Francesco Casali, Lord of Cortona, and the noblewoman Antonia Salimbeni of Siena, which took place in1397. It is a contest of skill between archers for the conquest of the golden arrow. Over 250 costumed figures. Processions and religious reconstructions from the first day. The contest is held in Piazza Signorelli.
PROGRAM:
H 11.00 Piazza Signorelli, “Provaccia”
H 16.00 Piazza Signorelli, Giostra dell'Archidado
(entrance fee € 8,00)
Informations: Office of Cortona Phone 0575 637 223
26 June 2011
Antique fair
From H. 9:00 to H. 20:00 - PIAZZA SIGNORELLI
Every 4th Sunday each Month in the historical centre of Cortona takes place the Antique Fair open market.
Informations: Ufficio Informazioni Turistiche di Cortona
Phone 0575 637 223
email: infocortona@apt.arezzo.it
OPEN ALL DAYS 10.00-19.00 Saturday and Sunday 10.00-21.00
FREE ENTRANCE
info: tel 0575 62830
Link: www.centoitineraripiuuno.it
Dal 01/06 al 05/06/2011
Medieval in Cortona
PROGRAM:
wednesday 1 JUNE H 21.15 Piazza Signorelli - Flag Games
thursday 2 JUNE from 9.00 to 22.00 Piazza Signorelli - Old Medieval Market
friday 3 JUNE H 21.15 Piazza Signorelli - Medieval Games
saturday 4 JUNE H 21.15 Piazza Signorelli -Re-enactment of the Marriage Casali Salimbeni
Sunday 5 JUNE H 16.00 piazza Signorelli - Archidado Joust
info: Gruppo Storico Musici e Sbandieratori città di Cortona:
Marco Ferranti - Phone : + 39 347 5975210
email: info@sbandieratoricortona.com
05 June 2011
Archidado Joust
The joust known as the Giostra dell'Archidado revokes the wedding between Francesco Casali, Lord of Cortona, and the noblewoman Antonia Salimbeni of Siena, which took place in1397. It is a contest of skill between archers for the conquest of the golden arrow. Over 250 costumed figures. Processions and religious reconstructions from the first day. The contest is held in Piazza Signorelli.
PROGRAM:
H 11.00 Piazza Signorelli, “Provaccia”
H 16.00 Piazza Signorelli, Giostra dell'Archidado
(entrance fee € 8,00)
Informations: Office of Cortona Phone 0575 637 223
26 June 2011
Antique fair
From H. 9:00 to H. 20:00 - PIAZZA SIGNORELLI
Every 4th Sunday each Month in the historical centre of Cortona takes place the Antique Fair open market.
Informations: Ufficio Informazioni Turistiche di Cortona
Phone 0575 637 223
email: infocortona@apt.arezzo.it
