´Bridging Cultures´ Essay Contest open to all NYU Florence students
The second edition of Firenze Libro Aperto, a festival that will host over 500 publishing houses in Florence´s Fortezza da Basso from September 28-30, invites Americans on their semester or year abroad in Florence to join in a writing contest on the theme of bridging cultures. Three prizes will be awarded. Entries (1500 words max) must be submitted no later than September 20. For more information visit LPD´s Mapping Contemporary Florence blog post ´Firenze Libro Aperto Writing Contest for Students´
How Do Humans and Plants Interact?: The Florence Experiment at Palazzo Strozzi
From April 19 to August 26 Palazzo Strozzi will host The Florence Experiment, a site-specific project by artist Carsten Höller and scientist Stefano Mancuso, curated by Arturo Galansino, director of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. The exhibition investigates the way human beings and plants interact and influence each other.