Amir - Accoglienza, musei, inclusione e relazione [Welcoming, museums, inclusion and relationship] is a project that was launched in September 2018 (the name in Arabic means ‘prince’) and is still ongoing. It is organised by a network of museums with the aim of offering cultural mediation activities led by citizens of foreign origins. It currently involves twenty mediators and eleven museums, collections, villages, churches and public spaces in Florence and Fiesole. The AMIR project is curated by Stazione Utopia and the thematic museum network Musei di Tutti and involves the Museum and Archaeological Area of Fiesole, Museo Bandini, Museo Primo Conti, Museo di Palazzo Vecchio, Museo Novecento, Museo degli Innocenti and other sites involved, including the Art Collection of the Fondazione CR Firenze, Borgo di Quaracchi, Borgo and church of Santa Maria a Peretola, Villa Medicea La Petraia, Garden of Villa Medicea di Castello, in collaboration with the Regional Museums Directorate of Tuscany. The project is made possible by funding from the Region of Tuscany and the Fondazione CR Firenze.
Comparative views on the conception of time, celebration and masks in cultures, cartography as control over the world, the social role of women in reception systems, interreligious dialogue, the passion for the exotic, but also the construction of identity of gender, the presence of Africansə in the Renaissance, the traces of Italian colonialism in monuments: museums and urban space are revealed as the material archives of these stories, spaces where more equal and polyphonic narratives can be nourished. The Amir project and its partners offer visits to schools, adults and organized groups, capable of involving voices and perspectives starting from marginalized and under-represented identities.
Calendario
MARZO - GIUGNO
The theater and the mask
27 April and 26 May at 5pm
The use of masks is a phenomenon that unites all human cultures. Starting from the Roman Theater of Fiesole and the theatrical practices of the ancient world, the route will allow us to learn about other masks, their symbolic relationships and the cultural values, specific to the society that created them, which underlie them.
Museo Civico Archeologico e Area Archeologica di Fiesole
Largo Fernando Farulli 1
Fiesole
Museo Bandini
Via Giovanni Duprè 1
Fiesole
Easter and the celebration of rebirth*
24 March** and 1 April at 4pm
The concept of celebration is linked to that of community and social cohesion. Through some artefacts preserved in the Fiesole Museums, the visit focuses on the sense of the sacred and on some rites that have always united human beings, shedding light on the links that exist between Christian Easter and the holidays that celebrate a passage, a rebirth .
* The visit continues to the Civic Archaeological Museum
** on the occasion ofWeek of action against racism
Mary, woman among women
13 April and 11 May at 5pm
Central figure of Christian religiosity, Mary is the most praised woman in the Koran, the only one indicated by her name and defined as "woman of truth". During the visit, some mediators talk about this important female figure from different perspectives, describing the many and varied forms of devotion that, crossing spatial and temporal boundaries, bind human beings.
The forms of time*
1st and 8th June at 5pm
Time is a very complex concept that human beings have always had to deal with. Artistic representations, philosophical reflections, scientific definitions continue to involve us, keeping the question open. Through some ancient artefacts and works of art from the Museums of Fiesole, the visit sheds light on a historical stratification of considerations on the topic, identifying significant convergences between the different cultures of the world.
* The visit continues to the Civic Archaeological Museum
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Museo Civico Archeologico e Area Archeologica di Fiesole
Largo Fernando Farulli 1
Fiesole
Un ciclo di visite speciali a Casa Guidi e a Casa-studio Bargellini, grazie a un progetto curato dall’associazione Case della Memoria.
VISITE SPECIALI
The theater and the mask
27 April and 26 May at 5pm
The use of masks is a phenomenon that unites all human cultures. Starting from the Roman Theater of Fiesole and the theatrical practices of the ancient world, the route will allow us to learn about other masks, their symbolic relationships and the cultural values, specific to the society that created them, which underlie them.
Museo Primo Conti
Via Giovanni Duprè 18
Fiesole
The woman with Primo Conti's eyes
6 April and 11 May at 10.30am
The image of women seen by Primo Conti through the female portraits present in the Primo Conti Museum. The mediators will accompany visitors in viewing the works, making connections with various cultures.
MAD. Murate Art District
P.za delle Murate
Firenze
Visita alla mostra Repose and Resist*
23 marzo h.11.30**
Una mostra collettiva a cura di Black History Month Florence che esamina i concetti di riposo e guarigione in relazione alla produzione culturale afro discendente. Le opere degli artisti esplorano la cura del corpo e dello spirito come gesto di riconoscimento della fatica e dell’esaurimento che fanno parte della vita di coloro che operano nel settore culturale.
*per le prenotazioni si prego di contattare l'area didattica di MUS.e e scrivere a info@musefirenze.it oppure telefonare al 0552768224
**in occasione della Settimana di azione contro il razzismo
NUOVA VISITA!
Museo di Palazzo Vecchio
P.za della Signoria 1
Firenze
Horizons. New looks at the palace*
7 April, 5 May and 2 June at 12pm
In this particular visit to the Palace the story will unfold from the Salone dei Cinquecento to the Rooms of Lorenzo and Cosimo, from Eleonora's apartments to the Room of the Lilies, culminating in the Room of Geographical Maps, where everyone will be able to find their own little corner inside of the great house of the World.
*For reservations please contact the MUS.e teaching area and write to info@musefirenze.it or call 0552768224
Museo Novecento
P.za di Santa Maria Novella 10
Firenze
Open works*
7 April, 5 May and 2 June at 3pm
The visit to the Museo Novecento conducted by AMIR mediators aims to provide original readings on a selection of works by Italian artists of the 20th century, observed from unusual angles. To discover that every new point of view is a source of enrichment and growth, not only in the museum.
