PALAZZO STROZZI(15 articles)

a dynamic cultural center of international importance offering a high quality exhibition and public program within a masterpiece of renaissance architecture, palazzo strozzi is a focal point of italy’s cultural scene. built around the original renaissance courtyard, a public square that plays host to concerts, performances, installations and interventions and sees more than two million people pass through it every year, palazzo strozzi’s is a key cultural hub in the city and an important link between florence and world.the first example of an independent public-private cultural foundation in italy, the fondazione palazzo strozzi has been responsible for the palazzo’s program since its inception in 2006, organizing more than 50 exhibitions and attracting in excess of three million visitors to date. creating a lively dialogue between the old and the new, palazzo strozzi’s exhibitions range from critically acclaimed historical surveys of old masters such as pontormo & rosso fiorentino or verrocchio, master of leonardo, to exhibitions with leading contemporary artists including ai weiwei, carsten höller and marina abramović.