1946-1966: New Histories

Friday 29th March 2024, 15:00

 

This lecture will chart the reconstruction of Florence following the Second World War, a time when many of its civic institutions and artistic and scholarly traditions were maintained by pioneering women directors, art historians and educators including Nerina Simi, Luisa Banti, Anna Banti, Maria Luisa Bonelli Righini, Margherita Hack and Paola Barocchi.

 

Lediesis’ portrait of Margherita Hack (2023) Lungarno Serristori, Florence

 

If you are in Florence and would like to attend this session in person at the British Institute Library, please follow the link to Selected Sessions. To enrol on the full course, please follow the link to Full Enrolment. If you would like to attend this session online, please follow the link to Online Sessions.

 

If you are unable to access our online registration portal, any form or duration of enrolment may be requested by simply sending an email to bif@britishinstitute.it