*For reservations please contact the MUS.e teaching area and write to info@musefirenze.it or call 0552768224
Museo degli Innocenti
P.za SS. Annunziata 13
Firenze
A long history of hospitality
March 23rd at 4pm* and May 24th at 5.30pm
The visit will allow you to learn about the history of the Istituto degli Innocenti and today's reception practices. From the Square, to the Art Gallery, to the Archive, passing through the renowned courtyards, it will be possible to rediscover a journey between art and memory, enriched by AMIR mediators.
* on the occasion of Week of action against racism.
The job of a mother
April 28th 4.30pm
At the Ospedale degli Innocenti, women have always played a fundamental role in the reception and care of children, an attention that the organization still pursues today thanks to its reception facilities. The visit will offer the opportunity to rediscover the centrality of the female role in the ancient institution.
Villa medicea La Petraia
Via della Petraia 40
Firenze
La Petraia e la passione per l’esotico
16 giugno h.11
Tra il XVI e il XVIII sec, le scoperte geografiche spalancarono un orizzonte sconosciuto di terre, persone, culture, oggetti d’arte, specie botaniche, provenienti da mondi lontani: dal ritratto di un giovane albino proveniente dell’Angola, agli acquerelli cinesi e alla porcellana, gli oggetti raccontano lo sguardo che l’Europa ha posato sul mondo.
Itinerari in città
Colonial Florence*
June 14th 5pm
In the cradle of the Renaissance, the city's colonial past remains barely perceptible, but streets, monuments and headstones still recall businesses and protagonists of a forgotten history.
*Meeting in Piazza Adua, in front of the Palazzo dei Congressi
Black heads from Lisbon, or the story of Africansəin Renaissance Florence*
7 April, 5 May 11am
A journey through the center of the city, from the Chapel of the Magi where a black slave is painted to the Feroni Chapel, built to celebrate one of the first traders of enslaved people, to discover the traces of a little-known history: that of slavery in Renaissance Florence.
*Meeting in front of Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Queering Florence, history of homosexuality in the Renaissance*
April 19th and May 17th** h.5pm
The visit explores the different ways in which cultures have constructed sexual identity over time through canons, prohibitions, rites of passage, sometimes choosing repression and sometimes celebrating diversity.
*Meeting in Piazza Santa Croce, under the statue of Dante
** On the occasion ofInternational day against homolesbobitransphobia
Barsene and the story of the revolt of the braided women of Peretola*
June 10th at 5.00pm
Starting from Peretola, the story of one of the first major female trade union strikes in Italy, a month of struggle and demonstration led by workers in the straw hat sector to demand better living and working conditions.
*Meeting in Piazza Santa Maria a Peretola
Queering Florence, storia dell’omosessualità nel Rinascimento*
19 aprile e 17 maggio** h.17
La visita esplora i diversi modi con cui le culture hanno nel tempo costruito l’identità sessuale attraverso canoni, divieti, riti di passaggio, scegliendo talvolta la repressione e talvolta celebrando la diversità.
*Ritrovo in Piazza Santa Croce, sotto la statua di Dante
**in occasione della giornata Internazionale contro l'omolesbobitransfobia
Colonial Florence*
June 14th 5pm
In the cradle of the Renaissance, the city's colonial past remains barely perceptible, but streets, monuments and headstones still recall businesses and protagonists of a forgotten history.
*Meeting in Piazza Adua, in front of the Palazzo dei Congressi
Black heads from Lisbon, or the story of Africansəin Renaissance Florence*
7 April, 5 May 11am
A journey through the center of the city, from the Chapel of the Magi where a black slave is painted to the Feroni Chapel, built to celebrate one of the first traders of enslaved people, to discover the traces of a little-known history: that of slavery in Renaissance Florence.
*Meeting in front of Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Queering Florence, history of homosexuality in the Renaissance*
April 19th and May 17th** h.5pm
The visit explores the different ways in which cultures have constructed sexual identity over time through canons, prohibitions, rites of passage, sometimes choosing repression and sometimes celebrating diversity.
*Meeting in Piazza Santa Croce, under the statue of Dante
** On the occasion ofInternational day against homolesbobitransphobia
Barsene and the story of the revolt of the braided women of Peretola*
June 10th at 5.00pm
Starting from Peretola, the story of one of the first major female trade union strikes in Italy, a month of struggle and demonstration led by workers in the straw hat sector to demand better living and working conditions.
*Meeting in Piazza Santa Maria a Peretola
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SABIR
OSSERVAZIONE E DISCUSSIONE SUL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE
febbraio, marzo e aprile 2024
SABIR* | osservazione e discussione sul patrimonio culturale propone a un gruppo di studenti che frequentano il CPIA Firenze1. Il percorso si struttura in un ciclo di incontri, visite studio, tour con le mediatrici/ori del progetto AMIR e riflessioni all'interno del gruppo e con esperte/i finalizzato a costruire un gioco da tavolo da utilizzare per parlare di arte e storia, ma anche diversità culturale, questioni di genere, processi decisionali e costruzione dei confini politici a partire dal patrimonio storico-artistico.
I partecipanti avranno l’opportunità di realizzare una visita-studio presso il Museo Egizio di Torino.
SABIR* è progetto di Stazione Utopia, nell'ambito di AMIR | accoglienza, musei, inclusione e relazione e realizzato grazie al contributo di Fondazione CR Firenze.
Si ringrazia il CPIA Firenze 1, Istituto degli Innocenti Firenze, Coop. San Cristoforo, Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino, MAO / Museo d'Arte Orientale e l'ass. Diskolè.
