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I LaikArt: the Art Camper

 

Five itinerant street lessons in the Florentine districts. After the success of the past editions, the camper “I LaikArt”, a traveling art history project promoted by the City of Florence and the UNESCO Office returns, conceived by Sergio Risaliti and curated by the Associazione Mus.e. After Michelangelo, the undisputed protagonist of the evening will this year be Leonardo da Vinci. The multifaceted genius who will be remembered next year for the five hundredth anniversary of his death in France in 1519.

Real evenings of proximity to the themes of art, to allow everyone to get passionate and fall in love with the culture. For five nights the camper will, in fact, stay in five different squares, where chairs and equipment will be set up to give life to art classes open to all citizens.

The initiative aims – thanks to popular and exciting meetings – to talk to everyone, trying to overcome the academic barriers thanks to the interventions of qualified speakers who have married and supported the initiative. The evenings will be led by Roberta Barsanti (Director of the Leonardo Museum in Vinci), Cristina Acidini (President of the Academy of Drawing), Carlo Francini (Head of the UNESCO Office of the City of Florence), Valentina Zucchi (Head of Mediation MUS.E) and the famous writer Enzo Fileno Carabba. An exceptional evening will be that of September 12, in which the meeting will be curated by Mayor Dario Nardella and Sergio Risaliti.

The initiative I LAIKART is conceived by Sergio Risaliti, promoted by the UNESCO Office of the City of Florence, organized by MUS.E with the conception of Sergio Risaliti and the curatorship of Valentina Zucchi.

 

The program of the days at the following link:

I LaikArt: il Camper dell’Arte. Leonardo in Piazza

 

FAQ

Why is the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site?

The Historic Centre of Florence was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. The justification for its inscription is contained within the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, which articulates the criteria for inscription of the site, its integrity, authenticity and the management system for its protection. The Historic Centre of Florence is considered to be a unique artistic achievement embedding museums, churches, palaces and globally renowned cultural goods of inestimable value. The city has also been able to exert an important cultural, economic and architectural influence in Italy and Europe for centuries, defining itself as the birthplace of modern Humanism and Renaissance values. The stratification of these values is also enriched by the relationship between the Historic Centre and the surrounding hills, which form a perfect harmonious backstage.

What is the area of the city of Florence inscribed on the World Heritage List?

The Core Zone inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 coincides with the Historic Centre of Florence, traditionally identified with the area included within the avenues corresponding to the ancient circle of the fourteenth-century walls. In 2021, a boundary modification of the perimeter was approved to include the complex of San Miniato al Monte and the surrounding area. The Buffer Zone of the site encompasses the eighteen Belvedere points and includes part of the territories of four municipalities: the Municipality of Florence, the Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, the Municipality of Fiesole and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli.  

What is the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)?

Cultural and/or natural significance that is so exceptional that it transcends national boundaries and is of common importance to present and future generations of humanity as a whole, constituting the fundamental requirement for the inscription of porperties on the World Heritage List. The properties  deemed to hold Outstanding Universal Value can be included in the World Heritage List if:

  • They satisfy one or more Selection Criteria;
  • They respect the conditions of Integrity and Authenticity;
  • They have an adequate Protection and Management System to ensure their safeguarding
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