Archaeological Lab
A full day starting with an early visit to Museo San Marco, the Domenican monastery and once the home of Beato Fra Angelico who decorated each cell with a beautiful mural depicting scenes of the life of Christ.
We headed towards SACI, an American school of fine art, design, conservation and restoration and after a short introduction to the school, the history students headed to the State Archaeological Laboratory while the Art students spent the morning learning different techniques in conservation and restoration: patching canvases, retouching, gilding, plastering and painting using the egg tempera medium.
The history students were shown round the archaelogical laboratory and saw archaeologists working on Etruscan tombs. They also saw other artifacts all being restored.
We the joined the art students for lunch back in the centre of town, after which we split up into the respective art and history groups. The history group visited the Museo do Galileo, while it was the Art students\' turn to visit the Archaeological lab.
Although exhausted from all the cultural events, they always seem to find new found resources of energy for a spot of shopping, most of the students ably assisted by the teachers making sure that the presents they\'re buying will be well received by their parents.
Back at the hostel for supper, games and a spot of dancing and day 5 ended with the students a bit more tired, more satisfied, and looking forward to our trip to Siena and San Gimignano tomorrow.
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ReplyDeleteDuring World War II the city experienced a year-long German occupation (1943–1944) and was declared an open city. The Allied soldiers who died driving the Germans from Tuscany are buried in cemeteries outside the city (Americans about nine kilometres south of the city, British and Commonwealth soldiers a few kilometres east of the centre on the right bank of the Arno). In 1944, the retreating Germans blew up the bridges along the Arno linking the district of Oltrarno to the rest of the city, making it difficult for the British troops to cross. However, at the last moment Charle Steinhauslin, at the time consulate of 26 countries in Florence, convinced the German general in Italy that the Ponte Vecchio was not to be blown up due to its historical value.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comments. In fact we pass by the very large cemetry outside Florence on our way to Siena. I will take a photo of it the next time I am there. If you go to the Museums official websites you will find the online reservations page.