Look, discover, create – Americans in Florence Workshops for discovering Palazzo Strozzi

NOTESActivity in Italian language only.
This activity is free and does not require a ticket to the exhibition.

Three interactive visits for discovering Palazzo Strozzi.
Games and activities to discover together
this extraordinary example of private Renaissance architecture.
Have you ever really looked closely at Palazzo Strozzi?
We’ll use our senses to discover the sounds, colours and forms of this building and its relationship with the city.
Games and activities will help us discover the details which hold the clues to understanding this “grand home” of the Strozzi Family.
Four meetings to explore the spaces of this extraordinary Renaissance palazzo.

CALENDAR
Sunday, 1 April 2012
One Palazzo, five senses
Palazzo Strozzi is huge! Have you ever looked at it closely?
We’ll use our five senses to discover its sounds, colours, shapes and spaces.

Sunday, 6 May 2012
100 ways to say piazza
What is a piazza? And a courtyard?
Together we’ll explore the “Strozzi piazze” to discover what they are like….and how they could be!

Sunday, 3 June 2012
A grand family for a grand home
Who lived at Palazzo Strozzi? Why did they build such a big house?
Together we’ll explore the corners of the palazzo that hide clues about its past and discover how much our own houses today tell about who we are!

Sunday, 1 July 2012
The stone giant
We become space explorers – architectural space- to disover  a very special building, Palazzo Strozzi, one of the finest examples of Renaissance architectureand full of interesting details.